<div><div dir="auto">Thought you might be interested.</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: Kristin Pekoll <<a href="mailto:kpekoll@ala.org">kpekoll@ala.org</a>><br>Date: Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 10:34 AM<br>Subject: [ifrt-members] Hate Speech FAQ<br>To: <a href="mailto:ifrt-b@lists.ala.org">ifrt-b@lists.ala.org</a> <<a href="mailto:ifrt-b@lists.ala.org">ifrt-b@lists.ala.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:ifrt-members@lists.ala.org">ifrt-members@lists.ala.org</a> <<a href="mailto:ifrt-members@lists.ala.org">ifrt-members@lists.ala.org</a>><br></div><br><br>





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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Intellectual Freedom Round Table Members and Board; <u></u>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As ALA moves into a second year of <a href="http://www.oif.ala.org/oif/?p=8063" target="_blank">
collecting reports of hate crimes in libraries</a>, the Office for Intellectual Freedom will be creating a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) resource. We would really appreciate your help in creating a thorough and comprehensive document that will help educators,
 library staff, and trustees navigate this sensitive topic. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal">Please visit this google form to submit questions that you’d like ALA to respond to or questions that you’ve seen discussed in your communications with librarians and educators:
<a href="https://goo.gl/forms/5vrCWOxv222z3wTa2" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/5vrCWOxv222z3wTa2</a>.
<u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal">Please share this request with your library communities.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deadline: October 31<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Segoe Print",serif">Kristin<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria",serif">Kristin Pekoll, Assistant Director<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Cambria",serif;color:#0070c0">Censorship thrives in silence; silence is its aim. ~ James LaRue<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
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