________________________________________
From: Joyce McIntosh via ALA Connect
<[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 8, 2023 2:53 PM
To: Jones, Bryan (Library)
Subject: SIFnet (State Intellectual Freedom Network) : Webinar
Opportunity: Protecting Civil Rights in Libraries
The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil
Rights
<https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html>
recently stated that selective book bans may violate federal civil
rights laws in certain circumstances. In this webinar, presenters
from the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) will introduce participants
to the office and the laws OCR enforces. The webinar will also
explain how book bans may violate students' civil rights and how
OCR can help.
OCR enforces several federal civil rights laws that prohibit
discrimination in schools, colleges and universities, and
libraries that receive U.S. Department of Education funds. These
federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and
gender identity), disability, and age. Individuals who experience
or observe a potential violation of these laws can file a
complaint with OCR.
The webinar is free and available to members of the American
Library Association (ALA) or Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF). If
you are not a member, please join
ALA
<https://ec.ala.org/membership/join> and the Freedom to
Read
Foundation
<https://cas5-0-urlprotect.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.ftrf.org%2fpage%2fMembership&umid=e4986556-4d80-414c-a13f-dcd244c16317&auth=1a6d21fc0f08666d9d61586860ead8e0225a9cfa-ffad34eb87f4760e321ef10e490873671abb361b>.
Please note that this event will be presented live only-the
recording will not be available. Attendance will be limited to
1,000 attendees.
Presenters:
Monique L. Dixon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office
for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
Monique L. Dixon is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in
the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. She
previously served as Deputy Director of Policy and Director of
State Advocacy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
(LDF), Inc. In these roles, she was responsible for assisting with
the development, coordination, and implementation of LDF's overall
federal policy and legislative reform priorities with a focus on
criminal justice and education. She also serves as the lead
architect of LDF's state and local legislative and policy
activities, including LDF's Justice in Public Safety Project.
Dixon also served as co-chair of the Education Task Force of the
Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. She is a graduate
of the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and
Hunter College of the City University of New York.
Randolph Wills, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement, Office
for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education
Randolph Wills is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
in the Office for Civil Rights. He is responsible for overseeing
the enforcement activities of OCR's 12 regional offices. He
provides leadership and legal guidance in the enforcement of civil
rights in education programs, including in the investigation and
resolution of complaints of discrimination, proactive compliance
reviews, and other high-profile cases of systemic discrimination,
and in the provision of technical assistance, outreach and policy
guidance to educational institutions, parents, students, and
community organizations. During his 20-year tenure in OCR, he also
served as an Enforcement Director and as the Regional Director of
OCR's New York regional office. Prior to joining OCR, he was the
General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for the New York City
Commission on Human Rights.
Learning Outcomes:
Attendees will learn about:
* How the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights
enforces federal civil rights laws.
* How federal civil rights laws apply to libraries.
* How book bans may violate federal civil rights laws.
* How to submit complaints about potential violations to the
Office for Civil Rights.
Co-sponsors:
This webinar is co-sponsored by the American Library Association's
Public Policy and Advocacy office (PPA), ALA's Office for
Intellectual Freedom (OIF), and the Freedom to Read Foundation
(FTRF).
Event Information:
This event will be hosted in Zoom. Automatic captions will be
enabled for this event.
ALA members may register here:
https://idpv3.ala.org/idp/profile/SAML2/Redirect/SSO?execution=e1s2
FTRF members may use this direct Zoom Link to register for the
event:
https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_C62SnWufSbO9_bJGZ5rzzA.
Contact
[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> with registration
questions.
------------------------------
Joyce McIntosh
Assistant Program Director
Freedom to Read Foundation
She/Her/Hers
------------------------------
Forward
<https://connect.ala.org/communities/all-discussions/forwardmessages?MessageKey=7e811432-7374-4467-b68a-11064aeb11b5&ListKey=9485ab66-58d3-4e5f-8ace-52dcc9c32566>
You are subscribed to "SIFnet (State Intellectual Freedom
Network)" as
[log in to unmask]. To change your
subscriptions, go to My
Subscriptions
<http://connect.ala.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions>.
To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to
Unsubscribe
<http://connect.ala.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=78427266-6548-4c30-b625-6aa3b7730c81&sKey=1f061d3f30324ea7bb17&GroupKey=9485ab66-58d3-4e5f-8ace-52dcc9c32566>.