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<span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Live Twitter chat on equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice in the library workforce<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">When</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">: July 1, 10:00a PT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">What</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">: Join PLA's</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> <a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/about/people/committees/pla-tfedi" target="_blank">Task
Force on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice</a> <span style="color:#1F4E79">(EDISJ) for their first live Twitter chat on Wednesday, July 1 from 10:00a – 11:00a PT! The discussion will focus on EDISJ in the library workforce, and will aim to help
library staff understand the interplay of EDISJ principles in workforce development and re-examine systems and policies to expose issues of inequity and injustice.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">To participate, simply follow PLA on Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/ALA_PLA">@ALA_PLA</a>) and log in at 10:00a PT on July 1. The EDISJ Task Force will post introductions
and discussion questions to get things started. To join the conversation, tweet using the hashtags
<b>#chatPLA</b> and <b>#libraryworkers</b>.<br>
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The discussion will focus on EDISJ in the library workforce, and will aim to help library staff understand the interplay of EDISJ principles in workforce development and re-examine systems and policies to expose issues of inequity and injustice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">To ensure a lively discussion, we're providing the discussion questions ahead of time.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"> So get ready to share
your experiences and resources, ask questions, and learn from your peers!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F4E79;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Has your library normalized a shared lexicon or other formalized initiatives around EDISJ?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F4E79;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In what ways are communities of color formally recognized as key stakeholders in organizational decision-making?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F4E79;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In what ways has your library developed hiring practices that support the recruitment and retention of those who are BIPOC?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F4E79;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Does your library have a systematic review of racial equity?<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#1F4E79;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">What are some of the societal shifts in a post-COVID world that will impact the public library workforce & values?<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">To learn more about PLA's EDISJ work, please visit <a href="http://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/edi" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/pla/initiatives/edi</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Darci Hanning, MLIS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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