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<p class="MsoNormal">Passing along a free learning opportunity entitled <i><span style="color:black">Beyond Barriers: Centering Social Justice in L/IS</span></i><span style="color:black">,
</span>hosted by <span style="color:black">Wayne State University's School of Information Sciences. This virtual conference is happening on Thursday, April 2<sup>nd</sup> from 7-11a PT. More information and the link to register can be found below, and in the
flyer attached to this email. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Rastanty Cortez";color:black">Ericka Brunson-Rochette<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:ericka.brunson-rochette@slo.oregon.gov">ericka.brunson-rochette@slo.oregon.gov</a> | 971-375-5126</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/library/libraries">www.oregon.gov/library/libraries</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Work Schedule: Monday-Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:black">Check out my <a href="https://slo.oregon.gov/CommunityEngagement">
LibGuide</a>!</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:black">Registration is open for Beyond Barriers: Equity in Information Conference</span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">When: Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 10am - 2pm ET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black">Where: Virtual (<a href="https://events.wayne.edu/2026/04/02/beyond-barriers-conference-2026-centering-social-justice-in-l-is-106201?utm_source=Link&utm_medium=Signage&utm_campaign=Beyond+Barriers+Conference+2026" target="_blank" title="https://events.wayne.edu/2026/04/02/beyond-barriers-conference-2026-centering-social-justice-in-l-is-106201?utm_source=Link&utm_medium=Signage&utm_campaign=Beyond+Barriers+Conference+2026">register
to receive Zoom link</a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Who: All WSU and non-WSU students, alumni, staff, faculty, and community members are welcome to attend!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Wayne State University's School of Information Sciences invites students, alumni, staff, faculty, and community members to join us for the third annual Beyond Barriers: Equity in Information Conference. This year’s theme, “Centering
Social Justice in L/IS,” will highlight graduate student presentations, keynote speakers, and a panel discussion that centers equity, inclusion, and justice as foundational—not peripheral—elements of library and information practice. Libraries, archives, and
information institutions play a critical role in shaping access, representation, and community power.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We hope you join us in conversations that critically engage with these responsibilities and imagine transformative futures for the field. Please feel free to share this information with your network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://events.wayne.edu/2026/04/02/beyond-barriers-conference-2026-centering-social-justice-in-l-is-106201?utm_source=Link&utm_medium=Signage&utm_campaign=Beyond+Barriers+Conference+2026" target="_blank" title="https://events.wayne.edu/2026/04/02/beyond-barriers-conference-2026-centering-social-justice-in-l-is-106201?utm_source=Link&utm_medium=Signage&utm_campaign=Beyond+Barriers+Conference+2026">Registration
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">For questions, please contact Inclusion & Belonging Coordinator Amber Harrison (they/she) at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Wayne State University</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">106 Kresge Library l Detroit, MI 48202<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">P</span></b><span style="color:black">: 313-577-1825
<b>Toll free</b>: 877-263-2665 <b>F</b>: 313-577-7563<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">E:</span></b><span style="color:black"> <a href="mailto:asksis@wayne.edu" target="_blank">asksis@wayne.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0C544A"><a href="http://sis.wayne.edu/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0C544A">sis.wayne.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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