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For interest only, watch if you'd like or have time.

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(Not) Another Anti-Racist Reading Group_ From Discussion to Action

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We hope to work on awareness in the library - raising the level of awareness of racial privilege and other equity and social justice issues. While we hope that others in the library join us, it’s OK if just us three - we can help each other continue the work. We’ll try to find more concrete pieces/activities to center our conversations around.

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Contains:
1. Goals/Outcomes
2. Email invitation draft
3. Ground Rules
4. First Topic
5. Scholarly Sources
6. Question prompts
7. Future topic ideas

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Future ideas at end of document.

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I think that we've expressed some frustration in the past that we haven't had more folks showing up, but I thought about it the other day, and I counted at least 11 folks who have shown up to our meetings, not including folks who have given us feedback but not attended because their schedules forbid it. I don't think 11+ is anything to sneeze at! --KIB

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Being more intentional in inviting student workers

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Being more intentional in inviting student workers

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I think this would be a great way to diversify/expand our conversations, and could (hopefully) lead to better customer service. I really valued the opinions shared by the student who attended previously. --KIB

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I don't have any major complaints. I think that the group is meeting my expectations; I knew it wasn't going to completely change things in the library, but that it was going to be a good opportunity to start having some long overdue conversations. I would love to hear everyone else's opinions on this, though! --KIB

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I'd like to add an action piece, tip or fact to our monthly invite. Ideas: How to be more inclusive, like how to point to all the restrooms not just the gendered ones, to check yourself to see if you're providing a patron all the information you would to another patron, walking a patron to the stacks and why we should do this, and how to make forms more inclusive. These don't need to be earth shattering - in fact shorter is better. We can also share these on social media - two areas at once.

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I love that we have a group where we can discuss DEI topics, but I'd really like to see us making recommendations to Admin Council or at least our departments on how to be more inclusive and equitable.  I think this is the next step. I'd also like practicing more scenarios, two of my personal favorite sessions were the one with scenarios and then where we discussion the 2 chapters of White Fragility. These seemed the most applicable to everyone.

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Us being more intentional with the topics we choose.

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Us being more intentional with the topics we choose.

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I'd like to see us choose some topics that highlight the diversity of our staff, everyone deserves to be seen, and we focused a whole lot on Black lives and not a lot on disability/ mental health, Native American and Indigenous people, LGBTQ+ .

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Along with intentional topics - time commitment to pre-work

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Along with intentional topics - time commitment to pre-work

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Asking people to watch an hour long video may be a bigger ask, than what we realize. *I'd like to check this assumption with the survey to library folks.

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Sometimes it's important to change the topic based on what's happening in the world. * For the months that we are busy with instruction I'd like to see us plan further in advance and for us as the facilitators to talk before the meeting.

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We all have lots of meeting invites and other responsibilities. When we send out meeting invites with 10+ choices, my anxiety kicks into full gear. I'd like to curb this by offering folks 3 to 5 choices, based on our the facilitators availability. We (facilitators, minus Liz) have access to each others calendars, so we can gauge when might be good times to have a meeting.

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May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day

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May is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day

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This just happened and while it seems far away from us, it actually isn't and affects at least one of staff members. Could we find readings articles, books to share with the library

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Today, thousands of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native Americans continue to cry out for justice and healing. On Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we remember the Indigenous people who we have lost to murder and those who remain missing and commit to working with Tribal Nations to ensure any instance of a missing or murdered person is met with swift and effective action.

Our failure to allocate the necessary resources and muster the necessary commitment to addressing and preventing this ongoing tragedy not only demeans the dignity and humanity of each person who goes missing or is murdered, it sends pain and shockwaves across our Tribal communities. Our treaty and trust responsibilities to Tribal Nations require our best efforts, and our concern for the well-being of these fellow citizens require us to act with urgency. To this end, our Government must strengthen its support and collaboration with Tribal communities.

My Administration is fully committed to working with Tribal Nations to address the disproportionately high number of missing or murdered Indigenous people, as well as increasing coordination to investigate and resolve these cases and ensure accountability. I am further committed to addressing the underlying causes behind those numbers, including - among others - sexual violence, human trafficking, domestic violence, violent crime, systemic racism, economic disparities, and substance use and addiction. Federal partnerships to address the number of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples will be governed by the Nation-to-Nation foundation of our relationship with Tribal governments and respect for Tribal sovereignty and self-determination. The challenges in Tribal communities are best met by solutions that are informed and shaped by Tribal leaders and Tribal governments.

