August 2017

Greetings,
 As many communities in Iowa prepare to return to school and classes, we thought we’d send out another August message with links, many of which examine ways teachers, parents, and community members can address current events in our nation. As always, if you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please feel free to send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion
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• Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide https://www.splcenter.org/20100216/ten-ways-fight-hate-community-response-guide 
• The first thing teachers should do when school starts is talk about hatred in America. Here’s help. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/08/13/the-first-thing-teachers-should-do-when-school-starts-is-talk-about-hatred-in-america-heres-help/?utm_term=.e4d4218467f9 
• Feral Librarian blog by Chris Bourg https://chrisbourg.wordpress.com/ 
• I Can’t Think of Anything to Ask http://acrlog.org/2017/08/10/i-cant-think-of-anything-to-ask/
• Handling Microaggressions in the Library, by Amanda M. Leftwich http://letterstoayounglibrarian.blogspot.com/2017/08/microaggressions-in-library-by-amanda-m.html 
• 6 Ways to Use Tech to Step Up Your ESL Teaching Game http://www.emergingedtech.com/2017/08/6-ways-to-use-tech-to-step-up-your-esl-teaching-game/ 
• The False Promise of Meritocracy https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/12/meritocracy/418074/ 
• A retired teacher's courageous crusade: Tackling neo-Nazi hate http://worldblog.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/02/03/10301241-a-retired-teachers-courageous-crusade-tackling-neo-nazi-hate?chromedomain=worldnews&lite 
• Charlottesville Libraries Weather Violent Protests, Offer Unity http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2017/08/public-services/charlottesville-libraries-weather-violent-protests-offer-unity/#_ 
• If White Supremacists Hold a Rally in Your Hood https://melanationzine.com/2017/08/15/if-white-supremacists-hold-a-rally-in-your-hood/ 
• Beautiful Trouble: A Toolbox for Revolution http://beautifultrouble.org/ 
• Participating in Direct Actions: A Guide for Transgender People http://www.transequality.org/issues/resources/participating-direct-actions-guide-transgender-people 
• Resources For Educators To Use In The Wake Of Charlottesville http://www.npr.org/2017/08/14/543390148/resources-for-educators-to-use-the-wake-of-charlottesville 
• This Charlottesville Documentary Is Required Watching For Americans in 2017 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/charlottesville-vice-documentary_us_59930983e4b09071f69cc8f6 
• ALA condemns racism and violence in Charlottesville http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2017/08/ala-condemns-racism-and-violence-charlottesville 
• Talking Past Each Other on Free Speech http://www.chronicle.com/article/Talking-Past-Each-Other-on/239493 
• Libraries Respond http://www.ala.org/advocacy/diversity/libraries-respond (previously shared, but important to share again) 
• Information and Resources For Responding to Hate, Anti-Defamation League https://www.adl.org/sites/default/files/documents/adl-responding-to-hate-information-resources-2017.pdf 
• Understanding and Defeating Racism and Discrimination in America, Tim Wise http://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/42644 Free lecture, Sept. 13, 7 pm, Ames 
• ARL Condemns Inflammatory Speech and Violence after Charlottesville Tragedy http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/4353-arl-condemns-inflammatory-speech-and-violence-after-charlottesville-tragedy#.WZTD7D_rtaQ http://www.arl.org/news/arl-news/4353-arl-condemns-inflammatory-speech-and-violence-after-charlottesville-tragedy 
• Creating a Social Justice Mindset: Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice in the Collections Directorate of the MIT Libraries http://libguides.mit.edu/ld.php?content_id=29481901 

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This message is sent on behalf of the ILA Committee for Diversity and Inclusion as a point of interest for the general membership; CD&I is not responsible for any of the content found within, and any views may not necessarily represent those of the committee, its members, or any associated organizations. It is shared for informational purposes only.
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July 2017

