Simmons International Relations
From Simmons International Relations
Simmons International Relations is a student group at the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science dedicated to promoting international and cross-cultural librarianship. We are a student chapter of ALA's International Relations Round Table. SIR events are open to all who share an interest in international and cross-cultural issues in relation to librarianship and information science.
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Current Events
INTRODUCING: SIR International Film Series
The International Film Series will screen films that shed light on global issues and diversity. Each event begins with lunch with SIR and the GSLIS community. Full length film and discussion to follow. This is an opportunity for people interested in global issues and/or librarianship to connect with each other.
- Lunch will be served.
- All are welcome.
Thank you to all who joined us for Born Into Brothels.
NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, SIR presents guest Shelley Quezada and the film Blood Diamond 4pm-7pm Lefavour Hall Room L007
- 4pm - Come, eat, and mingle with GSLIS students and faculty interested in global issues.
- 4:15 - Guest Shelley Quezada (GSLIS adjunct faculty) will tell you what's going on in Sierra Leone's libraries. In 2006, 5 months after 25,000 U.N. peace keepers had left the country, Shelley travelled a 500-mile area, visiting 17 public and university libraries to evaluate a book donation program. If you're interested in international libraries, you don't want to miss this!
- 5pm - SIR presents the Hollywood film Blood Diamond (143 minutes), which dramatizes the links between the diamond industry and Sierra Leone's civil war---and its impact on those caught in the crossfire.
Films thereafter will be:
Saturdays October 18 & 25 and November 1, 12:45pm (eat and mingle), film at 1:15pm, all in Lefavour Hall, Room L007.
- 10/18 Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony (music and the struggle against apartheid in South Africa - documentary)
- 10/25 Life and Debt (globalization's devastating effects on Jamaica - documentary)
- 11/1 The Lives of Others (E.German secret police's surveillance of citizens in E.Berlin in the 1980s - drama)
A CALL FOR SIR OFFICERS
SELF NOMINATE! Self-nominations will be accepted until October 15, 2008.
SIR is looking for a new Treasurer and Event Coordinator. Meet new people and gain great experience by becoming active in SIR.
Interested?
Check out the Officer Descriptions page, then nominate yourself. Please include a few sentences about yourself and your interest with SIR.
To self nominate, use your Simmons email to log in, then click edit just above this section. Sign yourself up next to the position that appeals the most to you!
- Ex: SIR Limousine Driver: Joanna Schmoanna; Joe Schmoe
- SIR Treasurer: Melissa Hulse
- SIR Event Coordinator:
SIR IS ON FACEBOOK!
Check us out! Our name is Simmons International Events, and we would love to be your friend. Special thanks to our Facebook Liaison: Marta Crilly
Upcoming Events
NICARAGUA INFORMATION MEETING
Learn about volunteer efforts to deliver public library services in Nicaragua, and how you can be a part of it.
Oct 15 at 5:30 pm
GSLIS Lounge
SIR PRESENTS STUDY ABROAD SHOWCASE
PLEASE NOTE: DATE HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM NOvEMBER 11 TO THE 18.
November 18 at 5:30pm
Join us for an informational meeting about available international programs, travel grants, & study abroad opportunities. We'll have guest speakers sharing their own experiences and information on how you can get an international library experience of your own!
2nd floor lounge at Palace Road (GSLIS lounge).
OPEN ACCESS & INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT LAW
With Speaker Melanie Delong Rosay
Berkman Fellow and legal lead of Creative Commons France Melanie Dulong de Rosnay will speak on opening access to scientific research worldwide.
Details TBA
COFFEE SALE
December 3, 2008 Location TBA
Buy delicious, organic, fair traded Nicaraguan Coffee. 40% of the proceeds go to the San Juan Del Sur Biblioteca in Nicaragua!
$10/ pouch
INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIES DISCUSSION
- TBA: coming soon- keep checking back with us!--
- Are you curious about the library world outside the United States?
- Do you make a point to visit libraries in other countries whenever you travel?
- Have you ever worked in a library overseas?
...Come share your curiosity and your experiences with other GSLIS students.
International cuisine will be served.
Community Events
FILM SCREENING
Tuesday October 7th
Film screening of Fight Without Fear!
A VIDEO DOCUMENTARY OF WOMEN ORGANIZING IN THE PHILIPPINES
Fight Without Fear! mixes footage of street demonstrations with testimonials from the Filipino women organizing under the umbrella of the national organization GABRIELA.
Darlene Lombos, Organizer for Community Labor United Tuesday, October 7th, 6:00pm Special Functions Room More info at: http://portal.simmons.edu/node/1464
INFORMATION SESSION: TRAVEL ABROAD TO SEOUL
OCTOBER 15 OCTOBER 20
Past Events
Information about past events held by SIR is available on our Past Events page.
Officers Fall 2008
Please email all inquiries to sir@simmons.edu
- Co-Chairs: Hannah Miller and Jessica Haglund
- Treasurer: OPEN
- Secretary: Helen Boos
- Wiki Gardener: Melissa Laplante
- Events Coordinator: OPEN
Administrative Resources
- Officers' Discussion Page
- Ideas for Events - Help us brainstorm!
- Mission and Vision - a work in progress
- del.icio.us feed - subscribe to the feed: http://del.icio.us/rss/International.Librarianship
- Dispatches from the Field - Read about the global projects and adventures of Simmons' faculty, staff, students, and friends.
- Opportunities at home & abroad
- Useful Web Sites
