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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black;background:white">Hello!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black;background:white"> </span><span style="color:black;background:white">We
<b>are </b>still having the </span><span style="color:black">BIPOC Virtual Affinity Meetup<span style="background:white"> next Tuesday,
<b>December 23<sup>rd</sup></b>,<b> </b>from <b>noon-1p</b>. Feel free to come and go as you please, eat lunch, and/or stay for the full meetup; whatever works best for your schedule and needs. Details can be found below</span></span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black;background:white">
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">😊</span><span style="color:black;background:white">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>BIPOC Virtual Affinity Meetup </b><i>(Fourth Tuesday of every month)</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>For Black, Indigenous, and other people of color.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tuesday, <b>December 23<sup>rd</sup></b>, noon-1p | <a href="https://www.cognitoforms.com/StateLibraryOfOregon/BIPOCAffinityMeetup">
<b>Meeting details and link</b></a><b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#196B24">UPCOMING AFFINITY MEETUPS:</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="color:#EE0000;background:white">There will be no meetups in January for any of the meetup groups.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">If you haven’t already, please consider taking
<b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe-PsiFSLZ286r6UAtusMRO0DNMp6bY1BGJslelV9kVK355Jw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=110102812868713526302">this survey</a></b> to share your feedback about the DEI & Affinity meetups, whether you have attended over
the last year or haven’t been able to join. Your feedback will help shape the future of these meetup groups. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Warm Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Ericka Brunson-Rochette (she/her/hers)</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Community Engagement Consultant</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">State Library of Oregon</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:ericka.brunson-rochette@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:blue">ericka.brunson-rochette@slo.oregon.gov</span></a> | 971-375-5126</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:blue">www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="323" height="43" style="width:3.3645in;height:.4479in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DC7040.3C6656F0" alt="Logo for the Library Support & Development Services division at the State Library of Oregon"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Work Schedule: Monday-Thursday</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Check out my
<a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/CommunityEngagement"><span style="color:blue">LibGuide</span></a>!</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Ericka Brunson-Rochette (she/her/hers)</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Community Engagement Consultant</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">State Library of Oregon</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:ericka.brunson-rochette@slo.oregon.gov"><span style="color:blue">ericka.brunson-rochette@slo.oregon.gov</span></a> | 971-375-5126</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:blue">www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="323" height="43" style="width:3.3645in;height:.4479in" id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01DC7040.3C6656F0" alt="Logo for the Library Support & Development Services division at the State Library of Oregon"></span></a><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Work Schedule: Monday-Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Check out my
<a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/CommunityEngagement"><span style="color:blue">LibGuide</span></a>!</span></i></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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