JASNA COMMUNITY GUIDELINES
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DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION STATEMENT
Please read JASNA’s Community Guidelines https://jasna.org/about/jasna- community-guidelines/ as we expect attendees to comply with them.
JASNA’s Diversity and Inclusion Statement:
To fulfill JASNA’s mission of fostering among the widest number of readers the study, appreciation, and understanding of Jane Austen’s works, her life, and her genius, JASNA strives to ensure that all people are welcome and feel valued in its meetings, events, and community spaces. JASNA is committed to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion within the Society. There is no place in JASNA for discrimination or exclusion, including on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, sex, gender identity, ability, appearance or education.
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Fall 2023 In-Person Meeting
October 7, 2023 In-Person Half-Day Meeting
at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) Orchard Conference Center
JEWELRY IN JANE AUSTEN’S TIME
HISTORY AND RESTORATION OF THE LOST ART OF DHAKA MUSLIN
Featured speakers:
Carrie Wright (in person) on Jewelry and Jane Austen
Saif Islam (on recorded program) on his project to resurrect the lost art of Dhaka Muslin, the precious fabric popularized in the late 18th century created in and imported from what was then Bengal (now present-day Bangladesh)
December 2, 2023
December 2, 2023 In-Person Full-Day Meeting
at UCLA Faculty Center
Featuring theatrical presentation by Author and Playwright Syrie James