In his speech to students Executive Director of the Anti-Defamation League New England Region Andrew Tarsy said "Hold yourself accountable. If you want to see racism disappear from the world, are you willing to interrupt small acts of prejudice and joke-telling when you see them? Even when it is uncomfortable and may cause you to lose a new friend? Your commitment will be challenged in a few short months." Little did he know on that May Sunday that he would hold himself to that same
advice and be roiled in a controversy which would cause him to lose his job for a time and ultimately lead to change on the ADL policy on the Armenian genocide. The display uses chronological articles from the Boston Globe starting with Watertown's questioning their participation in the ADL's No Place for Hate program while the ADL fails to acknowledge the Armenian genocide. Articles on this controversy from many different newspapers are available in a Google news search (try using ADL and either Armenia, Tarsy, or genocide for search terms.) A list of books used in the display are on In the Library Today .
No comments:
Post a Comment