Pardon duplication, but this is an important topic.
Please consider signing the petition <http://chn.ge/1PAQwHV> to ask
publishers to share their staffing demographics, in an effort to have them
include more diversity in their staff (who will then have more diverse
books to be published). See email below for more information.
Thank you,
Elsa Ouvrard-Prettol
Natomas Charter School
Sacramento, CA
Library and Media Instructor
Grades 6-12
(916) 928-5353 ext. 1101
eouvrard-prettol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: Sharron McElmeel <mcelmeel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 8:47 AM
Subject: #we Need Diverse books -- please help
To: LM_NET@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Dear Colleagues,
Some who are interested in diversity in books for children and young
adults have constructed a survey to assess just where publishing houses
and reviewers are in terms of staffing demographics. We're trying to get
all the major publishers and reviewing sources to join in sharing their
data . As in all requests some are reluctant to share information either
because of time or fearing what the data will show.
It's not anyone's intent to do anything but figure out how to include
diversity in books for young readers.
Can you help pull some hold-outs onboard ... if you haven't already signed
PLEASE go to http://chn.ge/1PAQwHV and sign.
-- Sharron L. McElmeel http://www.mcelmeel.com
Director: McBookwords http://www.mcbookwords.com (a literacy organization)
Instructor: University of Wisconsin - Stout
http://www.uwstout.edu/faculty/mcelmeels/
Author: Books for Educators; and parents http://www.mcelmeel.com/writing
3000 N Center Point Rd
Cedar Rapids IA 52411-9548
phone: 319-393-2562
FAX: 319-393-4749
sharron@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
mcelmeel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind.
Always." -- Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher
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