<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252">
<style type="text/css" style="display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;} </style>
</head>
<body dir="ltr">
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:12pt;color:black;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi Michigan Team,</span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><br>
</span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;top:680.143px;left:243.4px;box-sizing:border-box !important">On the National Day of Racial Healing, individuals in organizations and communities come together</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;top:704.343px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">to
explore their common humanity and build the relationships necessary to create a more just</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;top:728.741px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">and equitable world. </span><br>
</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;top:728.741px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important"><br>
</span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:18.4px;font-family:sans-serif;background-color:white;top:777.139px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:16px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white">The National
Day of Racial Healing will be on January 19, 2021.</span><br>
</span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:777.139px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important"><br>
</span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:777.139px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">WHY DOES THIS DAY MATTER? </span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:801.335px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">Racial
healing is not only important, it is essential</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:801.335px;left:524.598px;box-sizing:border-box !important">– because healing is at the heart of racial</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:825.531px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">equity.
It is not the responsibility of one person, one group or even one organization to drive</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:849.929px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">healing. The
responsibility belongs to all of us to participate in these honest, powerful and</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:874.125px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">moving experiences and</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:874.125px;left:323.798px;box-sizing:border-box !important">to
pursue this journey together. Through racial healing, we can all</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:898.321px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">forge deep, meaningful relationships,
lay the groundwork to transform broken systems and</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:922.517px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">create a world in which we are a new force for positive
change. </span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:18.4px;font-family:sans-serif;background-color:white;top:971.112px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important"><br>
</span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:971.112px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">We choose Healing over Hatred, Bel</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:971.112px;left:416.792px;box-sizing:border-box !important">onging
over Bias, and Unity over Division. </span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:1019.5px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">Together we can bridge the divides to transform communities for our
children and future</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:1043.7px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">generations.</span><br>
</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:1043.7px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important"><br>
</span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:white;top:1043.7px;left:120px;box-sizing:border-box !important">There is a toolkit for libraries and another for teachers:</span></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><br>
</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://healourcommunities.org/day-of-racial-healing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin:0px">https://healourcommunities.org/day-of-racial-healing/</a><a href="https://healourcommunities.org/day-of-racial-healing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin:0px"></a></span><br>
</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><br>
</div>
<div style="margin:0px">Please consider joining!</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><br>
</div>
<div style="margin:0px">Thanks!</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><br>
</div>
<div style="margin:0px">Mary Jo</div>
<div style="margin:0px"><br>
</div>
<div style="margin:0px">Please excuse any cross posting.</div>
<br>
</div>
<div style="margin:0px;font-size:15px;font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;color:rgb(32, 31, 30);background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255)">
<br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
</div>
<br>
</div>
<div>
<div style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<br>
</div>
<div id="Signature">
<div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div></div>
<div id="divtagdefaultwrapper" dir="ltr" style="font-size:12pt; color:#000000; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><i>Mary Jo Vortkamp B.A., M.L.I.S.</i></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px">Manager and Children's Librarian</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:12pt">Jefferson Branch of the Detroit Public Library</span></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px">12350 E. Outer Drive</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px">313-481-1760</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px">Cell: 313-349-3129</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px">Hours: Mon-Thur & Sat 10 - 6</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px">and</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Franklin Branch of the Detroit Public Library (<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51); font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">Temporarily
closed</span><span style="margin:0px; font-size:14px; font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color:rgb(51,51,51); text-align:start; background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important"> for the prevention of the spread of COVID 19)</span></span><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"></p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px">13651 E. McNichols</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border:1px dotted #003333; padding:.8em; ">
<div><a href="http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org"><img alt="DPL Logo" src="http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/sites/all/themes/dplbt/logo.png"></div>
<span style="font-size:12pt; font-family: 'Cambria','times new roman','garamond',serif; color:#ff0000;">Detroit Public Library Disclaimer</span><br>
<p style="font-size:8pt; line-height:10pt; font-family: 'Cambria','times roman',serif;">
This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual(s) addressed in the message. If you are not the named addressee, you should not disseminate, distribute, or copy this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient, you are
notified that disclosing, distributing, or copying this e-mail is strictly prohibited.
</p>
</div>
</a>
</body>
</html>