[CASL-L] EDI Assembly

[Mary Ellen Minichiello]

On Monday, March 28th, *the ALA Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (
<https://www.ala.org/aboutala/edi-assembly>**EDI) Assembly
<https://www.ala.org/aboutala/edi-assembly>** 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://ala-events.zoom.us/rec/share/djJZ1al2mdJ0Rrcfybom_gbi7OJoKtIVdTWsrAw25VQelDNhgGVrCvBmN44FdWE6.2R2M145510dfqScJ?startTime=1648496069000>.
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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? Acknowledging AAPI Communities"* - *Karen Liu*,
   Youth Services Coordinator, Utah State Library
   - *"Diversity Needs: Jewish Voices"* - *Rebecca Levitan*, Vice
   President, Schools, Synagogues, Centers, & Public Libraries Division,
   Association of Jewish Libraries
   - *"Intersections in Libraries"* - *Kel Hughes Jones, Ed.D.,* Reference
   & Instruction Librarian, Waukesha County Technical College

The agenda for the Assembly, including contact information and resources
for the presenters, can be found here
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSLFMBf36WAC90vuftXnN6zEvpbojmrjdnW6ns1cfJxysO5Ht3vdPkzWDKCf2PqaMPD-G_1Kkjib3iS/pub>
.

If you are interested in joining the EDI Assembly, you can sign up through
the ALA Volunteer Form
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ala.org_aboutala_committees_volunteer_frm-5Fvol&d=DwMGaQ&c=aKVGQ2uftgEtyjWUfhfCVjzs5Cm37_HE6-sIB-MDAow&r=0Gd0WArIQ0esKTTtS15ZqBsmNMY-gnC2tCYxepz_Ukg&m=U96n-DP6TnVTtBsZ1KK6vNAgMAvnspzrdmjRg0zPi_4&s=ZwabbjOwaPIde-euIl68AxDEC-Q0SYhLIaWPadtmg6k&e=>.
Choose ALA from the drop-down menu. You will have the option to choose from
different committees; select EDI Assembly.
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