[Libs-Or] Unpacking | Schedule updates and more

[Unpacking Discussion Group]

Hi all,

*Please forgive the cross-posting. *We're excited to introduce an updated
schedule and the next four months of topics for the Unpacking discussion
series!

Moving forward, we will be running Unpacking in two "seasons" each year.
Fall season will be Aug., Sept., Oct., and Nov. Spring season will be Feb.,
Mar., Apr., and May. This allows for both organizers and participants to
have breaks in critical times of year and provides a structure in which to
focus our discussion topics.

For Fall 2022, we're focusing on collections and how personal bias,
systemic racism, organizational practices, and more affect our work and how
we can make progress in these areas.

We're so pleased with how our discussions have been going so far, and
continue to improve with feedback and experience. Please join us!
<https://unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com/about--contact.html>

[image: Unpacking A discussion-based forum created to provide a space in
which white and white-identifying individuals can examine the realities of
their white privilege. 2022 Fall season Theme: collections First Thursdays
at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom Aug. 4 | Personal bias in collections work Sept. 1 |
Collection development policies Oct. 6 | Materials challenges and
reconsiderations Nov. 3 | Diversity audits unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com]

If you know someone who might be interested in joining our discussions,
please forward this email, share the graphic, or direct them to the Unpacking
website <https://unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com/>.

All our best,

*The Unpacking Team*
unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com
unpackingdiscussion at gmail.com
Caitlin McMahan (she/her) Eugene Public Library
Taylor Worley (she/her) Springfield Public Library
Brittany Young (she/her) Lane County Law Library

*Unpacking  <https://unpackingdiscussion.weebly.com/>*is a discussion-based
forum created to provide a space in which white and white-identifying
individuals can examine the realities of their white privilege. Through
conversation, we explore how to actively dismantle systems which oppress
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and from which all white and
white-identifying individuals benefit. *Unpacking* is designed for the
communal education of white and white-identifying individuals, but welcomes
all people who would like to contribute to or engage in this work.
Additionally, though *Unpacking *is rooted in conversations about race, we
welcome a broad range of topics which can help libraries and museums to
become more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and accessible.
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