Progressive Librarians Guild − Positions − Aactions

Progressive Librarians Guild adopted the Union Library Workers project, which chronicles ongoing activities of unions, libraries, and librarians. The project also compiles “There is Power in a Union," an annual review of labor activities for Progressive Librarian and initiates actions on behalf of labor, unions, and librarians.
Letters of support as an Openthegovernment.org coalition partner are at openthegovernment.org
PLG endorses Historians Against the War (HAW) Statement.
PLG endorses the Iraq Moratorium, an organized method of protest for the third Friday of each month.
PLG publishes Progressive Librarian, a peer-reviewed journal that serves as a forum for the development of critical perspectives in librarianship. Progressive Librarian includes articles, book reviews, bibliographies and documents. Full text access to selected articles is available through the Journal's Web site.
PLG grants the Miriam Braverman Memorial Award, which encourages student papers concerned with an aspect of the social responsibilities of librarians, libraries, or librarianship.
PLG local chapters host gatherings, programs, and events in their communities.
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PLG Coordinating Committee issues statement On Wikileaks and the Library of Congress, December 4, 2010.

Progressive Librarians Guild opposes the actions of the Hyatt Company. Read the resolution on the boycott. October 14, 2009.
Progressive Librarians Guild supports the Right to Read Campaign in Gaza. The right to read is realized in Article 19 to include access to information, intellectual freedom, and right to communicate. Endorsing the Right to Read Campaign is in line with the 1997 Resolution on IFLA, Human Rights and Freedom of Expression. Endorsed June 21, 2009.
Progressive Librarians Guild calls for Elsevier to End Corrupt Publishing Practices and for Library Associations to Take Advocacy Role on Behalf of Scientific Integrity, May 12, 2009.

The Progressive Librarians Guild endorsed the Iraq Moratorium, an organized method of protest for the third Friday of each month, 9/01/2007.
The Progressive Librarians Guild stands in solidarity with the striking Vancouver Public Library workers of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) 391 as they fight for a fair and equitable contract that addresses pay equity, improvements to employee benefits, access to training, fair treatment of part-time and auxiliary library workers, protection against contracting-out and technological change, 8/1/207.
The Progressive Librarians Guild Coordinating Committee endorsed a campaign by the Center for Constitutional Rights calling on Congress to restore the time-honored right of habeas corpus to prisoners being held at Guantanamo, 5/1/2007.
Progressive Librarians Guild Endorses the Petition to the U.N. General Assembly to Try President of the United States George Bush, Vice-President Dick Cheney, Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Condolezza Rice, and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, 2/13/2007.
Progressive Librarians Guild Endorses AHA Resolution on United States Government Practices Inimical to the Values of the Historical Profession, 1/11/2007.

PLG Opposes Roberts' Confirmation, 9/21/2005.
Progressive Librarians Guild opposes Laura Bush ALA award, 4/27/2005.
Joint Letter to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence PATRIOT Act Oversight, 4/18/2005.
San Francisco Bay Area PLG delegation supports read-in to keep Salinas Public Libraries open, April 2, 2005.
Libros Si! ¡Bombas No!

Presentation to the Vienna meeting of progressive librarians by Mark Rosenzweig, entitled "What Librarians Believe: An International Perspective."
Ten point program developed by Mark Rosenzweig for the groups which met at the Vienna Conference of progressive librarians sponsored by KRIBIBIE | En español "Diez puntos" en español.
Letter on Socially Responsible Investing

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