<div dir="ltr">FYI<div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">loidagarciafebo</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:loidagarciafebo@gmail.com">loidagarciafebo@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 7:14 AM<br>Subject: [REFORMANET] Re: REFORMA in Orlando for ALA Annual<br>To: REFORMANET <<a href="mailto:REFORMANet@googlegroups.com">REFORMANet@googlegroups.com</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Colleagues: I believe many of us have seen news articles about how, sadly, 90% of the victims were Latino. I just came across some links and thought of sharing them with you. There might be many other articles too.<div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#333333">Latino community mourns Pulse shooting
victims: '90% were Hispanic'<u></u><u></u></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/14/latino-hispanic-orlando-shooting-victims" target="_blank">http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/14/latino-hispanic-orlando-shooting-victims</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">In the Dead in Orlando,
Puerto Ricans Hear a Roll Call of Their Kin</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/us/in-orlando-victims-puerto-ricans-hear-a-roll-call-of-their-kin.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt;line-height:107%" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/us/in-orlando-victims-puerto-ricans-hear-a-roll-call-of-their-kin.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=b-lede-package-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2a2a2a">Orlando’s
Latino community hit hard by massacre at nightclub</span><u></u><u></u></p>

<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/among-the-dead-in-orlando-massacre-many-from-the-latino-community/2016/06/13/8192e3a4-3186-11e6-8758-d58e76e11b12_story.html" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/among-the-dead-in-orlando-massacre-many-from-the-latino-community/2016/06/13/8192e3a4-3186-11e6-8758-d58e76e11b12_story.html</a></span><br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Un abrazo,</div><div>Loida</div><div><span class=""><br><br>On Tuesday, June 14, 2016 at 5:39:53 PM UTC-4, Mario A. Ascencio wrote:</span><div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0;margin-left:0.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div style="word-wrap:break-word;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:14px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><div>Dear REFORMISTAS,</div><div>I am writing this email in regards to the massacre in Orlando – it’s not an easy email to write as I hold back my tears. As you already know, over 90% of the victims were Latino. With ALA taking place in Orlando, REFORMA needs to work with ALA and the GLBTRT. Both are planning events in Orlando. REFORMA also needs to be part of the conversation. I contacted a friend who was in Orlando to ask what we could do and he suggested participating in a blood drive could be start. I think ALA is planning this already. What about reaching out to local Latino organizations? If you have ideas, please let me know. RERORMA leadership should be in direct communication with GLBTRT and ALA. I am willing to liaise.<br></div><div><div><div><br></div><div>-Mario</div></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px"><span><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Arial"><b>Mario A. Ascencio</b>, MLIS<b> </b>| College Librarian and Managing Director</div><div style="font-family:Arial">College Library, ArtCenter College of Design</div></div></span><span><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Arial">1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103</div></div></span></span><div><font color="#797979" style="font-size:13px"><br></font></div><div><span style="font-size:13px"><u><a rel="nofollow"><font color="#7f7f7f">mario.ascencio@artcenter.edu</font></a></u> | <a href="tel:626.396.2231" value="+16263962231" target="_blank">626.396.2231</a> </span></div><div><a href="http://library.artcenter.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font color="#797979" style="font-size:13px">http://library.artcenter.edu</font></a></div><div><br></div></div><span><div style="word-wrap:break-word;font-size:15px;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Arial;font-size:medium"><img src="https://groups.google.com/group/reformanet/attach/64850c4f4d459/ArtCenter%20Dot%5B1%5D%5B10%5D.png?part=0.1&authuser=0" type="image/png"></div></div></span></div></div>
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