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<p>I think there is a critical misunderstanding about the purpose of combating hate "especially in white communities". It is not about blame and guilt - it's about learning and coming to fair terms with the ugly, brutal history of slavery and the current manifestations
of racism. As a white person, I'm not looking to combat hate because I feel individually guilty or to blame (though others may judge me any way they wish) - I want every member of our society to really understand and find a way to reconcile with a history
of racism that we have obviously not been willing to do as a nation. I offer these comments in a spirit of moving the discussion beyond individual resentments and toward a much bigger picture. We can't afford to wait until a cross is burning in a community
to address this. We can offer kind and compassionate paths in a dialogue that is long overdue. I appreciate that these resources are available </p>
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Hope Nobel <lvwdirector@llcoop.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 21, 2017 10:19:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> kruley@uproc.lib.mi.us; michlib-l@mcls.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Michlib-l] Fw: Combatting Hate Via Your Library</font>
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<div class="PlainText">Karyn - <br>
Thank you for taking the time to express your views. I agree that the YALSA<br>
statement makes an offensive assumption, and that this type of reverse<br>
prejudice is harmful. <br>
All we can do as libraries is promote understanding, kindness, and open<br>
dialogue wherever possible. And really, that's quite a lot, isn't it?!?<br>
Happy eclipse day, everyone!<br>
Hope E. Nobel, M.S.L.S.<br>
Director<br>
Tamarack District Library<br>
P. O. Box 469<br>
832 South Lincoln Avenue<br>
Lakeview, MI 48850<br>
989.352.6274<br>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [<a href="mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org">mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org</a>] On<br>
Behalf Of Karyn Ruley<br>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2017 2:16 PM<br>
To: michlib-l@mcls.org<br>
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Fw: Combatting Hate Via Your Library<br>
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"As a reminder, YALSA has resources to help you support youth, especially<br>
those who may be feeling the brunt of current events. In addition, YALSA<br>
has resources to help you promote empathy and understanding among teens,<br>
especially those in predominantly white communities who need to build global<br>
citizenship skills to be successful adults in the 21st century."<br>
<br>
I find it incredibly offensive that it is assumed that those in<br>
"predominantly white communities" would "especially" need more help in<br>
building "global citizenship skills". While there are, and always will be,<br>
problems with prejudice in this world, many problems these days are made up,<br>
overblown, or attributed only to those with light colored skin.<br>
Racism and prejudice are ugly but go BOTH ways, or ALL ways. And it is JUST<br>
as ugly to assume someone has these prejudices. The blame needs to stop, the<br>
guilt needs to stop, and we need to stop dividing ourselves by making things<br>
more of an issue than they are. We will never achieve colorblindness when we<br>
keep bringing up color.<br>
<br>
If this is an ACTUAL issue in your particular community, then by all<br>
means, have a discussion. But that is an individual community issue, not<br>
something all libraries need to be involved in, if libraries need to be<br>
involved in them at all. I do not need organizations like YALSA to teach me<br>
how to think. I am becoming increasingly frustrated with this and other<br>
library organizations like the ALA and their obvious left leaning political<br>
agendas.<br>
<br>
<br>
Karyn Ruley<br>
<br>
Crawford County Library<br>
201 Plum St.<br>
Grayling, MI<br>
49738<br>
Phone: 989-348-9214<br>
Fax: 989-348-9294<br>
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