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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:11.0pt"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Dear
</span><span style="color:black;background:white">Ohio Archivists,</span><span style="color:#222222;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:11.0pt"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">The Advocacy Subcommittee of the Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC) is here to help you with your advocacy efforts! </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:11.0pt"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Have an advocacy issue you need RAAC’s assistance on? You can reach out to us via our
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Request form</span></a><span style="color:#222222;background:white">. Details can be found at our Advocacy Protocol page
</span><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.archivists.org%2Fgroups%2Fregional-archival-associations-consortium-raac%2Fadvocacy-protocol&data=04%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C783d49f28bb445167fea08d8a2dcbe8b%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637438416261764338%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=YDi%2FL3MhvcvQcpQ52s9S92JX0rN5TBqlFVO9mJUncBU%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color:#1155CC;background:white">here</span></a><span style="color:#222222;background:white">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:11.0pt"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">The role of the Advocacy Subcommittee is to develop programs for local associations to advocate for archives and archivists in public forae. The committee will develop
a plan for a broad-based archival advocacy program directed at resource allocators, policymakers, and other influencers. The aim of this subcommittee is to reach out to local groups to determine and share local advocacy methods and to compile them into a broad,
shared resource, coordinating with SAA groups and establishing formal communication lines for getting advocacy assistance.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:11.0pt"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Be on the lookout for monthly communications that will be sent out via the RAAC Listserv to your organization’s RAAC representative. The subcommittee looks forward
to opening a dialogue with regional organizations regarding advocacy efforts at the local, state, and national level. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:11.0pt"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Best, </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:11.0pt"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Janet Carleton</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:11.0pt"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">RAAC Advocacy Subcommittee member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:11.0pt"><span style="color:#222222;background:white">Regional Archival Associations Consortium representative for the Society of Ohio Archivists
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Janet Carleton<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">______________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Janet Carleton | <i>Working from home</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Preservation and Digital Initiatives | University Libraries | Alden 333 | 1 Ohio University | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 |
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