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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear ArchivesSpace community,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thank you to all who have been contributing thoughts and suggestions to our continuing discussions around how ArchivesSpace can support and amplify efforts around antiracism and inclusion, and
how ArchivesSpace itself can be more inclusive over the last few months.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We’ve<span style="color:black"> compiled the many ideas into a feedback form that will help guide some decisions about next steps.
<b>All ArchivesSpace users and community members are welcome to comment on these ideas or contribute new ideas.
</b>We are fortunate that we have received many excellent suggestions; you do not have to comment on all suggestions unless you want to.</span></span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;color:#333E48"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">The feedback form is available at
<a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NQWT6JQ"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NQWT6JQ</span></a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">Some ideas may be fairly simple to implement, others may require considerable cooperation and discussion across the community, including the involvement of the ArchivesSpace Governance
Board. The feedback you provide will help us work together to make as much progress as we can on these issues.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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Please submit your feedback form responses by <b>August 28 </b>if you can. If you would like to reach out about this form, ideas, or next steps, please contact us at
<a href="mailto:ArchivesSpaceHome@lyrasis.org"><span style="color:#1155CC">ArchivesSpaceHome@lyrasis.org</span></a> at any time. We welcome your participation in any form.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Jessica</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Jessica Dowd Crouch</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Community Engagement Coordinator for ArchivesSpace</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:jessica.crouch@lyrasis.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">jessica.crouch@lyrasis.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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