<div dir="ltr">Hi Clare! <input name="virtru-metadata" type="hidden" value="{"email-policy":{"state":"closed","expirationUnit":"days","disableCopyPaste":false,"disablePrint":false,"disableForwarding":false,"expires":false,"isManaged":false},"attachments":{},"compose-window":{"secure":false}}"><div><br></div><div>In terms of sources for possible speakers, the <a href="https://aclu-or.org/">ACLU of Oregon</a> is the first organization that comes to mind for me. Another local group that might have ideas for speakers around your topic is the <a href="https://www.oregonvla.org/">Oregon Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>The National Coalition Against Censorship is a national organization which does lots of work opposing censorship of all types, including visual art. They've got a webpage about current <a href="http://ncac.org/issue/visual-art">visual art censorship issues</a>, and another page with resources "<a href="http://ncac.org/resource/guidelines-for-state-arts-agencies-museums-university-galleries-and-performance-spaces">For Artists, Art Administrators and Curators</a>" that look like they might be applicable to any organization hosting public art.</div><div><br></div><div>Does anyone else have ideas about possible speakers related to hosting contentious material in public spaces? </div><div><br></div><div>-Ross</div><div class="gmail_extra" style=""><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font style="color:rgb(51,51,51)" face="arial, sans-serif"><div style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="border-collapse:separate"><span style="border-collapse:separate">

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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 8:03 AM, Clare Sobotka <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sobotkc@linnbenton.edu" target="_blank">sobotkc@linnbenton.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="display:none">Click With Care -</div>
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</div><p></p><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hello,<br><br></div>The Linn-Benton Community College Library is considering doing programming related to intellectual freedom. This school year the college has been grappling with how to host contentious material in public spaces, especially art that some find obscene. The library would like to be part of the campus-wide discussion, so we're looking for leads to possible speakers for the library. They don't need to address how intellectual freedom relates to libraries or art specifically. We'd appreciate any ideas you have. <br><br>Thank you!<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-Clare<br><div><div><div><div>-- <br><div class="m_-6889611306599907558m_3262467677900359052gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#20124d">Clare Sobotka</font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#20124d">LBCC HOC Library Reference Assistant</font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#20124d">300 Mullins Dr. Lebanon, OR 97355</font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#20124d"><a href="tel:(541)%20918-8840" value="+15419188840" target="_blank">541-918-8840</a></font></div><div style="color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:12.8px"><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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