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How Racism Plays a Role in Health Inequities with Author Harriet A. Washington

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Washington about racism and discrimination in health care, its impact during Covid-19, and how we can begin to address systemic racism within our healthcare system. Washington. As a medical ethicist, Harriet Washington has a unique and courageous voice and deconstructs the politics around medical issues.

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Conference Circuit: American Association of Law Libraries

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The American Association of Law Libraries’ 2019 Annual Meeting & Conference begins this weekend in Washington, DC. Organization: American Association of Law Libraries. Washington Convention Center. City: Washington, DC. Attendees have the chance to tour local library institutions during their time in DC.

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Fighting Homelessness: Libraries on the Front Lines

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When people think of libraries, they think of books. Here’s how the American Library Association has helped enable that mission around the country. Doors of libraries are open for all—including the homeless. For many, libraries have become a refuge. Serving the Homeless a Priority. ” A Public Space for All.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.4.19

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. – Farragut/Dupont Small Staff Association Brown Bag Lunch (Washington DC). Location: Washington DC. Jim Lynch, Senior Writer, Nonprofit and Library Technology at TechSoup. Organizer: ASAE Greater Washington / National Capital Community. Participants will also get to know colleagues in an informal setting. 1 CAE credit.

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American Library Association’s Ferguson Memorial Damaged

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Over the weekend, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) planted a tree and placed a stone with it to honor the memory of Michael Brown, the teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson. The post American Library Association’s Ferguson Memorial Damaged appeared first on Associations Now.'

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With Association Help, First President Finally Gets His Library

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This new library will help us to maintain and advance George Washington’s timeless relevance in our fast-changing world. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, originally founded to help save and preserve the estate of George Washington, worked for more than 150 years to open a library in honor of America’s first president.

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Libraries to Help Get Word Out About Health Exchanges

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With the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges set to come online in a few months, the American Library Association is teaming up with the federal government to help provide information about them to the public. More details: Why libraries? The library initiative will begin on Oct.

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