Good advice, Heidi. Martha Simpson https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.Martha-Seif-Simpson.com__;!!KGKeukY!iAQ4KPMzntFEdjufxA30fZrTub8wUns_GUScrdKW5CqosTkmycrStbe3Xje2vWfWx-Q$ @MarthaSimpMLS Facebook: Martha KidLit Author
On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 12:28 PM Heidi Rabinowitz via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > I would like to point out that Marjorie's post does not provide a complete > picture of the events surrounding the resignation of SCBWI's diversity > officer. I have no wish to get into the middle of any discussions of this, > but I feel that I must point out that while the effect is basically as > Marjorie described, April left not because of issuing the #StopAntisemitism > original statement itself but because of the difficulties of handling the > ensuing contentious situation. There are legitimately problematic elements > of the whole incident, but please look beyond headlines and learn as much > as you can about the situation - as librarians and information specialists, > it behooves us to do so. > > I want to urge all of you NOT TO ENGAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA about this > controversy. In the unnatural environment of social media, it's nearly > impossible to have a productive conversation about highly emotional topics, > especially with strangers with whom trust has not been established. Trying > to do so always seems to just turn into a dumpster fire, so I strongly > advise you all to avoid it. If you feel compelled to take action of some > kind, please (1) learn all you can about the situation, (2) take some time > to calmly compose your thoughts, (3) write privately to SCBWI with > constructive suggestions. > > This message is NOT an invitation to discuss antisemitism, Israel, > Palestine, or the terrible state of the world, and ABSOLUTELY NOT an > invitation for anyone to judge anyone else's sanity, virtue, or commitment > to any cause. As I've watched events unfold around this controversy, I have > been disheartened to see adults who care about children's learning, > forgetting to act like grownups themselves. Thus I remind you not to allow > yourself to be seduced by the dopamine of anger. Please take a deep breath, > go have a cup of tea, and then calmly consider if/how you wish to respond, > and whether doing so will help the world become a better place. > > Thank you for listening. > Heidi > > > On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 9:14 AM Marjorie Gann via Hasafran < > hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > >> Hello, Safranim, >> >> I just read the following article >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/06/society-of-childrens-book-writers-and.html__;!!KGKeukY!jjcMBqloNhxu0I1y2fYaAJHiaL3JHEgvfOewvdH4cDHPQsvtjlNpW-_dova-H_dkOF0$> >> on the Elder of Ziyon website, titled: "Society of Children's Authors and >> Illustrators @SCBWI forces out Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer for >> issuing a statement condemning antisemitism." >> >> >> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/06/society-of-childrens-book-writers-and.html__;!!KGKeukY!iAQ4KPMzntFEdjufxA30fZrTub8wUns_GUScrdKW5CqosTkmycrStbe3Xje2tRTrJoc$ >> >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/06/society-of-childrens-book-writers-and.html__;!!KGKeukY!jjcMBqloNhxu0I1y2fYaAJHiaL3JHEgvfOewvdH4cDHPQsvtjlNpW-_dova-H_dkOF0$> >> >> As some of you are likely SCBWI members, I thought this might be of >> interest to you. >> >> According to the blogger Elder of Ziyon (he's not an antisemite, despite >> the name he's selected for himself; he's a strong advocate of Israel), >> April, the SCBWI's chief equity officer, was forced to resign for >> condemning antisemitism without "balancing" it with a condemnation of >> Islamophobia, despite the fact that by far the greatest proportion of hate >> crimes against a religion are committed against Jews. You can read the >> details here >> <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/2021/06/society-of-childrens-book-writers-and.html__;!!KGKeukY!jjcMBqloNhxu0I1y2fYaAJHiaL3JHEgvfOewvdH4cDHPQsvtjlNpW-_dova-H_dkOF0$> >> . >> >> As Elder of Ziyon argues, what SCBWI did was to "all lives matter" the >> Jewish people by its refusal to recognize the distinctiveness of >> antisemitism. There should not be a requirement that every time >> antisemitism is condemned, it must be paired with a condemnation of >> Islamophobia. >> >> Marjorie Gann >> >> Marjorie Gann >> Latest Book: *Speak a Word for Freedom: Women against Slavery* >> * by Janet Willen and Marjorie Gann* >> * Penguin Random House/Tundra, 2015* >> >> "An inspiring collection of those who have fought and continue to fight >> against the evil of slavery and an effectively solemn reminder that slavery >> remains a global plague." 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