[Libs-Or] FW: Free Webinar: "Sites of Community, Fights for Community: Equity Work in Contested Times" -- hosted by ODAC

[BRUNSON-ROCHETTE Ericka * SLO]

Passing along a free webinar opportunity hosted by Oberlin Group DEI & Antiracism Committee entitled, “Sites of Community, Fights for Community: Equity Work in Contested Times” happening on April 28 at 10a. More information can be found in the forwarded email below.

Best Regards,
Ericka Brunson-Rochette
Ericka Brunson-Rochette (she/her/hers)
Community Engagement Consultant
State Library of Oregon
ericka.brunson-rochette at slo.oregon.gov<mailto:ericka.brunson-rochette at slo.oregon.gov> | 971-375-5126
www.oregon.gov/library/libraries<http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries>
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Work Schedule: Monday-Thursday
Check out my LibGuide<https://slo.oregon.gov/CommunityEngagement>!

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From: Jennifer Hadley <jthom at wesleyan.edu<mailto:jthom at wesleyan.edu>>
Date: Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Subject: Free Webinar: "Sites of Community, Fights for Community: Equity Work in Contested Times" -- hosted by ODAC
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The Oberlin Group DEI and Antiracism Committee (ODAC) invites you to attend a free webinar (flyer attached).  All welcome!

(This email is being sent to all previous ODAC event attendees.  Please excuse cross-posting.)

Sites of Community, Fights for Community: Equity Work in Contested Times
Tuesday, April 28 at 1-2 pm ET via Zoom (Register here)<https://tinyurl.com/ODACApril2026talk>

What does it mean to sustain equity and accessibility work when that work is increasingly contested?

Join Jasmine C. Jennings, attorney and public policy expert, and Nancy S. Kirkpatrick, Dean of Libraries at Smith College, for a conversation on navigating federal and state challenges to knowledge-making, democratized history, and inclusive storytelling. Together, they will reflect on how to continue advancing a mission of equity and inclusion–while reframing the work to be less vulnerable to critique and more effective amid pushbacks.

Rather than offering a set of fixed answers, this session will model an appreciative inquiry approach–centering generative questions that participants can carry into their own contexts. The goal is not just to respond to the moment, but to expand the ways we think, ask, and act. And perhaps, to recognize the quiet power in being underestimated.

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Jasmine C. Jennings is an attorney and policy expert dedicated to strengthening democratic institutions through the power of the arts and humanities. A graduate of Yale Law School and Northwestern University, she has spent her career at the intersection of culture and governance–working within museums, higher education, government, and politics. Most recently, Ms. Jennings served as Lead Counsel to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities and as Associate General Counsel at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, where she navigated the complex legal challenges facing our nation’s premier cultural institutions.

Nancy S. Kirkpatrick is Dean of Libraries at Smith College and a leader working at the intersection of libraries, law, and nonprofit strategy. A graduate of the University of Richmond School of Law, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Drake University, she brings a multidisciplinary lens to advancing access, knowledge-making, and institutional change.

With more than fifteen years of senior leadership experience, she has led research libraries and nonprofit organizations through strategic transformation–centering equity, strengthening research ecosystems, and building capacity in moments of uncertainty. Her work focuses on sustaining inclusive access to knowledge while navigating the realities of increasing public scrutiny and shifting political landscapes.



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