Brian,
I understand your points but we don't want to be shooting ourselves in
our collective feet.
Canceling the annual meeting at this point would be financial suicide
for AALL, as well as some members who may have booked rooms or travel
already. Were we a few years out, as we were with Denver when we
cancelled, I'd be right beside you asking for a site relocation.
I know the SR-SIS will be proposing a Hot Topic program on this topic.
Also, I suspect the SR-SIS exhibit table will have materials appropriate
for writing Mass legislators. And if push came to shove, I bet someone
could track down the many political buttons I am sure exist so we may
wear them in public as we wander the city.
I'm guessing, also, there will be a list of gay-friendly or gay-owned
establishments which would welcome our dollars and wearing buttons at
the time of purchase will deliver some message.
These would be symbolic gestures for the most part, I realize, but many
hundreds of people sending this message as visitors might make a point.
Kathie J. Sullivan
Librarian
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Burlington, Vermont 05402-0190
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-----Original Message-----
From: Baker, Brian L. [mailto:bbaker@udc.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 11:20 AM
To: 'law-lib@ucdavis.edu'
Subject: AALL, Boston, and the Massachusetts State Legislature's action
to ban Gay Marriage.
Colleagues,
I am very concerned about the important Civil Rights issue of Gay
Marriage.
I am also concerned about whether holding the AALL Annual Meeting in
Boston
this Summer would be providing some support to the anti Gay Marriage
position.
I know an unbelievable amount of hard work has gone into this Annual
Meeting. I understand that the timing of the Massachusetts
Legislature's
actions are unfortunate.
I also know that I, for one, am hesitant about providing tax dollars to
support such a narrow minded legislature.
I am surprised that there has not been a call to boycott Boston over
this
issue.
Am I out of step?
Shouldn't this be a topic for reasoned discussion?
Sincerely,
Brian
Brian L. Baker, JD, MLS
Director of the Law Library
& Assistant Professor of Law
UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Voice: 202-274-7354 Fax: 202-274-7311
bbaker@udc.edu
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