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has been updated to add the statement from GLBTRT.  I haven’t seen any other statements yet.</p>

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of you have been hearing bits and pieces about events at the ALA 2019 Midwinter
Meeting.  I was not there so am not even close to an authority but here is
some information</p>

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of statements related to this, <a href="https://bit.ly/2MLnI10" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/2MLnI10</a> , and other racist incidents at
ALA Conferences.</p>

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Executive Board releases statement regarding incident at Council Forum: <a href="https://bit.ly/2S6AJbz" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/2S6AJbz</a></p>

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statement against racism and harassment: <a href="https://bit.ly/2RBU3Ir" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/2RBU3Ir</a></p>

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Board Statement Against Racism, Harassment, and Discrimination in the
Profession: <a href="https://bit.ly/2G5jHE0" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/2G5jHE0</a></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in 0in 10pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">REFORMA
Statement Against Racism and Discrimination in the Library Profession: <a href="https://bit.ly/2DTZPBx" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/2DTZPBx</a></p>

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Statement Against Racism and Harassment: <a href="https://bit.ly/2Gm3Gce" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/2Gm3Gce</a></p>

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Statement in Response to Incidents at ALA Midwinter 2019:  <a href="https://bit.ly/2REdm3Q" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/2REdm3Q</a></p>

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Statement on Racist Aggression at ALA Conferences: <a href="https://bit.ly/2D5fnkr" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/2D5fnkr</a></p>

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Round Table Statement against Racism, Harassment, and Bullying: <a href="https://bit.ly/2WIFmXL" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/2WIFmXL</a></p>

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Statement of Appropriate Conduct: <a href="https://bit.ly/2S6KoP7" target="_blank" style="color:blue">https://bit.ly/2S6KoP7</a></p>

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