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I am away from the library and will return on Tuesday, September 6<br>
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If you need immediate assistance, please contact Library Director Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney at kbrodbeck-kenney@lincolncity.org or call the circulation desk at 541-996-2277.<br>
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Otherwise, I will respond as soon as I can. Thank you!<br>
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On May 31, 2022, at 5:31 PM, Unpacking Discussion Group via Libs-Or <libs-or@omls.oregon.gov> wrote:<br>
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Hi all, <br>
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Please excuse the cross-posting. <br>
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</font><font color="black"><b>Join us this Thursday, June 2 at 7:30 p.m. for our June "Unpacking" discussion examining dog whistles.
</b></font><font color="black">What are they? Where are we likely to find them in our libraries? What do we do when we observe them? Are they protected? So many questions.
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To receive Unpacking updates and the Zoom link, sign up here: </font><font color="#084FD1"><u><a href="https://unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com/about--contact.html">https://unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com/about--contact.html</a></u></font><font color="black">
(click "register"). <br>
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You can also follow the blog for resources and discussion recaps. </font><font color="#084FD1"><u><a href="https://unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com/">https://unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com/</a>
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Let us know what questions you have and we hope to see lots of you on Thursday! <br>
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Best, <br>
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</font><font color="black"><b>The Unpacking Team</b></font><font color="black"><br>
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</font><font color="#084FD1"><u>unpackingdiscussion@gmail.com</u></font><font color="black"><br>
</font><font size="-1" color="black">Caitlin McMahan (she/her) Eugene Public Library<br>
Taylor Worley (she/her) Springfield Public Library<br>
Brittany Young (she/her) Lane County Law Library</font><font color="black"><br>
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</font><font face="Arial" color="#084FD1"><i><u>Unpacking </u></i></font><font face="Arial" color="black">is a discussion-based forum created to provide a space in which white and white-identifying individuals can examine the realities of their white privilege.
Through conversation, we explore how to actively dismantle systems which oppress Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and from which all white and white-identifying individuals benefit.
</font><font face="Arial" color="black"><i>Unpacking</i></font><font face="Arial" color="black"> is designed for the communal education of white and white-identifying individuals, but welcomes all people who would like to contribute to or engage in this work.
Additionally, though </font><font face="Arial" color="black"><i>Unpacking </i></font><font face="Arial" color="black">is rooted in conversations about race, we welcome a broad range of topics which can help libraries and museums to become more diverse, equitable,
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