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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Rachel A. Mandell <ramandell@gmail.com> via [mailto:issues-advocacy@forums.archivists.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 15, 2017 4:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SAA Issues & Advocacy Section Discussion List <issues-advocacy@forums.archivists.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [issues-advocacy] Fwd: [saaleaders] SAA Council Statement on White Supremacists' Actions in Charlottesville, Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b>Nancy Beaumont <<a href="mailto:nbeaumont@archivists.org">nbeaumont@archivists.org</a>> via</b> <<a href="mailto:saaleaders@forums.archivists.org">saaleaders@forums.archivists.org</a>><br>
Date: 15 August 2017 at 13:01<br>
Subject: [saaleaders] SAA Council Statement on White Supremacists' Actions in Charlottesville, Virginia<br>
To: SAA Leader List <<a href="mailto:saaleaders@forums.archivists.org">saaleaders@forums.archivists.org</a>><br>
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The SAA Council has just released the following “SAA Council Statement on White Supremacists’ Actions in Charlottesville, Virginia”:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">SAA Council Statement on White Supremacists’ Actions in Charlottesville, Virginia</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="color:black">August 15, 2017</span></i><span style="color:black">—The Society of American Archivists joins the nation in condemning the racist acts committed by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the weekend of August 12. SAA
is committed to listening to and supporting the work of its members who are addressing ways in which archives can assist in fighting suppression, intimidation, and violence, and who are actively engaged in furthering
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www2.archivists.org_advocacy_diversity-2Dand-2Dinclusion-2Dinitiatives&d=DwMFaQ&c=2VZYbtYJv2D8M43KsrFplYR_K_qvRt8ALW9zIemmNsU&r=96N2Xln1tQ5ybaNCzz0QYaogkbhQB0zpLS4WDkRpin8&m=YDOySbL678Z4GtNj1s6lfEu1weou6ogNjKjFoqcjHjY&s=C_izBPbb72m2tZPDoy7YFuC4AgHWpKov4cfzPZzSuM0&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">SAA’s
strategic priority of diversity and inclusion</span></a><span style="color:black">. Be assured of SAA’s commitment and resolve to promote diversity and inclusion within the Society, among the archival community, and in the wider world.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">We have asked the SAA Council Internal Working Group on Diversity and Inclusion to develop a toolkit that will offer specific information and resources on how our profession can work with communities to identify, combat, and dismantle
acts and symbols of white supremacy while retaining the history, context, and cultural understanding of these acts and symbols. Archivists play a key role in educating the public about the value of archives and how they can be used in confronting historical
truths.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:black">The SAA Council released </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www2.archivists.org_statements_statement-2Dfrom-2Dthe-2Dsaa-2Dcouncil&d=DwMFaQ&c=2VZYbtYJv2D8M43KsrFplYR_K_qvRt8ALW9zIemmNsU&r=96N2Xln1tQ5ybaNCzz0QYaogkbhQB0zpLS4WDkRpin8&m=YDOySbL678Z4GtNj1s6lfEu1weou6ogNjKjFoqcjHjY&s=SlRtWwrXF5JbLSn4eCNMFstIqUVPhNAHX3l8f0emqnM&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">a
statement on August 10</span></a><span style="color:black"> explicitly supporting diversity and inclusion and noting that we are seeking productive ways to continue the important conversations that took place in Portland during our 2017 Annual Meeting. We
are committed to fostering discussions about how archivists might partner with the public to reflect on and encourage the use of archives as a means of social transformation and radical inclusion. We welcome your ideas about how to do that. Please email
</span><a href="mailto:president@archivists.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">president@archivists.org</span></a><span style="color:black"> or
</span><a href="mailto:saahq@archivists.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">saahq@archivists.org</span></a><span style="color:black"> or contact any
</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www2.archivists.org_groups_saa-2Dcouncil&d=DwMFaQ&c=2VZYbtYJv2D8M43KsrFplYR_K_qvRt8ALW9zIemmNsU&r=96N2Xln1tQ5ybaNCzz0QYaogkbhQB0zpLS4WDkRpin8&m=YDOySbL678Z4GtNj1s6lfEu1weou6ogNjKjFoqcjHjY&s=ofGnlxIqf6qZ0R8KcWCMfbvZeiILCJmi5JKqrUlJA-o&e=" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">Council
member</span></a><span style="color:black"> with your thoughts.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">The Statement also is available via the SAA website
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www2.archivists.org_statements_saa-2Dcouncil-2Dstatement-2Don-2Dwhite-2Dsupremacists-25E2-2580-2599-2Dactions-2Din-2Dcharlottesville-2Dvirginia&d=DwMFaQ&c=2VZYbtYJv2D8M43KsrFplYR_K_qvRt8ALW9zIemmNsU&r=96N2Xln1tQ5ybaNCzz0QYaogkbhQB0zpLS4WDkRpin8&m=YDOySbL678Z4GtNj1s6lfEu1weou6ogNjKjFoqcjHjY&s=fKzB_J3_1YrkFQPPXFz4tHLaqGmV2BeVHsVOqOafdp8&e=" target="_blank">
here</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Best regards – Nancy
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Nancy P. Beaumont</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></i><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt">promotes the value and diversity of archives and archivists. We are the preeminent source of professional resources and the principal communication hub for American archivists.</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><i><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.0pt">The Society of American Archivists Foundation is the nation’s leading source of nonprofit funding dedicated to the interests of archives
and archivists. Donations to the SAA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, are tax deductible. For more information and to donate:
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http://www2.archivists.org/foundation</a>. Thank you! </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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