What we're all about
We are committed to promoting equity in information services through the naming, prevention, and destruction of barriers built on systemic imbalances related to class, race, ethnicity, language, sex, age, and disabilities. We promote and support actions that advance inclusion in all aspects of our profession. We are committed to defending and promoting these principles through open dialogue and debate with those who may oppose them. As a campus group, we will serve as a touchstone for various established organizations that recognize and value cultural diversity in libraries; invite speakers who share these principles and have knowledge and experience in their application; and encourage our members to seek out, develop, and take part in community projects congruent with our ideals. Membership will be open to students, interested UCLA staff, and working librarians EVERYWHERE of all job categories and disciplines.
What's new
Want to know what we're planning this year? Check out the minutes from our meetings. Also, are you concerned about the freedom and fairness of the mass media in the United States today? Are you concerned about the information literacy skills and critical thinking skills of the American electorate? Join ALE, ALA, and SLA for a special screening of "Outfoxed - Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism". This showing will take place on the eve of the presidential election, Nov. 1st at 6 PM in GSEIS room 121. Popcorn will be provided. Hope to see you there!
Our Mission Statement
The Activist Librarians & Educators recognize that when information is operationalized as a commodity, its production, acquisition, management and distribution entails economic, social, and political consequences. ALE seeks to identify and to work against social imbalances resulting from the ways information is evaluated and devalued, promoted and proscribed, held and withheld.
We do this by visiting and discussing information agencies; by formulating and carrying out projects that address information inequities; by arranging talks and forums with speakers who can sharpen our perception of these issues; and by keeping one another abreast of publications, groups, and events relevant to our various concerns.
Membership is open to all...