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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 5, 2022 12:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Diversity and Equity Officers Commission (DEOC) <deoc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Ha Nguyen <hnguyen@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [DEOC] Day of Awareness
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Robert – thank you so much for lifting this up today. May I have your permission to share your message to our staff at SBCTC? Best - Ha</p>
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<b>From:</b> DEOC <deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Britten, Robert via DEOC<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 5, 2022 12:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Diversity and Equity Officers Commission (DEOC) <deoc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Britten, Robert <robert.britten@lwtech.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DEOC] Day of Awareness</p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; background:white">The Office of EDI at LWTech invite you to pause and reflect today in honor and on behalf of Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Our State Legislature passed </span><a href="https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Laws/House/1725-S.SL.pdf?q=20220505083724" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; background:white">SB-1725</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; background:white"> and
Gov. Inslee signed into law this bill that creates a first-in-the-nation state wide alert system for missing indigenous persons. To further emphasize the importance of this act, yesterday President Biden signed a
</span><a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/05/04/a-proclamation-on-missing-or-murdered-indigenous-persons-awareness-day-2022/?fbclid=IwAR3BI2BEwU6JJMETRTS-47rfl0P0GWo6abrMQ-c_Qw9ntAujIaM-ShzD0CE" title="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/05/04/a-proclamation-on-missing-or-murdered-indigenous-persons-awareness-day-2022/?fbclid=IwAR3BI2BEwU6JJMETRTS-47rfl0P0GWo6abrMQ-c_Qw9ntAujIaM-ShzD0CE"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; background:white">Proclamation
</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; background:white">declaring Thursday as Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. This awareness places a lens on a long-ignored problem significantly impacting Indigenous Communities all over
the country and today we at LWTech raise the banner of awareness with and in support of our Indigenous Community Members, Staff, Faculty and Students.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; background:white">If you would like to learn more about the importance of this day and the impact on the Indigenous community, please feel free to learn more </span><a href="https://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw" title="https://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; background:white">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; background:white">.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:black; background:white">#WhyWeWearRed</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Robert Britten, Executive Director of EDI</span></p>
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