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<span id="_mce_caret"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">May I suggest you start with PROJECT READY from UNC.edu?</span></span>
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On 09/30/2020 3:22 PM Mary Witt via AISLE <aisle@list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">The RAILS Board is forming an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Committee and we are looking for staff from our member libraries to participate, along with a few members of our board and a few RAILS staff serving as ex officio members. <u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The committee charge is to:</p>
<p style="text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Develop a shared understanding of the nature of systemic racism and bias in libraries and library-related organizations and how to combat it</p>
<p style="text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;" class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span>Advise the RAILS Board and staff about appropriate equity and accountability goals to which RAILS and libraries should aspire</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The committee will also help to: identify barriers in libraries and the library field and solutions to eliminate them; develop ideas and programs to increase awareness about systemic racism and bias among member libraries, staff and boards; and facilitate systemwide discussion about EDI. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are looking for volunteers from all sizes and types of libraries (academic, public, school, and special), as well as staff from all different organizational levels. We would also like the committee to reflect the <span style="color: #202020;">diversity of the RAILS membership in terms of race, ethnicity, age, geographic location, background, and other factors. A keen interest and passion for EDI are a must! </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #202020;">If interested, please <a href="mailto:dee.brennan@railslibraries.info"> email Deirdre Brennan</a>, RAILS Executive Director, with a brief paragraph on why you think you would be a good addition to this committee by Friday, October 16. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #202020;">Thanks in advance for considering!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #202020;">Mary</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #1f497d;">Mary Witt<br>Director, Marketing & Communications<br>Reaching Across Illinois Library System<br>Burr Ridge Office<br>Phone: 630.734.5124<br>Fax: 630.734.5050<br><a href="mailto:mary.witt@railslibraries.info"><span style="color: #1f497d;">mary.witt@railslibraries.info</span></a><br><a href="http://www.railslibraries.info"><span style="color: #1f497d;">http://www.railslibraries.info</span></a><br><br></span></p>
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