ALA Washington Office District Dispatch

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Welcome to the District Dispatch, the video home of the ALA Washington Office. Please visit our blog at blogs.ala.org/districtdispatch.php.

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Episodes of ALA Washington Office District Dispatch

    • Play Advocacy: A Congressional Perspecitve - ALA Washington Office District Dispatch on Blip ALA Washington Office District Dispatch episodes on Blip

      Advocacy: A Congressional Perspecitve

      Mark Siefert, Democratic Counsel for Telecommunications and the Internet for the US House of Representatives' Committee, gives a short talk, followed up Q&A on how to effectively advocate to the US Congress. This video is an essential watch for librarians as they seek to become better advocates. Mark delivered this address at a pre-conference event on Telecommunications Policy at the 2007 ALA Annual Conference.

      • Release date
        Jul 26, 2007
      • Runtime
        44:34
    • Play Freedom to Read Foundation: Status of Recent Litigation Affecting Libraries - ALA Washington Office District Dispatch on Blip ALA Washington Office District Dispatch episodes on Blip

      Freedom to Read Foundation: Status of Recent Lit...

      Theresa Chmara, Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Counsel, Jenner & Block, Washington, D.C., updates librarians on the status of litigation and non-litigation projects recently undertaken or monitored by the FTRF. She also will provide practical information on how these court cases affect the daily operations of libraries. Cosponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) and FTRF, this program in entitled "Status of Recent Litigation Affecting Libraries".

      • Release date
        Jul 25, 2007
      • Runtime
        01:31:33
    • Play Paul Reveres or Benedict Arnolds: Whistleblowing in the Post-9/11 Age - ALA Washington Office District Dispatch on Blip ALA Washington Office District Dispatch episodes on Blip

      Paul Reveres or Benedict Arnolds: Whistleblowing...

      Sibel Edmonds, President, National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, will discuss being fired by the FBI in March 2002 for reporting shoddy work and security breaches that may have prevented the 9/11 attacks. She will explain firsthand how government secrecy can be abusive and why defending whistleblowing is a free speech issue. Cosponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Committee on Legislation this program is entitled "Paul Reveres or Benedict Arnolds?: Whistleblowing in the ...

      • Release date
        Jul 24, 2007
      • Runtime
        01:21:05
    • Play American Library Association Washington Office Update Session: Judge Royce Lamberth - ALA Washington Office District Dispatch on Blip ALA Washington Office District Dispatch episodes on Blip

      American Library Association Washington Office U...

      On June 23, 2007, former Chief Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Royce Lamberth spoke in an open session about the inner-workings of the secretive court and how it has changed since passage of the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 at the American Library Association's 2007 Annual Conference.This video is the Judge's conversation with Tom Sussman, partner in the Washington, DC, law firm of Ropes and Gray.

      • Release date
        Jun 24, 2007
      • Runtime
        01:09:14
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