Tribes across the United States have long worked to provide solutions for their communities. In April, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation, the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Montana, and the FBI announced the Nation's first Tribal Community Response Plan, part of a Department of Justice pilot project to address emergent missing person cases in their community. When someone goes missing, it is often an urgent and time-sensitive situation. The Tribal community response plan lays out a blueprint for how Tribal law enforcement; local, State, and Federal law enforcement; and community members can respond when someone goes missing from a Tribal community - resolving important issues of jurisdictional overlap and gaps in order to respond swiftly and effectively. Other Tribes and Native villages such as the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma, Native Village of Unalakleet in Alaska, and the Bay Mills Indian Community in Michigan, are working with Federal partners on their own community response plans.

My Administration has made a priority of helping to solve the issues surrounding Native Americans who go missing and those who are murdered across the United States - including high rates of Native women and girls, including transgender women and girls. We recognize there is a level of mistrust of the United States Government in many Native communities, stemming from a long history of broken promises, oppression, and trauma. That is why we are pursuing ways to build trust in our Government and the systems designed to provide support to families in need. We must bridge the gap for families in crisis, provide necessary support services, and support opportunities for healing through holistic community-driven approaches.

I am committed to building on the successes of the 2013 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) by supporting the passage of the VAWA Reauthorization of 2021. Among other protections, this bill reaffirms inherent Tribal authority to prosecute certain non-Indian offenders - extending protections from domestic violence and dating violence to Native American victims of sexual violence, stalking, trafficking, child abuse, elder abuse, and assault against law enforcement or justice personnel when crimes are committed on Tribal territory. Additionally, through the American Rescue Plan we provided an additional $35 million in grants for Tribes to provide temporary housing, assistance, and supportive services to victims of domestic and dating violence, as well as supplemental funding for the StrongHearts Native Helpline, and additional funding for services for sexual assault survivors.

My Administration has also committed to effectively implement the requirements of Savanna's Act and the Not Invisible Act, legislation focused on combating the issues surrounding missing or murdered Indigenous persons. The Presidential Task Force on Missing and Murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives continues to convene the Department of Justice, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Health and Human Services, to address the issues from a combined public health-public safety partnership. Furthering the efforts of the task force, the White House Council on Native American Affairs will bring together all relevant Federal agencies to work with Tribal Nations on exploring additional ways to enhance prevention efforts and improve access to safety and justice.

Furthermore, informed by Tribal input, the Department of the Interior recently established the Missing & Murdered Unit (MMU) within the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services to provide leadership and direction for cross-departmental and interagency work involving missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives. The MMU will help bring the weight of the Federal Government to bear when investigating these cases and marshal law enforcement resources across Federal agencies and throughout Indian country.

Our commitment to addressing these issues and to strengthening these critical partnerships is unwavering. For too long, there has been too much sorrow and worry. United by our mutual investment in healthy, safe communities, we will work together to achieve lasting progress.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 5, 2021, as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. I call on all Americans and ask all levels of government to support Tribal governments and Tribal communities' efforts to increase awareness of the issue of missing and murdered American Indians and Alaska Natives through appropriate programs and activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.

JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR.

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A Proclamation on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2021 | The White House

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Today, thousands of unsolved cases of missing and murdered Native Americans continue to cry out for justice and healing. On Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we remember the Indigenous people who we have lost to murder and those who remain missing and commit to working with Tribal Nations to ensure any instance of a missing or murdered person is met with swift and effective action.

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We've had staff from every department except one, join us for at least one meeting.

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I would say yes and no as well. I think discussing various readings is very valuable, but I would also like to be able to have some free discussion time as well to talk about various scenarios we encounter in our personal and professional lives, and how to handle them rather than sticking strictly to the readings only.

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I would say yes and no as well. I think discussing various readings is very valuable, but I would also like to be able to have some free discussion time as well to talk about various scenarios we encounter in our personal and professional lives, and how to handle them rather than sticking strictly to the readings only.

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- LH

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Being able to get support and discuss both our readings as well as real life scenarios has been invaluable.
- LH

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I agree that sometimes the "assigned" readings can be more intensive than intended and while it's very important to devote time and energy to these topics this can be hard for staff in particular when we have a much more limited schedule.

- LH

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I love the idea of action items! I think moving some of our discussions from the theoretical to the real world is an excellent idea.
- LH

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Ask for content from folks in the library?

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Ask for content from folks in the library?

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I'd like to talk about finding ways to connect what we're doing to what we know about the student experience on campus, and perhaps the DEAC proposal.

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I'd like to talk about finding ways to connect what we're doing to what we know about the student experience on campus, and perhaps the DEAC proposal.