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<span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#002060">My name is Lloyd Munjanja, the newly appointed Community Engagement Officer in the Office of the Vice President for Research.
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<span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#002060">I am extending an invitation to engage in discussions with me in small groups of five over a meal. These conversations are open to those who have been both directly and indirectly impacted by the current
Middle East conflict. The aim of these dialogues is to collectively devise strategies that will propel our campus forward in addressing issues related to antisemitism and Islamophobia, particularly given the current campus climate.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Avenir",sans-serif;color:#002060">The valuable insights obtained from these discussions will be shared with the recently established MIT committee, "Standing Together Against Hate."</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">Lloyd Munjanja, PhD</span></b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none"> (him.his.he)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">Senior Community Engagement Officer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">MIT Office of the Vice President for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none">Please note that Mary Niskala
</span><a href="mailto:mniskala@mit.edu"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">mniskala@mit.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-ligatures:none"> manages my calendar. Please consult
with her for all scheduling needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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