[Eg-oversight-board] Position Statement

[Sharon Herbert]

+1 Thanks very much, Grace
Quoting Andrea Buntz Neiman <aneiman at kent.lib.md.us>:

> 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
>> 1-877-OPEN-ILS  |  www.esilibrary.com
>>
>>
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