Subject: Re: Status of AMFC
Sue Stroyan (sstroyan@titan.iwu.edu)
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 17:30:26 -0600
Message-Id: <01BD2CDB.981031A0@sun.iwu.edu> From: Sue Stroyan <sstroyan@titan.iwu.edu> To: "'amfc@cni.org'" <amfc@cni.org> Subject: Re: Status of AMFC Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 17:30:26 -0600
On Sat, Jan 17, 1998, Craig A Summerhill <craig@cni.org> wrote:
>
> Friends,
>
> Please excuse this intrusion...
>
> Since Paul died, I have naturally and unfortunately lost track of a
> few items that he used to manage. One of which is the ALA Members
> for Change. Can anybody tell me whether you all think this group
> (note: the caucus, not necessarily this list) is still active?
>
> I spoke briefly with Sue Martin about this at the Dulles airport on
> the way home from New Orleans. She suggested I speak to Peter, but I
> thought I'd just send a quick note to see if there was more widespread
> interest in this question. If there is a current platform or position
> statement for AMFC, I would be interested in reading it. Discretely,
> of course.
>
>
> In case you're wondering, I spoke with some people at a vendor reception
> in New Orleans who were interested (and seemingly motivated) to run for
> Council seats on a common platform. It occurred to me that many of
> their interests may overlap with AMFC, at least as far as I understood
> the general bent of this group.
>
> Thanks in advance for any assistance.
Craig,
I guess I am one of the only ones that hasn't weighed in yet on your
request about the future of AMFC. Sorry it took so long.
I think it was a terrific way to get a group of interested individuals
together and aware of each other as they were running for Council.
Although we don't always agree with each other we do frequently confer
on major issues, sometimes vote together, and sway each other times. My
guess is that other groups of councilors work this way too but are not
as overt about it. Although I am not running for Council again, I would
like to see the concept continue and certainly the shared values grow
stronger. I hope that a difference has been felt by our presence in
Council and that it has been positive. I would encourage a renewed
vitalization of the political side of AMFC especially if new like minded
people were brought into Council or other strategic committees to
continue advancing the goals of this group.
Sue
Sue Stroyan 309-556-3172
University Librarian sstroyan@titan.iwu.edu
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