[BCMA] AABC workshop registration open! "Towards Community-Centered Reference", October 17, 2024

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*Workshop: "Towards Community-Centered Reference", October 17, 2024*

Date: Thurs, Oct 17, 2024

Time: 9:30am – 12:00pm PST

Location: Online via Zoom

Registration deadline: Wed, Oct 16, 5:00pm


*Workshop description:*

This workshop, "Toward Community-Centered Reference" considers the
challenges Black researchers face when consulting with reference services
in archives. Participants will learn to think critically about their
positionality and their current approaches to providing access. Practical
suggestions will be offered to reference archivists to help them provide
services that are community-centered.

This workshop includes a small group activity and discussion with time for
reflection. In this workshop participants will:

   - Learn how to unpack how white supremacy shows up in archives
   - Learn how to identify and address oppressive practices in access and
   reference
   - Learn how to minimize harm when providing reference services

The workshop is 2.5 hours (including a 10-minute break) and is limited to a
maximum of 30 spaces. Participants will receive a takeaway package of
relevant resources.


*Workshop Instructor: Melissa J. Nelson <https://melissajnelson.com/about/>*

I am a Toronto-based archivist and educator working in the field of Black
archival practice. In 2023, I was honoured with the New Professional Award
and Ancestry Award from the Association of Canadian Archivists. My work and
research interests are grounded in an ethics of care for the preservation
of Black cultural heritage and anti-Black archival materials. My work
centers Black being and belonging in the archives to support collective
healing and liberation movements. I am currently an Archivist at the
Archives of Ontario, leading outreach activities with Black communities in
the province. In my practice, I reimagine the archives as sites of Black
joy, rather than Black pain. I am the Founder and Creative Director of
the Black
Memory Collective <https://melissajnelson.com/collective/>. I also produce
and host the podcast, Archives & Things
<https://melissajnelson.com/podcast/>*. *I hold a Master of Information
Studies from McGill University. I received a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in
History, with a minor in Sociology, from Carleton University.


*Registration Cost:*

   - AABC member: $60.00 CAD
   - Non-member: $115.00 CAD

Thanks to a generous donation towards this workshop from an AABC supporter,
we are pleased to offer reduced registration rates for this event for
members and non-members as listed above.

*To register for this workshop, please visit:*
https://aaobc.wildapricot.org/event-5841692


Regards,

Lisa

Lisa Glandt, MAS
Education and Advisory Services (EAS) Coordinator
Archives Association of British Columbia
email: aabc.advisor at aabc.ca
website: aabc.ca

I respectfully acknowledge that I work on the unceded, traditional and
ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh
(Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.
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