ARLISIANS,

I just wanted to make you aware of the diversity related sessions at the Annual Conference and about the Diversity Committee meeting. 

Please see details below: 

ARLIS/NA Diversity CommitteeThursday, March 10 • 8:30am - 9:30am
The meeting is open to the membership. Feel free to attend to meet the new committee and chair and to learn about initiatives and communicate concerns.  
 


Don't miss the Diversity Committee sponsored events:

Diversity ForumThursday, March 10 • 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Featuring speaker and facilitator the Associate University Librarian at Washington University St. Louis, Trevor Dawes. 
Participants will learn about current issues facing librarianship within the context of diversity and further how art librarianship fit into it. Participants should be prepared to actively engage in group learning experiences and will take away tips on how to move forward with diversity and inclusion issues in the workplace and ARLIS/NA. 

Connecting the Past to the Present: Promoting Cultural Understanding through Collections and ExhibitionsWednesday, March 9 • 1:30pm - 3:00pm
The speakers will share strategies and best practices for meeting the challenges of safeguarding and providing access to these collections and exhibitions while acknowledging divergent perspectives. Together speakers and participants will explore how to achieve a balance between intellectual freedom/freedom of expression and the need to respect the views of historically marginalized and disadvantaged groups.

More Diversity related sessions include: 
Connecting Social Justice to the Workplace: Issues of Diversity in Our Professional LivesThursday, March 10 • 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Around the World in 80 Minutes: A circumnavigation of art library projects, collections, and services in Latin America and Eastern EuropeThursday, March 10 • 11:00am - 12:30pm
Artists' Books: Vehicles for Social Change
Friday, March 11 • 5:00pm - 6:30pm
See you at the conference. 

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