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<p class="MsoNormal">A statement from the International Federation of Library Associations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Pamela J. Hickson-Stevenson, Ohio Chapter Councilor to ALA and<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Deputy Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">60 S. High Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Akron, OH 44326<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">(v) 330-643-9102<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">(f ) 330-643-9160<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#FF6600"><img width="130" height="133" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D02F0E.BED1EA20" alt="140th Anniv Logo 100ppi-Small4emailSig"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">Visit us on the Web at</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#E36C0A"><a href="http://www.akronlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#E36C0A">http://www.akronlibrary.org</span></a>
</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#0070C0">or on our Mobile Site at</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#1E1EE0">
</span><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#E36C0A"><a href="http://m.akronlibrary.org/"><span style="color:#E36C0A">http://m.akronlibrary.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Andalus","serif";color:#E36C0A">The Akron-Summit County Public Library provides resources for learning and leisure, information services, meeting spaces, and programs for all ages that support, improve, and enrich
individual, family, and community life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Loida Garcia-Febo [mailto:loidagarciafebo@gmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, January 13, 2015 8:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ALA Council Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [alacoun] IFLA releases statement regarding Charlie Hebdo attack<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">FYI<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002D19">13 January 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#002D19;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Announcement</span></strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;color:#002D19"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#009194;font-weight:normal">IFLA releases statement regarding Charlie Hebdo attack<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#002D19">Today, IFLA released the following statement regarding the attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo last week in Paris.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#002D19">IFLA, like the rest of the world, is saddened and shocked by the recent events in France that began with acts of violence against journalists at the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris. As
the impact of these events becomes clearer we are hearing voices from many perspectives around the globe which offer strong support for the right to freedom of expression.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#002D19">IFLA and others concerned with freedom of access to information and freedom of expression have documented attacks against journalists across the world. 61 journalists lost their lives
in 2014, of which 27 were murdered. Equally significantly 221 journalists were imprisoned—<a href="https://www.cpj.org/killed/2014"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#990000;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">the second highest
figure on record</span></a>. These attacks against those who defend freedom of speech are wholeheartedly condemned by IFLA and they directly affect libraries and their essential role in supporting access to information and freedom of expression for all.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#002D19">IFLA has found that in times of attack against our principles, a powerful approach is to provide a professional environment where there is mutual respect, and to encourage debate and
discussion to consider the implications for libraries and information services. To this end IFLA, through its Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (<a href="http://www.ifla.org/faife"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#990000;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">FAIFE</span></a>),
will continue to support discussion and debate on the impact on libraries of attacks on press freedom across the world, and will have a particular focus on this issue during the World Library and Information Congress in Cape Town, South Africa later this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#002D19">weblink: <a href="http://www.ifla.org/node/9309">http://www.ifla.org/node/9309</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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