Yes, I'm so glad that this was brought to our attention. The entire recording is indeed worth absorbing; both Kelvin Watson and AJL's own Rebecca Levitan were spectacularly eloquent.
On Tue, Apr 5, 2022 at 2:51 AM Rose Shoshanah Seidman via Hasafran < hasafran@lists.osu.edu> wrote: > Thanks Kathy for bringing this to our attention. Rebecca spoke > beautifully. Kol ha-kavod! Shoshanah From: Hasafran < > hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu> on behalf of AJL PR via Hasafran < > hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > This Message Is From an External Sender > This message came from outside your organization. > Report Suspicious > > <https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/KGKeukY!vwQf0katD6YAxRdx_y7k985V9f3tJQ7AE9VILyUC719mQmgfbGV6HVTXXGmnkQSXMJaiJXUB5wn0vlo1v6akUG_1CuyhL4buV_LAkw8V4ka2omRwUPQaKgoW0ABdxbMYU4oCJT4seqxETqG65NDZPNDLp70$> > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > Thanks Kathy for bringing this to our attention. Rebecca spoke > beautifully. Kol ha-kavod! > > Shoshanah > ------------------------------ > *From:* Hasafran <hasafran-boun...@lists.osu.edu> on behalf of AJL PR via > Hasafran <hasafran@lists.osu.edu> > *Sent:* Sunday, April 3, 2022 9:53 AM > *To:* hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu < > hasaf...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu> > *Subject:* [ha-Safran] ALA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Assembly > "Lightning Talks" > > Dear Safranim, On Monday, March 28, I had the honor of attending the ALA's > Equity, Diversion, and Inclusivity Assembly, which consisted of five very > important and powerful "lightning talks" by a group of incredible speakers. > Our own Rebecca ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart > This Message Is From an External Sender > This message came from outside your organization. > Report Suspicious > > <https://us-phishalarm-ewt.proofpoint.com/EWT/v1/KGKeukY!skQd_Whho8igi5qRv4-KNM4YidSSx2UGWfpny2oNwgnyDsOO79X5dCm_Th2N6eHVa4kAjUXSjTZp114S6JJ1bMlakTgoAGltVGRYA460eqDgx045-BqbF3927MbOnw$> > > ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd > Dear Safranim, > > On Monday, March 28, I had the honor of attending the ALA's Equity, > Diversion, and Inclusivity Assembly, which consisted of five very important > and powerful "lightning talks" by a group of incredible speakers. Our own > Rebecca Levitan, SSCPL vice president, was one of the speakers. Rebecca did > a remarkable and empowering job of laying out our issues as Jews in the > library world. > > A link to the program is below. I encourage you to listen to all of these > speakers, but most importantly, take a few minutes to listen to Rebecca and > Kelvin Watson speak. They both delivered heartfelt, experiential messages. > > Thanks, > Kathy B. > > > On Monday, March 28th, *the ALA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion ( > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ala.org/aboutala/edi-assembly__;!!KGKeukY!mbM83A3g3RtdBl8s8r5sopnXMQDUxoq0b8kAc_uQOY9TVCdgMIX6azCDsQG8KwG1X96g-dWe_-rVT7k$>**EDI) > Assembly > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ala.org/aboutala/edi-assembly__;!!KGKeukY!mbM83A3g3RtdBl8s8r5sopnXMQDUxoq0b8kAc_uQOY9TVCdgMIX6azCDsQG8KwG1X96g-dWe_-rVT7k$>** > hosted > a panel of speakers to present five "lightning talks"* on various topics > related to EDI. These talks were informative and powerful, and *we are > pleased to share the recording for the event here > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/djJZ1al2mdJ0Rrcfybom_gbi7OJoKtIVdTWsrAw25VQelDNhgGVrCvBmN44FdWE6.2R2M145510dfqScJ?startTime=1648496069000__;!!KGKeukY!mbM83A3g3RtdBl8s8r5sopnXMQDUxoq0b8kAc_uQOY9TVCdgMIX6azCDsQG8KwG1X96g-dWeRte7U2o$>. > * > > > Here are the titles of the lightning talks: > > - *"June is Over But I'm Still Queer: Supporting LGBTQ+ Library > Workers All Year**”*—*Cassie Miller*, DEI Officer, Baltimore County > Public Library, and *Rebecca Oxley*, Librarian III, Prince George > County Memorial Library System > - *"Inviting the Uninvited**”*—*Kelvin Watson*, Executive Director, > Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, and a Past President of BCALA > - *"Can You Hear Us? 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