Tuesday, February 12, 2019

February 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.

Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, Committee for Diversity & Inclusion

·         A short comic gives the simplest, most perfect explanation of privilege I've ever seen. | Upworthy https://www.upworthy.com/a-short-comic-gives-the-simplest-most-perfect-explanation-of-privilege-ive-ever-seen (Thank you to Julie Finch for sharing!)
·         Examining Classic Literature Through a Critical Lens https://www.iowapublicradio.org/post/examining-classic-literature-through-critical-lens#stream/0
·         16 LGBTQIAP+ Books by Black Authors http://www.yapride.org/2019/02/16-lgbtqiap-books-by-black-authors/
·         Area’s First Repair Café Coming to Schenectady https://capitalregionchamber.com/news/areas-first-repair-cafe-coming-to-schenectady/
·         TALK: WHITE FRAGILITY, 2/24/19, 2 pm https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/events/talk-white-fragility
·         White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism Robin DiAngelo, Upcoming Lecture 2/26/19, 7 pm https://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lecture/46500
·         FREE Online Presentation: Beyond Library Diversity Residencies: Strategies to Recruit, Retain, and Promote Librarians of Color Presented online via Zoom Tuesday, February 19th, 11 am CST Registration: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/7386f7e1045d55357c24e00bf0acd2b8
·         Puerto Rico government issues LGBTI-friendly guidelines to public employees https://www.washingtonblade.com/2019/02/11/puerto-rico-government-issues-lgbti-friendly-guidelines-to-public-employees/
·         Editorial: What I said when my white friend asked for my Black opinion on white privilege https://goodblacknews.org/2016/07/14/editorial-what-i-said-when-my-white-friend-asked-for-my-black-opinion-on-white-privilege/
·         Inclusive Teaching Toolkits
o    MSU Libraries https://lib.msu.edu/node/5113/
·         Mitigating Microaggressions in Virtual Reference, Marie Radford and Lynn Connaway https://www.oclc.org/content/dam/research/presentations/connaway/radford-kitzie-connaway-floegel-reference-research-forum-2017.pdf
·         Inclusive Teaching Strategies from the University of Washington Center for Teaching and Learning https://www.washington.edu/teaching/teaching-resources/inclusive-teaching-at-uw/inclusive-teaching-strategies/
·         The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion https://publish.lib.umd.edu/IJIDI/index
·         Celebrating Difference: Best Practices in Culturally ResponsiveTeaching Online: Summarizes Gay’s work and applies to online learning
·         Stages of Multicultural Curriculum Transformation http://www.edchange.org/multicultural/curriculum/steps.html
·         Sample Activities & Templates for Exploring Privilege, Power, and Oppression https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/inclusive-teaching/sample-activities-templates/
·         University of Cincinnati’s Data Day 2019: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Data http://libapps.libraries.uc.edu/blogs/dataday/
·         White Privilege Conference - Cedar Rapids, March 20-23, 2019, registration now open https://www.whiteprivilegeconference.com/

Resources Related to ALA Midwinter 2019
·         ALAMW: What Happened, and What Should Happen Next https://aprilhathcock.wordpress.com/2019/01/30/alamw-what-happened-and-what-should-happen-next/
·         Directory/Collection of statements from ALA units and affiliates on racism within ALA https://bit.ly/2HU9FaF (Compiled by Diedre Conkling)
·         ALA President announces future EDI Efforts http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2019/02/ala-president-announces-future-edi-efforts
·         Open letter addressing racialized aggression during 2019 ALA Midwinter https://bit.ly/2MLnI10
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Thursday, December 13, 2018

Supplement December 2018


Here’s an opportunity with a January 4 application deadline: Preparation Workshop for New Racial Healing Circle Practitioners

Brief description:

The American Library Association (ALA) invites applications from librarians and library workers who would like to participate in the Preparation Workshop for New Racial Healing Circle Practitioners, which will take place at the Warwick Allerton in Chicago, Illinois on March 21-22, 2019. This workshop is being offered in collaboration with the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Successful applicants will receive a $400 stipend to offset travel expenses, up to 3 nights’ lodging in Chicago, and complimentary registration for the 2-day workshop including support materials and some meals. Additional expenses such as ground transportation and meals not provided during the workshop must be covered by the participant.

