[Libs-Or] Then there's this...

[Matthew Baiocchi]

There are yet other reasons for us to acknowledge our white privilege.


BIPOC are fucking dying.(1)


BIPOC are fucking hurting.(2)


Don't take my word for it. Take the word of your colleagues, "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."(2) "BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) library workers regularly experience racism in the workplace from patrons, colleagues, and/or managers."(2)

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1 - Green Library Exhibit supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, https://exhibits.stanford.edu/saytheirnames/feature/330-names

2 - OLA Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Antiracism Committee Statement Calling for Meaningful Support for BIPOC Library Workers,  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jhza4KoIxM-Epf6M5zsmqVpeKJNwN1jE1pFYpKBUTgI/<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jhza4KoIxM-Epf6M5zsmqVpeKJNwN1jE1pFYpKBUTgI/e>



Matthew Baiocchi
REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
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