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<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D">Dear Postdocs,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D">My name is Matthew and I am the Postdoctoral representative to the All-Gender Restroom Working Group at MIT. Because I am relocating to Australia in September 2021, I would like to enroll another Postdoctoral researcher to take my position in the group.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D">The working group is looking to have a representative from the Postdoctoral researcher community on the All-Gender Restroom Working Group under the Institute Community & Equity Office (ICEO). It has representatives from a variety of sub-communities on campus as well as some offices to help expand access to all-gender restrooms on MIT's Cambridge campus. I anticipate the working group meeting monthly and there is opportunity for a higher level of involvement, should someone want to be more involved. The current commitment would just be through this academic year until June 2022. <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D">If you are interested, I can forward details to Jason McKnight who is helping coordinate the representatives. If you have any questions, I am happy to help otherwise I will forward questions to Jason for a better response. Thank you for your help.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D">from Matthew P.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D">PS: <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D">An additional note: if there are other DEI topics you would like to explore, come join the <a href="https://pda.mit.edu/resources/diversity/">PDA DEI Committee</a> by filling this form (located on the PDA DEI page or <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfVFZ6H5WNCZGGORlhT5yEBQdDGV-ymxXH-ZxMaiHVnYC_M_A/viewform">here</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D">Here is a great video and website outlining the significance of All-gender bathrooms: <a href="https://www.stalled.online/" target="_blank">https://www.stalled.online/</a><o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D">And, here is another related site looking at design for 'non-compliant' bodies: <a href="https://www.mixdesign.online/" target="_blank">https://www.mixdesign.online/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre style="mso-margin-top-alt:3.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0cm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#1D1C1D"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Dr. Matthew B. Prendergast
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Postdoctoral Associate</span><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Dept. Chemical Engineering</span><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Massachusetts Institute of Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">(Alternate email:
<a href="mailto:mbprendmit@gmail.com"><span style="color:#0563C1">mbprendmit@gmail.com</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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