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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you to everyone who attended the last general meeting of the Language and Social Justice Committee (LSJ) on October 10! We are so appreciative of all the enthusiasm and commitment to the work expressed
by new and returning members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In this email, you will find information about
<b>1)</b> ongoing <b>search for new members</b> for the Steering Committee and other volunteer positions,
<b>2) </b>LSJ <b>initiatives/working groups</b>, <b>3)</b> future LSJ <b>general meetings</b>, and
<b>4)</b> a general <b>call for action and participation from established scholars</b>, including past Steering/Core Committee members.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ongoing search for new members for the LSJ Steering Committee and general call for action:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Language and Social Justice (LSJ) Committee is seeking
<b>two to three new members</b> to join the Steering Committee for a three-year term starting January 2026 and ending December 2029 (more information will come out soon in a separate email). In addition to these positions, we are looking for volunteers to be
a <b>point-person</b> for a few of our current initiatives. The point-person for an initiative will collaborate with the Steering Committee in communicating with other members interested in/working on the same initiative and keeping track of the work of that
initiative.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">LSJ Initiatives/Working groups:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We spent the bulk of our time in the meeting engaged in very generative discussions about the role and capacity of the LSJ in responding to the challenges brought by the current socio-political climate and, therefore,
decided to postpone the working groups until the next general meeting. However, we have heard from many of you (at the meeting and via email), and we know that there is strong interest in continuing the work of many of the previously discussed initiatives.
Below, I am listing the initiatives and <u>temporary</u> point-person you can contact (if available) to express interest in joining the work around that particular initiative. You can also reach out to me if you would like to be considered for any of these
initiatives. Remember that we are also looking for volunteers to collaborate with the Steering Committee as a point person for any of these or other initiatives.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Mother languages, heritage languages, and Indigenous languages (e.g., International Mother Language Day). To join this initiative, you can contact
<a href="mailto:ylianarodriguez@gmail.com">Yliana Rodríguez</a> (Steering Committee member)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Language and gender/LGBTQ+ issues. To join this initiative, you can contact
<a href="mailto:ernestocuba1986@gmail.com">Ernesto Cuba</a> (Steering Committee member)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">English-only legislation, discourses, etc. To join this initiative, you can contact
<a href="mailto:jdrosa@stanford.edu">Jonathan Rosa</a> (temporary volunteer, <b>point-person needed</b>)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Language destandardization, raciolinguistics, and academic language. To join this initiative, you can contact
<a href="mailto:kd.thompson@wisc.edu">KD Thompson</a> (Steering Committee member)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Surveillance and freedom of speech (point-person needed), you can contact
<a href="mailto:mariel.acosta86@gmail.com">Mariel Acosta</a> (Steering Committee member)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo7"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Accessibility (beyond disability, including economic, epistemic, and other barriers) (<b>point-person needed</b>).<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">One goal that we have across all the initiatives is to crowdsource scholarly and general-interest resources for teaching and public outreach. In the coming days, you will receive an
email with a survey put together by the International Mother Language Day (IMLD) working group. Please be on the lookout for that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Future LSJ General Meetings:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Moving forward, our General Meetings will continue to serve as a space to discuss initiatives, share ongoing work and events, and crowdsource resources related to Language and Social Justice. Ideally, people working
on the different initiatives will find a way to continue the work between meetings (we are aiming for 1-2 general meetings each semester).
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<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">General call for action and participation from established scholars:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The LSJ and the Steering Committee need you!!!<b>
</b>The current socio-political situation has made the work particularly challenging for junior scholars and other scholars in vulnerable positions (it has limited our ability to access funding, travel, attend AAA/SLA meetings, participate publicly in certain
conversations, etc.). <b>Please reach out</b> if you can support our work in any capacity (as a member of the Steering Committee, point-person volunteer, advisor, etc.)<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you for reading. We look forward to your participation and input!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Warm wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nadxieli (on behalf of the Language and Social Justice Steering Committee)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">-- </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Nadxieli Toledo Bustamante, Ph.D. (she/her/ella)</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Assistant Professor, Child and Adolescent Development</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">College of Education</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">California State University, Sacramento<br>
6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA, 95819</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none">Email: </span><a href="mailto:toledobustamante@csus.edu" title="mailto:toledobustamante@csus.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;mso-ligatures:none">toledobustamante@csus.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#212121;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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