Fruita for Equality is a collaboration to support equality, inclusivity, and diversity through meaningful conversations and action in the community.
April 2022n
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Local History:
The many stories of poet Luis López
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Luis López is a born storyteller, and he has many entertaining stories that tell the tale of his colorful life. In his interview with the Mesa County Oral History Project, you can hear stories of his time in Albuquerque as a boy and of the Pachuco Spanish that he and his friends spoke.
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Fruita for Equality Committee Meeting Update |
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At the Fruita for Equality Committee's March meeting, we used affinity mapping to determine what issues our community is facing and what we would like to work on.
This survey process continued at the April 4 meeting to collectively determine the committee’s focus for the rest of 2022. The results from this survey were examined at a follow-up meeting on April 25. Supporting underrepresented teens received strong, positive feedback.
As a next step, the committee plans to consult students who are part of the GOAL after-school program as well as other youth diversity groups to better understand what this support could look like.
Additionally, the committee discussed the feasibility of hosting a basic needs for back-to-school event where students could possibly pick up supplies, clothing, or get a haircut for back to school.
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The May Fruita for Equality meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, May 23, at the Fruita Branch Library IdeaLab or virtually via Zoom.
Agenda:
- Share feedback from students
- Determine fit for back-to-school event and begin planning
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Dreamers, Revolutionaries, and Humanitarians: a Virtual Presentation |
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This lecture by Jacob Richards will follow the progressive movements and individuals throughout Grand Junction's history. From the 1885 railroad strike to the George Floyd protest of 2020, the Grand Valley has a rich history of people organizing and fighting for a more just, equitable, and sustainable world.
The presenter, Jacob Richards, is a long-time community activist and writer, Most recently, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Richards founded Grand Junction Mutual Aid and its many sub-groups. Richards, a wilderness fishing and hunting guide, spends his summers and falls in the mountains and canyons of western Colorado, and spends his winters researching, writing, and volunteering.
The link to this presentation will become available on the Mesa County Libraries YouTube channel at 4:30 p.m. May 10.
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Book/Media Recommendations:
Women's Voices
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"Ifemelu and Obinze are young and in love when they depart military-ruled Nigeria for the West.
Beautiful, self-assured Ifemelu heads for America, where despite her academic success, she is forced to grapple with what it means to be black for the first time. Quiet, thoughtful Obinze had hoped to join her, but with post-9/11 America closed to him, he instead plunges into a dangerous, undocumented life in London.
Fifteen years later, they reunite in a newly democratic Nigeria, and reignite their passion -- for each other and for their homeland."
-Publisher information
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"It is 1995, and Anvar Faris is a restless, rebellious, and sharp-tongued boy doing his best to grow up in Karachi, Pakistan. As fundamentalism takes root within the social order and the zealots next door attempt to make Islam great again, his family decides, not quite unanimously, to start life over in California.
Ironically, Anvar's deeply devout mother and his model-Muslim brother adjust easily to life in America, while his fun-loving father can't find anyone he relates to. For his part, Anvar fully commits to being a bad Muslim.
At the same time, thousands of miles away, Safwa, a young girl living in war-torn Baghdad with her grief-stricken, conservative father, will find a very different and far more dangerous path to America. When Anvar and Safwa's worlds collide as two remarkable, strong-willed adults, their contradictory, intertwined fates will rock their community, and families, to their core."
-Provided by publisher
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Find diverse reading lists
through Mirrors and Windows
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Mirrors and Windows is a reading challenge that seeks to broaden readers' awareness of other cultures, identities, and experiences. Although the "official" Mirrors and Windows reading program has ended, the book and resource lists have remained popular with people seeking diverse reading choices.
Resource categories include African American, Asian American, Women, Latin American, LGBTQ+, Native American, People Experiencing Poverty and Homelessness, Middle Eastern, Jewish, Immigrants and Refugees, and Abilities. Each category contains age-appropriate reading lists for kids, teens, and adults, and all you need is your library card to start browsing.
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