Greetings,
Here is another installment of the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion Resource Round-up. We’re working on promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please feel free to send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, ILA Ad Hoc Committee for Diversity & Inclusion
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• Planning accessible and inclusive events https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ndEZCAWQD3mRQKgxEcOR7JlGgpt6FfR6eQu0gkSKdnE/edit# (Thank you to Laura Crossett from Coralville Public Library for sharing!) 
• Four Ways Teachers Can Support Students of Color https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/students-of-color/ (Thanks to Becky Canovan from University of Dubuque for sharing!) 
• National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped That All May Read program https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-library-service-for-the-blind-and-physically-handicapped/about-this-service/?cid=loc-ppc_s=facebook_c=offsite-2017_ag=student-nf_kw=student2 
• ALA GLBT News (from the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table) http://www.glbtrt.ala.org/news/ 
• 4 ways white parents can support black parents in times of injustice http://mashable.com/2017/07/27/black-parents-white-allies-support/#orNFRrw9viqW 
• Gut-wrenching video game explores the harsh reality of modern day poverty http://mashable.com/2017/08/02/video-game-poverty-economic-inequality/#z4uqx4WJUOqk
• Windows 10 will help people with ALS communicate with new built-in eye tracking http://mashable.com/2017/08/02/microsoft-windows-10-eye-tracking-accessibility/#ReOgoeYHUqqO 
• Confusion, Fear, Cynicism: Why People Don’t Report Hate Incidents https://www.propublica.org/article/confusion-fear-cynicism-why-people-dont-report-hate-incidents 
• Using Graphic Novels in Education: March: Book Three http://cbldf.org/2017/07/using-graphic-novels-in-education-march-book-three/ (within they also link resources for Book One and Book Two) 
• Conscientious Engagement and the Framework for Information Literacy http://acrlog.org/2017/07/31/conscientious-engagement-and-the-framework-for-information-literacy/ 
• Serving All Library Families in a Queer and Genderqueer Way http://publiclibrariesonline.org/2016/03/featureserving-all-library-families-in-a-queer-and-genderqueer-way/ 
• Use a Screen Reader With Google Classroom http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/08/use-screen-reader-with-google-classroom.html#.WYtSL1GGOUk 
• Neither Radical nor Revolutionary: The Preservation of Privilege in Social Justice Activism https://medium.com/@lauralemoon/neither-radical-nor-revolutionary-the-preservation-of-privilege-in-social-justice-activism-790870b43c88 
• The 'Girls Trip' Scene About "Black" Lingo Will Hit Home For So Many People https://www.bustle.com/p/the-girls-trip-scene-about-black-lingo-will-hit-home-for-so-many-people-72176 
• Why Are Opioid Users Overdosing in Libraries, and How Should Librarians Respond? https://catapult.co/stories/at-work-opioid-overdoses-at-the-library-when-librarians-are-first-responders 
• 29% of transgender Americans live in poverty. Why is it so hard for trans people to get jobs? https://www.facebook.com/feminismonbustle/videos/1786955801317978/ 
• When Black Hair Violates The Dress Code https://www.wbez.org/shows/code-switch/when-black-hair-violates-the-dress-code/03a1af16-ba47-4a75-9a31-880e55703a9f 
• 'Queer: A Graphic History' Could Totally Change the Way You Think About Sex and Gender https://www.vice.com/sv/article/kw97me/queer-a-graphic-history-interview 
• Honestly, Sometimes I'm Uncomfortable With My Children Making White Friends https://www.romper.com/p/honestly-sometimes-im-uncomfortable-with-my-children-making-white-friends-59619 
• The Painful and Liberating Practice of Facing My Own Racism https://onbeing.org/blog/courtney-martin-the-painful-and-liberating-practice-of-facing-my-own-racism/ 
• 9 Phrases Allies Can Say When Called Out Instead of Getting Defensive http://everydayfeminism.com/2017/05/allies-say-this-instead-defensive/ 

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This message is sent on behalf of the ILA Committee for Diversity and Inclusion as a point of interest for the general membership; CD&I is not responsible for any of the content found within, and any views may not necessarily represent those of the committee, its members, or any associated organizations. It is shared for informational purposes only.
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