[Libs-Or] We Must Do Better

[Max Macias]

Thank you Matthew!


Max

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 5:34 PM Matthew Baiocchi via Libs-Or <
libs-or at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> Please take a moment to read this statement then share it widely, Calling
> for Meaningful Support for BIPOC Library Workers:
> https://ola.memberclicks.net/assets/Communications/2022-23_communications/OLA%20EDIA%20Committee%20Statement%20Calling%20for%20Meaningful%20Support%20for%20BIPOC%20Library%20Workers.pdf
>
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> Our BIPOC colleagues are hurting. Every day they work in a system designed
> to oppress them. We - me and you - are part of that system. You may not be
> racist but you are part of a racist system, a system that, daily, hurts and
> kills and murders BIPOC simply for existing.
>
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> There are, of course, many more examples of systemic racism than the ones
> listed below - incarceration rates, judicial sentencing, and food
> insecurity to name just a few. We must listen to the facts and our BIPOC
> colleagues. We must listen to them then make systemic change, because every
> day we don't BIPOC people hurt and BIPOC people die.
>
>
> - The typical white American family has roughly 10 times as much wealth
> as  the typical African American family and the typical Latino family. (
> https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/06/racial-wealth-gap-may-be-a-key-to-other-inequities/
> )
>
> - Black men are about 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than
> white men. (
> https://news.umich.edu/police-sixth-leading-cause-of-death-for-young-black-men/
> )
>
> - Black women are three to four times more likely to die from
> pregnancy-related causes than white women. Black infants die at about twice
> the rate of white infants. (
> https://graphics.reuters.com/GLOBAL-RACE/USA/nmopajawjva/)
>
> - In 2021, nearly 20% of Black individuals experienced food insecurity -
> more than three times the rate of white households. (
> https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/african-american)
>
> - Black Americans...post a homeownership rate of 46.4% compared to 75.8%
> of white families. Compounding matters, homes in predominately Black
> neighborhoods across the country are valued at $48,000 less than
> predominately white  neighborhoods for a cumulative loss in equity of
> approximately $156 billion. (
> https://www.brookings.edu/essay/homeownership-racial-segregation-and-policies-for-racial-wealth-equity/
> )
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> Matthew Baiocchi
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> ook
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