[Eg-oversight-board] Position Statement

[Andrea Buntz Neiman]

Looks good, thank you!


----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Sharp <csharp at georgialibraries.org>
To: Grace Dunbar <gdunbar at esilibrary.com>
Cc: Oversight Board <eg-oversight-board at list.evergreen-ils.org>
Sent: Fri, 08 Apr 2016 10:49:29 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: [Eg-oversight-board] Position Statement

Thank you, Grace.  I support the statement's release.

On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 10:27 AM, Grace Dunbar <gdunbar at esilibrary.com>
wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> I heard back from Tony and Karen at the SFC and they see no issues with
> our position statement regarding North Carolina HB2.
> Tony does not believe that our statement explicitly implicates the State
> Library or NC Cardinal.
> He did ask for some clarification on the refund language which is
> incorporated below.
> Please review and, if we're all in agreement, I'd like for us to publish
> this asap.
> Thanks!
> Grace
>
> -----BEGIN-----
> Per the Evergreen Project's Event Code of Conduct
> https://evergreen-ils.org/code-of-conduct
> Evergreen event organizers are dedicated to providing a harassment-free
> experience for everyone, regardless of gender, sexual orientation,
> disability, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion. We do not
> tolerate harassment of event participants in any form.  It is now important
> to reemphasize that commitment.
>
> In particular, the Evergreen Oversight Board is disappointed that the
> North Carolina General Assembly has chosen to pass legislation that
> nullifies city ordinances that protect LGBT individuals from
> discrimination, including one such ordinance passed by the Raleigh City
> Council. Since the 2016 Evergreen Conference is to be held in Raleigh, the
> Oversight Board is taking the following steps to protect conference
> attendees:
>
> * We are working with the conference venue and hotels to ensure that their
> staff and organizations will not discriminate on the basis of gender,
> gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body
> size, race, or religion.
>
> * The Evergreen Project, via its fiscal agent Software Freedom
> Conservancy, will refund in full registrations from individuals who feel
> that they can no longer safely attend the conference.  We're committed to
> processing refunds requested on this basis, but it will take us some time
> to process them.  Please be patient if you request a refund.
> ------END-----
> --
> Grace Dunbar, Vice President
> Equinox - Open Your Library
> gdunbar at esilibrary.com
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>
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Chris Sharp
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Andrea Buntz Neiman, MLS
Librarian II, Public Services
Kent County Public Library
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