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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505">Save the date!</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505">Elements of Empowerment</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505">A sequel to the 2019 Defeating Bullies Conference</span></i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505">A free virtual conference coming to a computer near you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505">The last several years have not only seen an uptick in exciting diversity and social justice work and scholarship in libraries
and related organizations, but also in the negative comments and opposing opinions that have been registered as a result. Free speech is certainly something that we embrace, but harassment, bullying, trolling, doxxing, and other mentally and physically harmful
behaviors go well beyond free speech and cannot be tolerated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505">In 2019 we began these important conversations and linked these phenomena to library and information science, and now in 2021,
we will continue this work by strategizing ways to combat bullying and trolling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505">On
<b>March 23-24, 2021,</b> we will hear from experts on cyberbullying, LIS mental health, intellectual freedom, and being an active bystander/up-stander.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505">This event is being organized by Dr. Nicole Cooke and Teneka Jones Williams (GPLS) and is being sponsored by the Augusta Baker
Endowed Chair at the University of South Carolina.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505">Sign up to be notified when registration opens: <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2Fview%2Felementsofempowerment%2Fhome%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3ji5L_GRxdioh1ZWl2iEPQ-K1pfEi_jbAwjfPkdrgvi7B7tPa0ln7n8Ds&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cd7817da491f148781e4f08d8b9acf2f6%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637463499751319993%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=jW3AjEr7WPQHR1vAqLr1zM%2BS%2FNbp5mNehhdgDBiqIFo%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://sites.google.com/view/elementsofempowerment/home</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#050505;background:white">Now is our time to ACT!</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:#570606">Nicole A. Cooke, Ph.D., M.Ed, MLS </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black">Augusta Baker Endowed Chair and Associate Professor </span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black">School of Information Science</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black;background:white"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black">1501 Greene Street | Columbia, SC 29208</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><br>
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/ @BakerChair / </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tw Cen MT",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Faugusta-baker&data=04%7C01%7Clancasterc5%40michigan.gov%7Cd7817da491f148781e4f08d8b9acf2f6%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637463499751329951%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=8ej8U1Vus8TYHh2Jcos1%2FICNRQFixBP2hvl68QM%2Fze4%3D&reserved=0" title="bit.ly/augusta-baker"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;background:white">bit.ly/augusta-baker</span></a><br>
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