<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="georgia, serif"><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent">Monday, November 2, 2026 will be the fifth year in which </span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent">Black</span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent"> Solidarity Day is an official part of the SUNY Plattsburgh academic calendar.  In recognition of </span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent">Black</span><span style="font-size:large;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent"> Solidarity Day, our campus will host a Social Justice Teach-In, featuring programming for the Plattsburgh community and beyond about racial justice, anti-racism and social justice.  Join us for a series of concurrent presentations and events, led by students, staff, faculty and community groups, held all over campus.  The theme for this year is: “Honoring Our Past and Empowering Our Future.”  The day will commence with a welcome event in the Warren Ballrooms and conclude with a keynote performance by spoken-word artist, educator and cultural curator, Lyrical Faith.</span></font></div><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;min-width:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:auto;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-"><div class="gmail-ii gmail-gt gmail-adO" id="gmail-:ltr" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem;overflow-x:hidden"><div class="gmail-a3s gmail-aiL" id="gmail-:lts" style="direction:ltr;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;overflow:auto hidden"><div id="gmail-avWBGd-5183"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span class="gmail-im" style="color:inherit"><font face="georgia, serif"><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default"><b><font size="4">All employees are encouraged to attend one or more sessions and release time has been approved to do so.  Please coordinate attendance with your supervisor.  </font></b></div></font></span><div class="gmail_default"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><span class="gmail-im" style="color:inherit"><b><br></b>Members of the President's Cabinet will also be making announcements to their respective teams to encourage participation.  View the <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mf6jtGGSWR7h5tYL4ej_QVEW9ff-HDLgV1GRcUtGcfE/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">full schedule</a> and learn more about the planned events <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/plattslife/diversity/teach-in.html" target="_blank">online</a>.<br><br></span>Email Dr. Dottie Morris, VP of DEI, at <a href="mailto:diversity@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">diversity@plattsburgh.edu</a> with any questions or concerns.</font></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="gmail-WhmR8e" id="gmail-avWBGd-5184" style="clear:both"></div></div></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b>HUMAN RESOURCE & PAYROLL SERVICES</b></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" style="font-size:small">912 Kehoe Building</font><p style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">101 Broad Street</a></font></span></p><p style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2"><a href="https://maps.google.com/?q=101+Broad+Street+Plattsburgh,+NY+12901&entry=gmail&source=g" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</a></font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">(o) 518-564-5062</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><font size="2">(f) 518-564-5060</font></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><font size="2"><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">plattsburgh.edu</a></font></b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><b><br></b></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><img src="https://web.plattsburgh.edu/files/914/images/SUNY-Plattsburgh-Email-Logo-2018.jpg"><br></p><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial"><br></p><div><br></div><div><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial"><font size="2"><a href="http://plattsburgh.edu/hr" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Human Resource & Payroll Services webpage - plattsbu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