[Reforma_or] EDI Recommendations for OLA

[Marci Jenkins]

Hola Reformistas,

Just want to let you know, on 04/29/20 Martin and I presented the 2020/2021 EDI Task Force Recommendations (attached) to  the OLA's board. The members of the board and State Library attending the meeting were quite impressed with the content we presented and they are very interested to review and do their best in order to incentive, influence and guide libraries' leadership in Oregon to follow a transformative quality improvement plan when it comes to equity, diversity and inclusion and to become (as per our Task Force recommendations) an anti-racism institution.

We all know, multi-cultural professionals, especially librarians and library staff of color, have been the dealing with intense emotional labor, trying to deal with the absurd amount of work we have to apply on EDI and anti-racism strategies, best practices, advocacy, education and awareness on top of our daily professional tasks, and on top of that we are perceived (sometimes even called and/or labelled) as "trouble makers" and insubordinate. It is time to share this heavy load and have OLA as our ally!

Many thanks to OLA and Elaine Hirsch for giving us this opportunity and to REFORMA-OR  for advocacy and support. Thanks again to my friend and co-chair Martin Blasco. (considering the forever soccer feud between Argentina X Brazil, never in history, an Argentinean and a Brazilian worked so well together!
¡Gracias hermano! :))

Please take a moment to read the recommendations and let me know if you would be interested to know more or perhaps join efforts with the OLA EDI Committee, once it is officially established.

Gracias, obrigada!
Que tengan todos un bonito dia!

Marci Ramiro-Jenkins

"Listening to justified anger from the oppressed even when it triggers fragility in yourself.
Is just as important as the vote you cast. Sit with that discomfort. It's growth"- Red Horn Woman


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