[Eril-l] Core Preservation Week Webinar: Building better models for preservation

Thu Apr 11 05:00:00 PDT 2024

*Cross posted to multiple lists*

Core Preservation Week Webinar: Building better models for preservation

Date: Thursday, May 2, 2024

All webinars are one hour in length and begin at 11 am Pacific, noon
Mountain, 1 pm Central, and 2 pm Eastern time.

Description: In this panel, three speakers will discuss their experiences
preserving cultural heritage material in their communities when they saw a
need that was not being met. The panelists are engaged in building better
models for preservation, responding to the ways that existing standards and
best practices create barriers for their communities and promote extractive
practices. Their work highlights the importance of meaningful relationships
for rethinking preservation work in ways that address community needs. The
panel will further address the overarching issues of the lack of diversity
among preservation professionals and lack of representation in the archives
field.

Learning outcomes:

Goals and objectives of the speakers are:

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   Encouraging people to think about the systems in which preservation work
   is performed and radicalizing and empowering them to disrupt those systems’
   failures to support preservation efforts.
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   Building connections among individuals working to serve their
   communities through preservation.

Who should attend?

Black and Brown people, Indigenous people, and Disabled people. People
interested in diverse archives, creating diverse archives, and diversifying
archives. People interested in building better models for preserving
cultural heritage.

Presenter:

Gracen Brilmyer (they/them) is a Disabled researcher whose work
investigates the ways that disabled people use, experience, and understand
themselves through archives as well as how to tell histories of disability
when there is little or no archival evidence. They are the director of the
Disability Archives Lab, collaborative space for disabled people to think
about the ways that archives and the materials they hold document, shape,
and impact disabled people, and an assistant professor at McGill
University. For more: disabilityarchiveslab.com

Leesa Kelly is an activist, writer, public speaker, and curator. Leesa is
the Founder and Executive Director of Memorialize the Movement (MTM), a
living archive located in Minneapolis dedicated to the preservation and
activation of over 1,000 plywood murals that emerged following George
Floyd’s murder and the Minneapolis uprising in 2020. Through her work with
Memorialize the Movement, Leesa has spoken at over 20 conferences and
universities, organized large-scale exhibitions in the Twin Cities and New
York, and has led workshops on cultivating BIPOC representation and
visibility in the museum and conservation industry. She believes in
dismantling oppressive systems and rebuilding new systems that work for ALL
people. Leesa’s passion for social justice and activism was formed during
her college years at her alma mater, Western Michigan University. After
graduating, Leesa worked as a political organizer for the campaign of
Hennepin County Commissioner, Irene Fernando. In the winter of 2022, she
became a McWatt Fellow, where she worked to strengthen Black history
research & community engagement with the Ramsey County Historical Society,
Hennepin History Museum, Anoka County Historical Society, and the Dakota
County Historical Society. When Leesa is not planning MTM’s next exhibition
or facilitating a workshop, she can be found snuggling with her dog,
traveling, or practicing self care.

Ma̓la̓gius, Gerry Lawson is from the Heiltsuk Nation and currently manages
the Oral History and Language Lab at the UBC Museum of Anthropology. With
over 20 years in the field of Information Management and Heritage
Digitization, he works to develop practical, scalable resources for
Indigenous cultural heritage preservation, and to decolonize information
practices. Gerry also acts as the Technology Lead for the UBC
Indigitization Program and sits on the Board of Directors for the First
Peoples’ Cultural Council and the Indigenous Heritage Circle.

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Registration fees for webinar:  This webinar is free for all attendees.

For additional information and access to registration links, please go to
the following website:

https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9y4EuYayTiikROGhy6h60w#/registration

Core webinars are recorded and registrants receive a link to the recording
shortly following the live event.

For questions about registration, contact ALA Registration by calling
1-800-545-2433 and press 5 or email registration at ala.org.

For all other questions or comments related to Core webinars, please
contact Core CE staff at corece at ala.org.

*Posted on behalf of the Core Continuing Education Committee.*

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