This Week at SLIS- Week of February 4 – February 10

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Wednesday, February 7:

Talk with Academy of Certified Archivists
Brought to you by SCoSAA (Student Chapter of the Society of American Archivists)
5pm-7:30pm, SOM 222
Come hear Mott Linn, former president of The Academy of Certified Archivists, describe how you can get officially certified and how this can help advance your career.
About the organization: The ACA was founded in 1989 at the annual meeting of the Society of American Archivists. It is an independent, nonprofit certifying organization of professional archivists. Archivists can become certified by meeting educational and experience requirements and passing the Archival Certification Examination.
Get more details and stay for a Q&A!
Don’t worry, pizza WILL be provided!
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Dr. Joyce Bell to Discuss the Long-term Impact of the Black Power Movement
Brought to you by the following offices and departments: Africana Studies, Office of Advancement, Center for Excellence in Teaching, Diversity Committee of the Alumnae/i Association, Diversity and Inclusion Action Council, Friars Leaders Program, Office of Alumnae/i Engagement, Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, School of Social Work, Department of Sociology.

6pm-7pm, Linda K. Paresky Center in the Main College Building
Dr. Joyce M. Bell, associate professor of sociology and the Don E. Martindale Chair of Sociology at the University of Minnesota, will visit Simmons as part of the Friars Leadership program on Wednesday, February 7th.

Dr. Bell will examine the long-lasting and far-reaching impact of the Black Power Movement in the U.S. Her keynote address will be from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in the Linda K. Paresky Center in the Main College Building. A reception and book signing will follow from 7:00 to 8:30 pm in the Fens.

Dr. Bell will look at how the Black Power Movement shaped the professions and created frameworks and provided templates for challenging institutionalized racism. Learn more about Dr. Bell’s work.

 

Thursday, February 8:

Speed Readers Advisory
Brought to you by ALA-SC (American Library Association – Student Chapter)

3pm-5pm, Faculty/ Staff Dining Room (MCB)
Description:Come speed date for new books. You will be able to give recommendations and get recommendations for new books, practice your readers advisory skills, and meet awesome SLIS students. Valentines day treats will be provided.

 

Documentary: Black Panthers, Vanguard of the Revolution
Brought to you by SoCS (Students of Color at SLIS)

6:30pm-8:00pm, MCB C-101
Join SoCS in watching the 2015 PBS documentary Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution directed by Emmy Award-Winning Stanley Nelson.
There will be a popcorn machine, snacks, and drinks – and the last chance to enter our free raffle for the Black Panther comic book and for the BET Black Panther series DVD!
We hope to see you there!
RSVP on Facebook Here!

 

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DERAIL 2018
Brought to you by DERAIL (Diversity, Equity, Race, Accessibility, and Identity in LIS)

March 3 & 4, Simmons College
The Diversity, Equity, Race, Accessibility, and Identity in LIS (DERAIL) Forum upholds the essential role of combating white supremacy and oppressive power structures in LIS institutions and pedagogy. We seek to create a productive and mindful space to explore the impacts of social justice frameworks in guiding our work as students and practitioners.

We recognize that our LIS institutions, including our graduate programs, are embedded within racist, ableist and heteropatriarchal power structures and perpetuate these same inequalities. We also recognize that this is not inevitable and that we must amplify our own voices to be heard by administrations and institutions that uncritically support the privileging of white supremacist perspectives in information environments, including but not limited to archives, libraries and museums. We acknowledge that we have vested power as practitioners in upholding or challenging oppressive power structures in our interactions with the public and within our institutions.

DERAIL stands in solidarity with students in higher education across the country who are organizing to combat oppressive curriculum and treatment. We believe in the radical potential of library and information science to facilitate meaningful discussions of the interlocking roles of race, sexuality, ability, gender and class in the maintenance of oppressive conditions in LIS.

 

Alternative Spring Break with Papercut Zine Library
Brought to you by LISSA (Library and Information Science Student Association)

March 5-9th 9am-4pm, Papercut Zine Library
Papercut Zine Library needs your help! Join SLIS students for an alternative spring break, helping PZL catalog and inventory our collection of 16,000 zines! All levels of experience with cataloging will be welcome, and lunch will be provided each day. To participate in this alternative spring break, we ask that volunteers be able to commit to at least three shifts over the course of the week.

Fill out the interest form here. Check out the PZL website, or contact PZL volunteer coordinator Des Alaniz ([email protected]) for more info!

Interested in future events?
Check out the SLIS Events Calendar on the LISSA Blog to see what events are being planned!

Looking to plan an event?
Use this form to put your event on the events calendar and avoid event conflicts.

For questions regarding hosting an event, contact our LISSA Secretary, at [email protected] .