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<h1><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Petition to Support Black Lives at MIT</span></span></h1>
</span><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Black Graduate Students' Association and the Black Student Union have a petition, <a href="http://bgsa.mit.edu/sbl2020" target="_blank">http://bgsa.mit.edu/sbl2020</a>, calling on MIT leadership to be proactive in making MIT a place where Black people can exist safely and thrive. We encourage
everyone in the swing dance community to <a href="http://bgsa.mit.edu/sbl2020" target="_blank">sign the petition as individuals</a>.
Note that there is a "Friend of MIT" option, so you do not need to be
an MIT student or employee to sign. The Lindy Hop Society has signed the
petition as an organization in
support of our fellow students and members, and also in recognition that
swing dance is a Black dance tradition. Please feel free to share the
petition with others.</span><br></p><p>
</p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-m_-3333518140915611029gmail-docs-internal-guid-31b1a125-7fff-45ce-d56a-880b20702802"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The full details of the petition and a form to sign on can be found at </span><a href="http://bgsa.mit.edu/sbl2020" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">bgsa.mit.edu/sbl2020</span></a><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p>
</div><div dir="ltr"><br><h1><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">COVID-19 update</span></h1><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">
</span><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-im">President Reif's letter <a href="https://covid19.mit.edu/initial-decisions-about-fall-at-mit" target="_blank">"Initial decisions about fall at MIT"</a> declares that there will be "No large gatherings" at MIT during Fall 2020 because of COVID-19. Therefore, <strong>all MIT Lindy Hop Society dances are canceled through the end of Fall 2020.</strong><br><br>
Please stay tuned to MIT's COVID-19 website <a href="https://covid19.mit.edu/" target="_blank">https://covid19.mit.edu/</a> for further updates about MIT's plans regarding COVID-19.<br><br></span>
If you have any questions or concerns about the MIT swing dance, please write back to us at <a href="mailto:swing@mit.edu" target="_blank">swing@mit.edu</a> .</span></p><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">If you're looking for your dance fix, Boston Swing Central has been holding virtual events that may be of interest (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/BostonSwingCentral/events/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/BostonSwingCentral/events/</a>).</span></p><span class="gmail-im"><p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br>
Stay well, everyone, and we look forward to seeing you when dances resume.</span>
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