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DEI Resource Display
Banned Book Awareness Banned Books Week is an annual event bringing public awareness of censorship issues and celebrating the freedom to read. Our display featured works targeted for censorship in libraries and schools because of the opinions expressed or the language used within them. While books have been and continue to be banned, in a…
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Dia de los Muertos Altar Display to Honor EWU Faculty and Staff
Oct. 30 – Nov. 3, 2023 | JFK Secrist Gallery Dia de los Muertos Altar Display to Honor EWU Faculty and Staff The Chicana/o/x Studies Program, with support from the EWU Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and JFK Library, is hosting a Dia de los Muertos community altar display. The altar will honor EWU…
[Read more]You are Invited to be a Reader at our Human Library
EWU’s Human Library event will take place from 11 am to 1 pm at the JFK Library, on April 19, 2023. The Human Library® is designed to build a positive framework for conversations that can challenge or address stereotypes, prejudices, stigma, or taboo topics through dialogue. ‘Human Books’ are Eastern Washington University students, faculty, staff,…
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A Dedicated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Material Display
The EWU Libraries and Learning Commons is committed to providing and supporting a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment for all members of our diverse campus community. Our commitment reflects the long-standing pledge to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within the library profession and incorporates the DEI goals of the EWU Strategic Plan. DEI in the…
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Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
June 4, 2020 by Amy Laskowski
The EWU Libraries & Learning Commons joins our fellow Orbis Cascade Alliance members affirming our commitment to equity and inclusion. Statement issued June 4, 2020: The Orbis Cascade Alliance Board of Directors joins our voices in unanimity with those of many others across our nation who are deeply committed to creating a just and humane…
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