[Libs-Or] OLA EDI & Antiracism Committee Statement Calling for Meaningful Support for BIPOC Library Workers

[OLA EDI Antiracism Committee]

OLA Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism Committee Statement
Calling for Meaningful Support for BIPOC Library Workers



In response to ongoing violence against Black people in the United States,
we, the OLA Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Antiracism Committee, reaffirm
Black Lives Matter, and that Black people and African Americans, including
library patrons and workers, are living under the weight of constant
violence and other forms of discrimination and oppression. BIPOC (Black,
Indigenous, and People of Color) library workers regularly experience
racism in the workplace from patrons, colleagues, and/or managers. The
movement to ban books that discuss race or racism, and erase the reality of
the BIPOC experience further stresses and demoralizes library workers. This
trauma can be mitigated through impactful racial equity and antiracism
efforts.


Read the rest of the statement here <https://bit.ly/olaediastatement1022>
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