[Libs-Or] Reminder: ALA Task Force Seeks Your Input on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

[Max Macias]

Dear colleagues,



If you haven’t already taken this survey from the ALA Task Force on Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion, you have until March 18th to complete it. You do
not need to be a member of ALA to take the survey.

[Note: the initial technical issues have been resolved, so if that deterred
you from taking the survey, please try again.]

The ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion was created in the
spring of 2014 by then ALA President, Barbara Stripling.  The Task Force is
currently in the information-gathering phase.  To aid with information
gathering, it has launched a series of short surveys to be conducted at
times to coincide with the ALA Midwinter Meetings and Annual Conferences
through 2016.  These surveys are designed to help understand the culture of
the association, the profession, and our communities with respect to
equity, diversity, and inclusion.

We recognize that incidents of racial, gender, disability   and many other
biases and injustices continue to occur across the country on a regular
basis.  This third survey, however, focuses on the economic implications of
participating in ALA functions.

The survey can be accessed at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/TEDI3 .
Responses will be collected through *March 18, 2016*. ALA members and
non-members are encouraged to participate.

Please take a few minutes to answer the survey, which should take no more
than 7 minutes to complete. “Embracing and celebrating diversity, and
creating a more inclusive profession have been long-standing goals of the
American Library Association.  With your help, we hope to ensure these
values are upheld,” said Task Force co-chairs Trevor A. Dawes and Martin L.
Garnar.

The ALA Task Force on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion’s charge is to
develop a plan and strategic actions to build more equity, diversity, and
inclusion among our members, the field of librarianship, and our
communities.  The most important Task Force outcome is the public and
honest conversation generated by its plan and recommended actions.  The
final Task Force report will include recommendations for ensuring that a
continuing focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion is embedded throughout
the ALA organization.

Questions about the survey can be sent to the Task Force atdiversity at ala.org
.

Should technical issues arise, please contact the ALA Office for Research
and Statistics at ors at ala.org or call 1 (800) 545-2433. ext. 4273.



Respectfully,


Max Macias


REFORMA Representative to the ALA President's Task Force on Equity,
Diversity, and Inclusion.
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