Black Lives Matter.

The PEGI Project joins the Government Documents Round Table and many other library organizations in endorsing the statement issued by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) in condemning systemic racism and state-sanctioned violence toward Black people. We acknowledge unequivocally that Black Lives Matter. We join others in condemning the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others, known and unknown, as a result of police brutality and racialized violence. Our organizations must stand against the historical injustice of systemic racism reflected in the violence perpetrated against Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities. As a collective project team, we commit ourselves to use our skills and resources to advance the fight against injustice in our work and in society writ large. We urge all in the library community to support and actively work toward the ideals of a society free from structural racism.