October 2019

Greetings,
 
Periodically, the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion shares resources on issues relating to diversity and inclusion. Here is another of our emails with items that may be of interest or value to those seeking to learn more about diversity, inclusion, and social justice. While we know we can’t be comprehensive, we do our best to collect timely resources on library-related issues and share those every few weeks. If you have resources that fall under the diversity and inclusion umbrella you feel might be helpful or interesting for the ILA membership, please send them my way and I will work with the committee to share them out as appropriate.

Want to visit with colleagues about issues surrounding diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice? 
Join in and connect at the ILA/NLA/NSLA unconference session sponsored by ILA’s CD&I: 

Friday October 4th from 10:15 AM - 11:05 AM - Diversity & Inclusion Unconference Session, Gatsby room
 
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, Committee for Diversity & Inclusion
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• Non-binary pronouns are now dictionary official, alongside 'inspo' and 'dad joke' https://mashable.com/article/merriam-webster-dictionary-adds-non-binary-pronouns-they/ (Thanks to Julie Finch for sharing)
• Call for Volunteers to Develop Framework for Cultural Proficiencies in Racial Equity: Apply by October 8 https://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/18224
• Race in the Heartland Conference - October 18-19, Dubuque https://raceintheheartland.org/
• The Iowa Teen Opening New Doors in Fashion https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-iowa-teen-opening-new-doors-in-fashion-11569754801?fbclid=IwAR325YBBostUSBkECBnEogLlhPo8W-xipW12HyXJ7sKI9yYxs_3xg6xuQhU
• Dear Iowa, a letter not about Carson King https://medium.com/@jenharvey99/dear-iowa-a-letter-not-about-carson-king-7f7f3dc4445a
• How Programs Can Recruity and Engage Culturally Diverse Families Live Webscast 11/4/19 11:15 AM EST National Center for Families Learning and library staff from across the country https://www.eventbrite.com/e/live-webcast-how-programs-can-recruit-engage-culturally-diverse-families-registration-71146255365?aff=efbneb&fbclid=IwAR3ExFr-n4pdw3Vqg-ot-j_JC6FSfUYjjZ-zPyZb04vGEc0mPNFQrN6cVLs, free
• The Toll of Me Too: Assessing the costs for those who came forward https://www.thecut.com/2019/09/the-toll-of-me-too.html?fbclid=IwAR2iUj1F75akK2GG_eTa5VVMIq-9Qc0ouBud3l1LvEMLEW8uCBo-vNGXD7I
• Breaking barriers: African American Museum honors Simon Estes for lifetime of achievements https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/community/breaking-barriers-african-american-museum-honors-simon-estes-for-lifetime-of-achievements-20190928?fbclid=IwAR39H18Fuojy7dSP6f7NIEKrobt_TFmOsrAIh8pKjcj4K-CAhlD6WgwxS9M
• She Is The First Latina, And Very First Writer Of Color, To Ever Win The Carnegie Medal https://www.wearelatinlive.com//article/13230/she-is-the-first-latina-and-very-first-writer-of-color-to-ever-win-the-carnegie-medal?fbclid=IwAR0-GGBZJyAiYCZU7YbkLZg-RA6eZVC8EXGmhYc-IM0NBHKaWM7bwglapiE 
• Race: The Power of an Illusion online companion to the documentary series https://www.racepowerofanillusion.org/?fbclid=IwAR0mQM92gcxKbeLVjV6NQ7JTE-R7rSu4MaCJBk1sDH288bY-wHPGhDmD4ww
• Gender Isn’t Binary, and Neither is Anatomy https://thenib.com/gender-isn-t-binary-and-neither-is-anatomy?fbclid=IwAR0A0js0QSxoL1nBNey2ori8jbIhzN3Xsfn3Ocn6IwB_1lwQW215Inv9_n0
• Ontario librarian creates online guide for teachers to find available Indigenous course content https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/oise-teachers-resource-indigenous-course-content-1.4752220?fbclid=IwAR0omxbb-y8O9HVeUomLSSkW0Gn1ikiykUTEM60dUdwHIM0SyVOitNzP3TQ
• Mexicana Who Worked As Translator For Migrant Kids Wins MacArthur Genius Grant https://www.wearelatinlive.com/article/13328/mexicana-who-worked-as-translator-for-migrant-kids-wins-macarthur-genius-grant?fbclid=IwAR2UXVxIIi_nphxHEYiMAFwTR9e6eWrwfMfG0sL2DOReHiDzNl-8YHcc2XM 
• The 'OK' Hand Gesture Is Now Listed As A Symbol Of Hate https://www.npr.org/2019/09/26/764728163/the-ok-hand-gesture-is-now-listed-as-a-symbol-of-hate?fbclid=IwAR1zNpvno_08nGRK3tXkNhdOtCPXYa6MmdN0-qGU0LjHODjkLrf7f9iH-s8
• Free app helps deaf children enjoy reading https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/technow/free-app-helps-deaf-children-enjoy-reading-953427.html?fbclid=IwAR31wJjdOfdBvsLOuyhFBLWdEl-1FKMBTbEdIbN1vnlIf3la0nN8K3Bq9vQ
