<div dir="ltr">Andrea and Yamil, I think you've rightly and succinctly pointed out the potential issues in the EOB directly spearheading any fundraising or money collection.  However, any individual in the community could certainly spearhead a collection/campaign so long as they didn't use the Evergreen logo in their efforts.  <div>I will contact Tony shortly about speaking with the venue unless I hear dissent...</div><div><br></div><div>Grace</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Andrea Buntz Neiman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aneiman@kent.lib.md.us" target="_blank">aneiman@kent.lib.md.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
  
    
  
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    I am so torn about this -- on one hand it is a political cause that
    I deeply and personally support, and the passing of HB2 was very
    distressing to me; however, I am not sure if it is appropriate of us
    as the Board to spearhead something of a political nature where
    money is involved.  As Yamil pointed out, there may also be an issue
    due to our nonprofit status.  I too would be more comfortable if
    individuals led this rather than the EOB.<br>
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    Perhaps a statement from the Board to the effect of "in light of
    HB2, we wish to reiterate that the Community and Conference are
    welcoming to all regardless of race/religion/gender/sexual
    orientation/trans* status/etc." that we can put out on the lists and
    the website.<br>
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    As an individual I'm happy to donate to a collection for a local
    PFLAG or other advocacy group.<br>
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    Agreed on contacting Tony and talking to the hotel.<br>
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Librarian II, Public Services
Kent County Public Library
408 High Street
Chestertown, MD 21620
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    <div>On 3/31/2016 10:48 AM, Grace Dunbar
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      <div dir="ltr">Hi,
        <div>I am troubled by the discriminatory nature of North
          Carolina's House Bill no 2, as well.  I think the first thing
          to do would be to release some kind of a statement of our
          project and our conference's support of diversity and safety
          for all people.  Galen pointed me at one posted by the All
          Things Open conference which happens to be in Raleigh in the
          fall.   <a href="http://allthingsopen.org/our-statement-all-things-open-2016/" target="_blank">http://allthingsopen.org/our-statement-all-things-open-2016/</a>  </div>
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        <div>I'd love to do something similar but since we don't have a
          mission statement (?!?!) that details our support of free
          software, our encouragement of diversity, an our general code
          of conduct for the project... I think we'd have to take a
          slightly different tack in our statement.  Which, of course,
          brings up the point... why don't we have a mission statement
          and how can we expand our code of conduct to be more specific
          about diversity issues and discriminatory practices. </div>
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        <div>Since we don't have that in place... yet, I will ask Tony
          at the SFC (as the fiscal sponsor of the conference) to speak
          to the hotel venue and explain our concerns with House Bill
          2.  We want to ensure that they will work with us to make our
          conference as inclusive and positive as possible. I think it's
          important that the SFC handles this discussion because they
          are the signatory on the contract with the venue and because
          the host library is a State Agency and I wouldn't want to drag
          them into this discussion.</div>
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        <div>Any reasons why I shouldn't proceed with Tony contacting
          the hotel?</div>
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        <div>Thanks!!</div>
        <div>Grace</div>
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        <div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 6:41 AM, Tim
          Spindler <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tjspindler@gmail.com" target="_blank">tjspindler@gmail.com</a>></span>
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            <div dir="ltr">I also support but again I'm not sure what to
              do.</div>
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                  <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 10:54
                    PM, Ruth Frasur <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rfrasur@gmail.com" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:rfrasur@gmail.com" target="_blank">rfrasur@gmail.com</a>></span>
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                      <div dir="ltr">I support this idea although I'm
                        not sure what we should do.  Also open to
                        suggestions.  Shall continue thinking.</div>
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                            <div>On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 7:21 PM, Amy
                              Terlaga <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:terlaga@biblio.org" target="_blank"></a><a href="mailto:terlaga@biblio.org" target="_blank">terlaga@biblio.org</a>></span>
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                                          <div>Hi all--<br>
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                                          In light of recent events in
                                          North Carolina, I was
                                          wondering if the Board might
                                          consider leading the way in
                                          showing the Evergreen
                                          community's support for the
                                          LGBT community in NC.  We'll
                                          be there in less than a month
                                          and I think it would be a good
                                          thing for us to do.<br>
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                                        Perhaps we could take up a
                                        collection and give the money
                                        raised to a local LGBT advocacy
                                        group?  Just a suggestion.  I'm
                                        open to ideas.<br>
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                                      Let me know what you're thinking.<br>
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                                    Thanks for your consideration.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
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                                                          Director of
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                                                          Bibliomation,
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