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Dear Colleagues,

This Friday, June 18, CCA will observe Juneteenth, a day that honors
African American freedom and achievement while encouraging continuous
self-development and respect for all cultures. Traditionally celebrated
each June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the arrival of federal troops in
Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, to enforce the end of slavery in that
state=E2=80=94two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation had =
outlawed
it.

CCA instituted Juneteenth as a paid holiday and annual day of service,
reflection, and celebration in 2020. The college=E2=80=99s approach to
acknowledging Juneteenth was developed in consultation with the Staff of
Color Alliance (SOCA), Faculty of Color Alliance (FOCA), and Staff Advisory
Committee (SAC). We recognize that many members of our community have
long-established traditions for celebrating the day, while others may be
learning of its significance more recently. In this spirit, I encourage
each member of our community to spend the day in whatever way is meaningful
to you=E2=80=94celebrating with friends and family, learning more about the=
 history
surrounding the day, or finding opportunities to be of service. My own
plans include spending time exploring the Equal Justice Initiative
<https://eji.org/>=E2=80=99s resources and participating throughout the wee=
k in
some of the Juneteenth programming of the New York Public Library=E2=80=99s
renowned Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
<https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg>.

As the members of SOCA, FOCA, and SAC convey so well in their joint
statement introducing a collection of Juneteenth resources for our
community, =E2=80=9CRecognizing Juneteenth does not ameliorate the ongoing
institutional barriers to racial equality in America, but it can be an
acknowledgement of Black people=E2=80=99s contribution to American history =
and how
much of that contribution has come with tremendous suffering.=E2=80=9D I en=
courage
you to read their full statement
<https://portal.cca.edu/essentials/diversity-equity-inclusion/community-sou=
rced-racial-justice-equity-resources/#juneteenth>on
Portal, and to explore the resources they have gathered there as we
continue to work together to promote justice and equity in our community.

Respectfully,

Steve

Juneteenth statement and community resources
<https://portal.cca.edu/essentials/diversity-equity-inclusion/community-sou=
rced-racial-justice-equity-resources/#juneteenth>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><span id=3D"gmail-docs-internal-guid-9b7f4893-7fff-32e8-0e=
86-1c73e3558503"><font face=3D"arial, sans-serif" color=3D"#000000"><p dir=
=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span =
style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari=
ant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Co=
lleagues,</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top=
:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-va=
riant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline=
;white-space:pre-wrap">This Friday, June 18, CCA will observe Juneteenth, a=
 day that honors African American freedom and achievement while encouraging=
 continuous self-development and respect for all cultures. Traditionally ce=
lebrated each June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the arrival of federal troop=
s in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, to enforce the end of slavery in th=
at state=E2=80=94two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation h=
ad outlawed it.=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"lin=
e-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"background-c=
olor:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal=
;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">CCA instituted Juneteenth as=
 a paid holiday and annual day of service, reflection, and celebration in 2=
020. The college=E2=80=99s approach to acknowledging Juneteenth was develop=
ed in consultation with the Staff of Color Alliance (SOCA), Faculty of Colo=
r Alliance (FOCA), and Staff Advisory Committee (SAC). We recognize that ma=
ny members of our community have long-established traditions for celebratin=
g the day, while others may be learning of its significance more recently. =
In this spirit, I encourage each member of our community to spend the day i=
n whatever way is meaningful to you=E2=80=94celebrating with friends and fa=
mily, learning more about the history surrounding the day, or finding oppor=
tunities to be of service. My own plans include spending time exploring the=
 </span><a href=3D"https://eji.org/" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><s=
pan style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-=
variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:bas=
eline;white-space:pre-wrap">Equal Justice Initiative</span></a><span style=
=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-e=
ast-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">=E2=80=99s r=
esources and participating throughout the week in some of the Juneteenth pr=
ogramming of the New York Public Library=E2=80=99s renowned </span><a href=
=3D"https://www.nypl.org/locations/schomburg" style=3D"text-decoration-line=
:none"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:nor=
mal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-=
align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Schomburg Center for Research in Black=
 Culture</span></a><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant=
-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;whit=
e-space:pre-wrap">.=C2=A0=C2=A0</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-=
height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"background-col=
or:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;v=
ertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As the members of SOCA, FOCA, =
and SAC convey so well in their joint statement introducing a collection of=
 Juneteenth resources for our community, =E2=80=9CRecognizing Juneteenth do=
es not ameliorate the ongoing institutional barriers to racial equality in =
America, but it can be an acknowledgement of Black people=E2=80=99s contrib=
ution to American history and how much of that contribution has come with t=
remendous suffering.=E2=80=9D I encourage you to read their full </span><a =
href=3D"https://portal.cca.edu/essentials/diversity-equity-inclusion/commun=
ity-sourced-racial-justice-equity-resources/#juneteenth" style=3D"text-deco=
ration-line:none"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-=
numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underlin=
e;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">statement </span></a><span =
style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari=
ant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">on Port=
al, and to explore the resources they have gathered there as we continue to=
 work together to promote justice and equity in our community.</span></p><b=
r><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt=
"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;f=
ont-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"=
>Respectfully,</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"line-height:1.38;margi=
n-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style=3D"background-color:transparent;fo=
nt-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:bas=
eline;white-space:pre-wrap">Steve</span></p><br><p dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"lin=
e-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href=3D"https://portal.c=
ca.edu/essentials/diversity-equity-inclusion/community-sourced-racial-justi=
ce-equity-resources/#juneteenth" style=3D"text-decoration-line:none"><span =
style=3D"background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-vari=
ant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baselin=
e;white-space:pre-wrap">Juneteenth statement and community resources</span>=
</a></p></font></span></div>

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