• Penn State Women’s Volleyball To Hold First-Ever ‘Silent Set’ Against Michigan State https://onwardstate.com/2019/09/25/penn-state-womens-volleyball-to-hold-first-ever-silent-set-against-michigan-state/?fbclid=IwAR2opKmppwyJiSV7VJa-TiZQtYWr9pJVOga9BMETxs2X3OG6oW-u0v2Tqlw
• Hearing loss an 'invisible,' and widely uninsured, problem https://www.cnn.com/2012/07/10/health/hearing-aid-insurance/index.html?fbclid=IwAR13e9Ksx8RlXtNObIbLCx22Hk6PfJmLbPJobcSRIa_HojpQ4JMuV-7dk2E 
• Here’s my challenge to white parents this school year https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/heres-my-challenge-to-white-parents-this-school-year/?fbclid=IwAR1s1BD7ojVp5CmzfP9kbfCc_mWdtPXilzwUBZ77fH-3T73CWjTxGmNFCN8
• Oregon Schools Slowly Rolling Out Indigenous Studies Curriculum https://www.opb.org/news/article/native-american-indigenous-history-oregon-schools-cow-creek/?fbclid=IwAR0G-_D5np3081dckiGvLpibS6pxaxoNEKmnLXzGGF1tcW5txA5g1QAtdfI
• Malcolm X And James Baldwin Discuss Race Relations In America https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoyrDJViKxc&fbclid=IwAR00i-yS3unfQoqb9dInY8ln_Ve-IjHMNOzz3Nz2J9fjmApVIJvc114GpyY 
• Deaf History Month: Audism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIGnELWkfAI&fbclid=IwAR2XQrKZ3AFBW5FTkAFOd39-qsu1QYVKr4Gjy0VYHi5MbrR0ZqMhHsPilcs
• 5 Signs of Audism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOnFFvb7ojs&fbclid=IwAR0tuO_aLiq3mkKQHhpLhmanghe0HeWbHm9wA-C8Ka_LcVJ3n5kw4fIIsoE 
• What White Feminists Get Wrong about Black Women https://www.patheos.com/blogs/steelmagnificat/2019/06/9246/?fbclid=IwAR3hBXBjGdD0IIBbjML69qUFke1Jd40RPa12NzfgA6w_kFv3tvEM9tFvnpk 
• On White Women, Their Refusal To Say “Excuse Me” & Other Shared Reminders Of Black Womanhood https://madamenoire.com/1100431/on-white-women-their-refusal-to-say-excuse-me-other-shared-reminders-of-black-womanhood/?fbclid=IwAR3v_hmjpUQneV9rUCd75HH2sTiIq3m4SnBbgE0Md3WJqx8W1OAKWqDmX9Q
• ‘They just wanted us to read about a white boy and his dog’: why teenager Marley Dias fought back https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/aug/28/they-just-wanted-us-to-read-about-a-white-boy-and-his-dog-why-teenager-marley-dias-fought-back?fbclid=IwAR1-LoJFOacuxr9M080CIfJMAwnbn6XNlJ09XA301v6Ev-87-DFJ0Y2j7Bc
• Meet Haben Girma, The First Deaf And Blind Person To Graduate From Harvard Law School https://www.yourtango.com/2019327054/who-haben-girma-new-details-first-deaf-and-blind-person-graduate-harvard-law-school?fbclid=IwAR2ko0Gwl-T34Tn4fZBQF-OCYYo3MP096O2NMun3JmFgEF5YwoweEzJVriw
• AMES HIGH SCHOOL TRANSGENDER STUDENT WINS 2019 ACLU OF IOWA MANNHEIMER AWARD https://www.aclu-ia.org/en/press-releases/ames-high-school-transgender-student-wins-2019-aclu-iowa-mannheimer-award-1?fbclid=IwAR0hVE4if7DVdMli62TqxUUwbOodK0v-kFPinXQl_yQwEe51Uy6qUikPJOI
• Call for Volunteers to Develop Framework for Cultural Proficiencies in Racial Equity: Apply by October 8 https://www.acrl.ala.org/acrlinsider/archives/18224
• The Rules of the Diversity and Inclusion Racket https://theriveter.co/voice/the-rules-of-the-diversity-and-inclusion-racket/ 
• Your Facebook posts don’t make you an activist, says Ibram X. Kendi http://mainebeacon.com/your-facebook-posts-dont-make-you-an-activist-says-ibram-x-kendi/
• U.S. Latino/a Studies program to celebrate 25 year anniversary with symposium http://www.iowastatedaily.com/news/united-states-latino-studies-program-iowa-state-symposium-twenty-five-year-anniversary-panels-lantix-heritage-month-memorial-union-sun-room/article_e4be7c9a-e06f-11e9-83d2-e7fec7c20899.html
• Encore: How A Librarian Changed A Future Judge's Life https://www.npr.org/2019/09/27/764433235/encore-how-a-librarian-changed-a-future-judges-life?utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com 
• Intersections of Gender in the Library Collection https://blog.ualberta.ca/intersections-of-gender-in-the-library-collection-25ee580e6734 
• Ibram X. Kendi and Razia Iqbal on How To Be An Antiracist Intelligence Squared https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ibram-x-kendi-and-razia-iqbal-on-how-to-be-an-antiracist/id708371900?i=1000447624157
• Why Diverse Texts Are Not Enough https://triciaebarvia.org/2019/07/18/why-diverse-texts-are-not-enough/ 
• FIRST WORDS: Why Amazing Race Canada winners want you to learn Indigenous languages https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/first-words-why-amazing-race-canada-winners-want-you-to-learn-indigenous-languages-1.5286600
• Myths about physical racial differences were used to justify slavery — and are still believed by doctors today. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/racial-differences-doctors.html

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