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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt"><span style="margin:0px">Forgive the cross posting! </span></span>
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<div style="margin:0px">I am sharing this via the OYAN listserv on behalf of Taylor Worley.</div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);display:inline !important">Hi folks, <span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span></span>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30)">Last month we asked if folks might be interested in a monthly discussion group to talk out some of the trickier aspects of life, the universe, and everything. We're pleased to announce that the group
now exists! </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30)"><b>"Unpacking" will meet virtually on the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., beginning in April.</b><span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span>Right now, your discussion
moderators/facilitators will be myself, Caitlin McMahan of Eugene Public Library, and/or Brittany Young of Lane County Law Library.</div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30)">For full details, please see the<span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Funpackingdiscussion.weebly.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7CCMcMahan%40eugene-or.gov%7C8e4e3114139a47804c0b08da087d8e71%7C0c0d3453aa1d41bc8aa35c843d4ca0e8%7C0%7C0%7C637831632600858959%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=o4plQRwHOa6Q0dTirWmMUSCEBYTSy9O9UT01ZkMw65Q%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" originalsrc="https://unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com/" shash="uGh8Jt0QgDWEurixNpQPLgrSbub2RlJwrrsO+K+UFa6FMovu9feD31rI8mgRDvnWvqrA8i/s5EoYe7D0Vmwi8MZWrzKsDlfp9GH5K/HRyjICcmZPRs5WlPZHMV2PPEtIMCn2dUrDnvo50PobbZAj7PptJBNlleYtl/21kvQ8L1w=" title="Original URL: https://unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com/. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px">Unpacking
website</a>. We do not want to make the Zoom links public (in an effort to avoid The Trolls), so we are asking folks to sign up on the website. You don't need to sign up each month - just once - and you can request to be removed from the mailing list at any
time. </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30)">We'll post the discussion topic as a blog post each month in advance, as well as a more robust post after the discussion to share major themes, ideas, resources, etc. The site also has the beginnings
of a resources page, as well as forms to suggest topics and ask questions. </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30)"><b>The first topic is colloquialisms, phrases, and words which have bigoted origins.<span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span></b>What phrases can we use instead? How can
we help ourselves break the habit? How do we redirect, correct, or demonstrate good language choices? </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30)">We want to stress that<span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span><i>none of the facilitators are experts</i> in any particular topic; we just want to learn and help others
learn. We hope that this space can be one where folks feel safe to ask questions and figure stuff out, together. </div>
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<div style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30)">Finally, we'll continue to share monthly reminders on the list-servs, however they will start to come from<span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span><a href="mailto:unpackingdiscussion@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px">unpackingdiscussion@gmail.com</a>.
Please feel free to reach out to us via that email or the contact form on the website. </div>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;color:rgb(32, 31, 30)">Thanks so much, y'all! </span><br>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"><u><b>Taylor Worley<span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span></b>(she/her)
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<font color="#444444">Youth Services Librarian</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"><font color="#444444">Springfield Public Library</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"><font color="#444444">225 5th Street</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"><font color="#444444">Springfield, OR 97422</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"><font color="#444444">660.988.4289 (cell)<br>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"><span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(68, 68, 68)">541.726.2243 (office)</span><br>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"><font color="#444444"><a href="mailto:taylorlgkw@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" style="margin:0px">taylorlgkw@gmail.com</a><span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span>(personal)<br>
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<span style="margin:0px"><font color="#444444" size="1"><font size="2"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:arial, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont"><a href="mailto:tworley@springfield-or.gov" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" style="margin:0px">tworley@springfield-or.gov</a><span class="x_x_Apple-converted-space" style="margin:0px"> </span>(work)</span></font></font></span></span></div>
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