The Preparation Workshop for New Racial Healing Circle Practitioners is an opportunity for library staff who are participating or have applied to participate in ALA’s TRHT Great Stories Club, representatives from the AAC&U’s TRHT Campus Centers, and other interested library professionals to receive information about racial healing circle methodology, participate with peers in a racial healing session, and engage in a session design and co-facilitation process. Workshop activity will take place from 10:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21 and 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. pm Friday, March 22, at the Warwick Allerton (701 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611).

More information may be found here:  http://www.ala.org/tools/programming/truth-racial-healing-transformation-GSC/RHCworkshop

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Wednesday, December 12, 2018

December 2018

Greetings, 
Each month, 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.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, Committee for Diversity & Inclusion
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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

November 2018

Greetings,
 Each month, 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.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, Committee for Diversity & Inclusion




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Monday, October 22, 2018

October 2018

Greetings, 

Each month, 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.
 
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, Committee for Diversity & Inclusion


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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

September 2018


Greetings,

Each month, the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion shares resources out 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.

Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, Committee for Diversity & Inclusion

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Tuesday, August 7, 2018

August 2018

Greetings,
 Each Month, the ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion shares resources out 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. This month we have included a Special Topic section focusing on the conversations surrounding the ALA Library Bill of Rights Meeting Room Interpretation. We have also included a section with other topics below that. 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.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, Committee for Diversity & Inclusion
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Special Topic: ALA Library Bill of Rights Meeting Room Interpretation 
ALA Council special online vote to take place Aug. 9 re: whether or not to rescind new Meeting Room Interpretation

  • Follow the conversation on the ALA Council Meeting Room Discussion Board: https://tinyurl.com/Meeting-Room-Discussion (should be public) 
“The ALA Executive Board met on July 20, 2018 and unanimously voted to allow an on-line vote of Council on the Resolution to Rescind Meeting Rooms: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights (2017-2018 ALA CD#19.6_62617_act).

Discussion of this resolution will now proceed in this ALA Connect space from Thursday, July 26 through Thursday, August 9.

On Thursday, August 9, discussion will close and the poll will open. ALA Council will then proceed to an electronic ballot and vote on the resolution via Connect poll from August 9 through August 16. The ALA Governance Office staff will provide a link to the poll which will only be open to Councilors. Please note that this is not an anonymous poll as people's names will be associated with their votes the way they are in open Council meetings. The results of the vote will be announced on August 17.

As a reminder, for an on-line vote to be valid, at least 50 percent of Councilors must participate. According to the ALA By-laws, approval of the resolution in an electronic vote requires a 75 percent majority of those voting Yes or No.

The resolution is attached here for reference.
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JoAnne Kempf
Dir/Office of ALA Governance
American Library Association”

This is the version Council approved at Annual 2018, which is currently in effect, and which the motion at hand would rescind: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/meetingrooms

If the current motion passes, we would revert to the 1991 version, which was in effect until Annual 2018: https://alair.ala.org/handle/11213/1622

Then the IFC working group would draft their new revision and share it by 2018-10-01, which presumably Council will vote on at Midwinter after further revisions.




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Monday, July 9, 2018

July 2018

Greetings,
 Here's the latest edition of CD&I's resource round-up! 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. The ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion’s charge includes promoting awareness of issues relating to diversity and inclusion to the greater ILA membership. While we know we can’t be comprehensive, we will do our best to collect timely resources on library-related issues and share those approximately once per month.
Sincerely,
Cara B. Stone
Chair, ILA Committee for Diversity & Inclusion

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