<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Dear all,</div><div><br></div><div>Please see the announcement from Carolyn Brinkworth below. Please feel invited and welcome to the sessions she offers (independent if you are an employee or visitor at NCAR) and/ or come by or call anytime my office as well.</div><div><br></div><div>Take good care,</div><div>Rebecca</div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone <div><br></div><div>Rebecca Haacker</div><div>Director </div><div><br></div><div>SOARS Center for Higher Education</div><div><a href="http://www.soars.ucar.edu">www.soars.ucar.edu</a> </div><div><br></div><div>Advanced Study Program</div><div><a href="http://www.asp.ucar.edu">www.asp.ucar.edu</a></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><b>From:</b> Carolyn Brinkworth <<a href="mailto:carolyn@ucar.edu">carolyn@ucar.edu</a>><br><b>Date:</b> November 9, 2016 at 3:12:11 PM MST<br><b>To:</b> uneion_all <<a href="mailto:uneion_all@ucar.edu">uneion_all@ucar.edu</a>>, lgbtq <<a href="mailto:lgbtq@ucar.edu">lgbtq@ucar.edu</a>>, AJ Lauer <<a href="mailto:ajlauer@ucar.edu">ajlauer@ucar.edu</a>>, Cheryl Harrison <<a href="mailto:chsharri@ucar.edu">chsharri@ucar.edu</a>>, Heather Lazrus <<a href="mailto:hlazrus@ucar.edu">hlazrus@ucar.edu</a>>, "Helen Moshak (via Google Docs)" <<a href="mailto:moshak@ucar.edu">moshak@ucar.edu</a>>, Joshua Young <<a href="mailto:jwyoung@ucar.edu">jwyoung@ucar.edu</a>>, Mike Daniels <<a href="mailto:daniels@ucar.edu">daniels@ucar.edu</a>>, Olga Wilhelmi <<a href="mailto:olgaw@ucar.edu">olgaw@ucar.edu</a>>, Rebecca Batchelor <<a href="mailto:rbatch@ucar.edu">rbatch@ucar.edu</a>>, Rebecca Morss <<a href="mailto:morss@ucar.edu">morss@ucar.edu</a>>, Richard Loft <<a href="mailto:loft@ucar.edu">loft@ucar.edu</a>>, Scott Sewell <<a href="mailto:sewell@ucar.edu">sewell@ucar.edu</a>>, Silvia Gentile <<a href="mailto:sgentile@ucar.edu">sgentile@ucar.edu</a>>, Tom Cordova <<a href="mailto:tcordova@ucar.edu">tcordova@ucar.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:wenchau@ucar.edu">wenchau@ucar.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:wenchau@ucar.edu">wenchau@ucar.edu</a>>, William Kuo <<a href="mailto:kuo@ucar.edu">kuo@ucar.edu</a>>, Astrid Maute <<a href="mailto:maute@ucar.edu">maute@ucar.edu</a>>, Rebecca Haacker-Santos <<a href="mailto:rhaacker@ucar.edu">rhaacker@ucar.edu</a>>, Valerie Sloan <<a href="mailto:vsloan@ucar.edu">vsloan@ucar.edu</a>>, John Ristvey <<a href="mailto:jristvey@ucar.edu">jristvey@ucar.edu</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Informal gatherings tomorrow</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Good afternoon, everyone. <div><br></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-4e3be32d-4b19-99f9-3296-10f7e818cd68"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">You are receiving this email as someone who has been involved with either the UNEION training, the LGBTQ group at UCAR, or have been involved in diversity work at our organization. Please pass this message on to anyone else who would be interested in joining us for the events below. </span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="arial"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Presidential election results have left many people in our community feeling vulnerable and scared for the future. The outcome has many different implications for many different people and their families, especially for those of us with marginalized identities, and from different countries of origin. The Office for Diversity, Education & Outreach wants to offer to any of you who may feel let down, unsure, scared, or even confused by these results the opportunity to come and talk to us to join in community. We cannot promise that we will have all the answers, but we can offer solidarity and support. Our offices are on the ground floor of Tower B in the Mesa Lab - 186 and 190A - and our doors are open to anyone who wants a place to chat in safety.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We will also be holding two informal get-togethers tomorrow, Thursday 10th November, for anyone who wants to join us and your colleagues to discuss fears, concerns, emotions, and reactions related to the election. We’ll be holding one in the Mesa Lab Main Seminar Room from 10-11am, and another down at Foothills in the FL1-EOL Atrium from 2-3pm. All are welcome, regardless of political beliefs or affiliation. Participation grounded in listening, support, and inclusion is encouraged. </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please know that the UCAR and NCAR management team values each and every one of you, and we believe that everyone should feel welcome, respected and included in our community. You will be hearing a lot over the coming months about our plans for diversity and inclusion at our organization. We are taking our commitment to creating a welcoming and inclusive community very seriously, and your presence, your contributions, and your many varied identities and backgrounds are an essential part of making our organization the best that it can be. </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We hope that you will come and find us if you need support - not just today, but any time. In the meantime, please take care of each other, and be gentle with each other. </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Carolyn & Kristen</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Carolyn Brinkworth (Director for Diversity, Education & Outreach)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Kristen Luna Aponte (Equity & Inclusion Program Specialist)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12.6667px;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">NCAR Office for Diversity, Education & Outreach </span></p><div dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></div></span><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br>Carolyn Brinkworth </font><span style="font-family:"courier new",monospace;font-size:12.8px">(she/her/hers)</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="courier new, monospace">Director for Diversity, Education & Outreach</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">National Center for Atmospheric Research</font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace"><br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">303-497-1137<br><br>--<br></font></div><div><font face="courier new, monospace">All that glitters has a high refractive index<br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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