<div dir="ltr"><div>It is that time of year again. We have put together a schedule of meetings and events which may be of interest to feminists and friends. The schedule maybe found at <a href="http://ftfinfo.wikispaces.com/Conference+Schedules">http://ftfinfo.wikispaces.com/Conference+Schedules</a>.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Here are our main meetings and events:</div><div><br></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1.75in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="color:black;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Friday, June 27, <b>FTF Business Meeting</b> 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. at Caesers Palace - Pisa.</span></i></p>
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</font></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><i><span style="color:black;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt"><span> </span>Everyone
is welcome.</span></i></p><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="color:black;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Programs:<span> </span></span></i></p><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1.5in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="color:black;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Saturday, June 28, <b>Amelia Bloomer Project/Rainbow Project Author Panel</b> <span> </span>8:30 – 10:00 a.m. at Ceasars Palace –
Neopolitan IV</span></i></p><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1.5in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="color:black;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Saturday, June 28 <b>Introduction to Women’s Issues</b>, 1:00 – 2:30 p.m., Las Vegas Hotel –
Ballroom E</span></i></p><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1.5in;line-height:normal"><i><span style="color:black;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Sunday, June 29, </span></i><font color="#000000"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Feminist Night at the Movies</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m., Ceasars Palace - Trevi</span></i></font></p>
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</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">Here is more about the programs:</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><br></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><strong>1. </strong> </font></div>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font face="Calibri">Amelia
Bloomer Project (SRRT/FTF) and Rainbow Project (SRRT/GLBTRT) Author Panel</font></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font face="Calibri">8:30am
- 10:00am</font></span></i></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font face="Calibri">Caesars
Palace<span> </span>- Neopolitan IV</font></span></i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri">The Amelia Bloomer
Project (FTF/SRRT) and the Rainbow Project (SRRT/GLBTRT) are collaborating for
the first on an exciting author panel. </font></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri">Two authors with works
on the Amelia Bloomer Project list (</font></span></b><a href="http://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri">http://ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/</font></span></b></a><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri">) <span> </span>will speak: William Klaber, author of The
Rebellion of Miss Lucy Ann Lobdell, and Rita Williams-Garcia, author of P.S. Be
Eleven and One Crazy Summer, from the 2014 and 2011 lists respectively. The
powerful way these authors treat social injustices stemming from racial and
gender discrimination and gender non-conformity in their writing suggest they
will be compelling speakers.</font></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt">Two authors whose books are on the Rainbow Project list will
also be on the panel, </span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt">Tim Federle, <i>Better
Nate than Ever</i>, and Sara Farizan, <i>If
You Could be Mine. </i><span> </span>The 2014 Rainbow
Project list may be found at </span></b></font><a href="http://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri">http://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/</font></span></b></a><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri">.</font></span></b></p>
<p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font face="Calibri"></font></span></b><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font color="#000000" face="times new roman,serif">2.</font></span></b></p>
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</font></font></div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font face="Calibri">Introduction
to Women’s Issues: The Staff Potluck</font></span></i></b></p><div>
</div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font face="Calibri">1:00pm
- 2:30pm</font></span></i></b></p><div>
</div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font face="Calibri">Las
Vegas Hotel - Ballroom E</font></span></i></b></p><div>
</div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></i></b></p><div>
</div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri">The topic for this
year’s discussion is women’s role in the workplace.<span> </span>The Staff Potluck – building social capital
in the workplace through culinary skills!<span>
</span>(or perpetuating stereotypes of women’s roles in the workplace?)<span> </span>The work of providing potluck provisions
most often falls upon the women staff members who must invest their personal
time and money in this endeavor. Some argue that the potluck serves as a way
for women to develop social capital (i.e. as though we use these events to show
off our culinary skills); maybe that is true for some. Too often, we see our
lowest paid female employees making the most effort to provide the meals.<span> </span>Information about the following groups will
also be presented:<span> </span>Committee on the
Status of Women in Librarianship (COSWL), Feminist Task Force (SRRT/FTF) and
the Women & Gender Studies Section of ACRL (ACRL/WGSS)</font></span></b></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri"></font></span></b><br>
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</font></div><div><br></div><div><strong>3.</strong></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Feminists'
Night at the Movies</font></span></i></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font face="Calibri" size="3">8:00pm
- 10:00pm</font></span></i></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160)"><font face="Calibri" size="3">Caesars
Palace<span> </span>- Trevi</font></span></i></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000" face="Calibri"> </font></span></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri">GTFO the Movie, </font></span></b><a href="http://www.gtfothemovie.com/"><b><span style="font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff" face="Calibri">http://www.gtfothemovie.com/</font></span></b></a><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri">, is a film exposing the
harassment of women in video games. It features gamers, bloggers, scholars,
developers, and other experts. Through this documentary the experiences of
women in the gaming world, both good and bad, are revealed.<span> </span>There are also suggestions of steps we can
take to change the environment for the better.</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><font face="Calibri"><b><span style="font-size:10pt"><font color="#000000">
</font></span></b></font><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;line-height:normal"><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-size:10pt"><font face="Calibri">Shannon Sun-Higginson,
the producer and director, will be speaking at the program about the movie and
will be answering questions.<span> </span>Shannon
Sun-Higginson is a documentary filmmaker from New York City. She first
discovered filmmaking in high school, where she founded and ran the school's
first filmmaking club. She attended Wesleyan University, where she received her
B.A. in Film Studies and English. During college, she also had her first
documentary short "Hapa Perspectives" air on Current TV.<span> </span>She currently works as a Production
Coordinator at Zero Point Zero Production on such documentary television
programs as "No Reservations" on The Travel Channel and "Parts
Unknown" on CNN.</font></span></b></p><font color="#000000" face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br></div><div><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">Diedre Conkling</span></em><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Lincoln County Library District</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">P.O. Box 2027</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Newport, OR 97365</span></em><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Phone & Fax: 541-265-3066</span></em><br><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Work email</span></em></span></i><em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt;font-style:normal">: </span></em><a href="mailto:diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><font color="#0000ff">diedre@lincolncolibrarydist.org</font></span></i></a><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Home email: </span></em></span></i><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank"><em><span style="color:blue;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">diedre08@gmail.com</span></em></a></div>
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<span>“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”―Maya Angelou</span><span></span></h6><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt"></span></div>
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