Library requested details of Israel-Gaza views posted by writers hosting workshops to guarantee ‘strict policy of neutrality’
Omar Sakr , Alison Evans, and Jinghua Qian were among six writers engaged to present a series of workshops for teenagers at the State Library of Victoria that were later cancelled.Omar Sakr , Alison Evans, and Jinghua Qian were among six writers engaged to present a series of workshops for teenagers at the State Library of Victoria that were later cancelled.
“Do we have a clear read on everything Omar Sakr has posted since then? If not, we should know and soon,” McKew wrote. A response to the request outlines content related to the conflict posted by the writers, including a post by journalist Jinghua Qian in “solidarity with Antoinette Lattouf”, whoAustralian academic Yang Hengjun
McKew, who served on the library’s board until April this year, said in a statement: “My decisions as a board member are guided by the policy of political neutrality which covers all the major Victorian cultural institutions. This policy was required and restated by the state government during last years Voice campaign.
“Concerns were raised with the library about the blogs of one writer, Mr Sakr, and these blogs were found not to require further action. In reviewing those concerns, the library did however find that its policies and procedures were not sufficiently robust, and therefore decided to undertake a program-wide duty of care review.
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