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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Thanks for sharing, Mark.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Maybe this is also an appropriate time to start the conversation about the role of police in libraries. The Library Freedom Project recently put out this
<a href="https://medium.com/@libraryfreedom/its-not-enough-to-say-black-lives-matter-libraries-must-divest-from-the-police-2ab4adea58f1">
statement</a> calling for libraries to sever ties with police departments and seek alternative ways to resolve conflicts that are less likely to endanger our most vulnerable patrons. The statement also includes resources for training staff and connecting with
the wider transformative justice movement. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://medium.com/@libraryfreedom/its-not-enough-to-say-black-lives-matter-libraries-must-divest-from-the-police-2ab4adea58f1">https://medium.com/@libraryfreedom/its-not-enough-to-say-black-lives-matter-libraries-must-divest-from-the-police-2ab4adea58f1</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">I would love to see libraries in Oregon make a commitment to racial justice by signing on to this statement and endorsing a strategy of divesting from the police.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Ellie Avis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Collection Development Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Josephine Community Library District<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">200 NW C St, Grants Pass, Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Tel. 541-476-0571 ext. 102<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">“Information helps you to see that you're not alone. That there's somebody in Mississippi and somebody in Tokyo who all have wept, who've all longed and lost,
who've all been happy. So the library helps you to see, not only that you are not alone, but that you're not really any different from everyone else.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Maya Angelou<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Libs-Or <libs-or-bounces@omls.oregon.gov> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Diedre Conkling<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 11, 2020 2:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> PUBLIB <PUBLIB@oclclists.org>; libs-or@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Fwd: [srrtac-l] ALA Statement Condemning Police Violence Against BIPOC, Protesters and Journalists<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>
From: <strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mark Hudson</span></strong> <<a href="mailto:srrtac-l@lists.ala.org">srrtac-l@lists.ala.org</a>><br>
Date: Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 12:31 PM<br>
Subject: [srrtac-l] ALA Statement Condemning Police Violence Against BIPOC, Protesters and Journalists<br>
To: SRRTAC-L <<a href="mailto:SRRTAC-l@lists.ala.org">SRRTAC-l@lists.ala.org</a>>, PLG <<a href="mailto:progressivelibrariansguild@lists.sonic.net">progressivelibrariansguild@lists.sonic.net</a>><o:p></o:p></p>
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Greetings everyone,<br>
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I’m pleased to share ALA’s "Statement Condemning Police Violence Against BIPOC, Protesters and<br>
Journalists” just approved by the ALA Executive Board. The statement was drafted and approved by the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) and endorsed by SRRT.<br>
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ALA Statement Condemning Police Violence Against BIPOC, Protesters and Journalists<br>
<a href="http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/06/ala-statement-condemning-police-violence-against-bipoc-protesters-and" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2020/06/ala-statement-condemning-police-violence-against-bipoc-protesters-and</a><br>
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Please feel free to share widely!<br>
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— Mark<br>
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For everything about SRRT lists, go to:<a href="http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/srrtac-l" target="_blank">http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/srrtac-l</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Diedre Conkling</span></em><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><br>
</span></i><a href="mailto:diedre08@gmail.com" target="_blank"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">diedre08@gmail.com</span></em></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<h6>“If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude.”―Maya Angelou<o:p></o:p></h6>
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