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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Gotham! We are looking forward to an interesting conversation at our upcoming book club. We hope you can join us!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">And . . . if you want to join the discussion even if you haven’t read the book, that’s ok too!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please email Steve Scully for Zoom information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">See you on September 3!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nancy B. Schess, Esq.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Partner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Klein Zelman Rothermel Jacobs & Schess LLP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Representing Management in Labor/Employment Law for Over 30 Years<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">C: 516-238-3036<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">F: 212-753-8101<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">www.kleinzelman.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">nschess@kleinzelman.com<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Listed in NY Metro Super Lawyer 2011-19 (Employment & Labor Law)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Klein Zelman Rothermel Jacobs & Schess LLP is currently operating remotely for the safety and health of our staff and our larger community. We are fully operational and available to serve our clients through
our existing email addresses and phone contact information. We know that these are difficult times with constant change. Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of us.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Nancy Schess <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 23, 2020 1:32 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Freds List <fredslist@gothamnetworking.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Julie Klein' <julie2k@optonline.net>; Jackson Klein <jpklein@umich.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Gotham Book Club: Join us on 9/3 at 12:30<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">As you know, we recently communicated
</span><i><a href="https://www.gothamnetworking.com/page/gothamreacts" target="_blank">Gotham's Stand Against Racism</a>
</i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">and our commitment to embark together on a journey of honest self- reflection. As we said in our statement, Gotham strives to provide a forum for education, engagement,
enlightenment, and greater inclusion.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">What better first step than to start reading, learning and talking. Please join us
for our first Book Club where we will learn together about issues around racism in our country. All we ask is that you engage with us honestly and be open to learning and embracing perspectives you may not have considered before. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Much gratitude to Julie Klein and Jackson Klein for taking the initiative to start up
our Book Club again around such important topics. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">We will be reading:
<b><i>Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria: And Other Conversations About Race</i></b> by Beverly Daniel Tatum.</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Black-Kids-Sitting-Together-Cafeteria/dp/0465060684/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2GQ8VG3LYLQDK&dchild=1&keywords=black+kids+cafeteria&qid=1594430214&sprefix=black+kids%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-1" target="_blank">
Amazon</a>:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth clustered in their own groups. Is this self-segregation a problem to address
or a coping strategy? Beverly Daniel Tatum, a renowned authority on the psychology of racism, argues that straight talk about our racial identities is essential if we are serious about enabling communication across racial and ethnic divides. These topics have
only become more urgent as the national conversation about race is increasingly acrimonious. This fully revised edition is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the dynamics of race in America. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">We hope you will join us on
<b>September 3 from 12:30 pm to 1:30</b> pm for a Zoom conversation moderated by our Book Club Chair, Julie Klein. Let’s learn together.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white">Please RSVP to Steve Scully at
<a href="mailto:stephen.scully@racsny.com">stephen.scully@racsny.com</a> and Steve will send you the Zoom link. </span> <span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Nancy B. Schess, Esq.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Partner<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Klein Zelman Rothermel Jacobs & Schess LLP<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Representing Management in Labor/Employment Law for Over 30 Years<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">485 Madison Avenue - Suite 1301<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New York, New York 10022<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">T: 212-935-6020 x219<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">C: 516-238-3036<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">F: 212-753-8101<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.kleinzelman.com">www.kleinzelman.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:nschess@kleinzelman.com">nschess@kleinzelman.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Listed in NY Metro Super Lawyer 2011-19 (Employment & Labor Law)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Klein Zelman Rothermel Jacobs & Schess LLP is currently operating remotely for the safety and health of our staff and our larger community. We are fully operational and available to serve our clients through
our existing email addresses and phone contact information. We know that these are difficult times with constant change. Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of us.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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