The We Here Mentorship Program: Year One
The We Here Mentorship Program is still in its first year. We sat down with the folks who manage the program, We Here Community Admins Crystal Chen and Nicollette Davis to learn more.
SPARC Supports We Here’s Publication, up//root, with $20,000 Grant
Recognizing We Here’s contribution to the library and archives community through the centering of Black and Indigenous folks and People of Color (BIPOC), SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) has provided a $20,000 grant toward their publication up//root.
We Reads: Literature That Nourishes Us
A new project highlighting BIPOC voices in literature.
up//root Welcomes Two New Editors
up//root welcomes two new editors who responded to their call for students to join the team.
The 2020 Wrap Up
It’s here - a New Year and The 2020 Wrap Up, outlining all that we were able to accomplish and the incredible collaborators we were blessed to work with in our first 9 months as an entity.
Our Year of Listening
Community Admin Nicollette Davis put together a call for we here members to add their top three songs and/or top three podcasts of 2020 to collaborative lists for we here. That’s it — no date restrictions. What came from it is beautiful 🤩
Member Shoutout: Meet Des Alaniz 👏
We Here members are doing some incredible work and in an effort to celebrate them, we’re giving them a shoutout 🎉 Meet Des Alaniz!
Member Shoutout: Meet Brieanna Elizabeth Chillious 👏
We Here members are doing some incredible work and in an effort to celebrate them, we’re giving them a shoutout 🎉 Meet Brieanna Elizabeth Chillious!
Member Shoutout: Meet Raymond Pun 👏
We Here members are doing some incredible work and in an effort to celebrate them, we’re giving them a shoutout 🎉 Meet Raymond Pun!
Indigenous Peoples’ Day
It’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day and we are reflecting on colonial legacies in the U.S. as well as around the world, how we play a part in it, and what we can do to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ not just today, but everyday. Included here are some of the resources we’re using for our journey.
What Makes a Good Ally?
We’re psyched to offer our Patreon supporters exclusive opportunities to have conversations with us through our Say Hello series. Our next topic is what makes a good ally?
Video Creation & Editing for Instruction in Libraries Webinar Recording Now Available
Our first recorded webinar, now available for purchase ✨
CRT in LIS Workshop Compass 🧭
Sofia Leung and Jorge López-McKnight share their Workshop Compass from our inaugural Community School course.
Celebrating Queerness 🏳️🌈
Pride fell amidst protest for racial equality, and in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Black Lives Matter is absolutely connected to LGBTQI rights because it stands for all Black lives. Community Manager Jen Brown compiled a list of resources which serves as, “a living document of links to organizations, readings, and more you can use to better advocate for and support queer & trans BIPOC.”
Black Lives Matter.
During a global pandemic that has disproportionately impacted Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities, we are sickened by this country’s continued epidemic of racism and police brutality against Black folks. Here we share where you can educate yourself, make a donation, call politicians, more.
Our Community School Launched ☄️
We launched a community school for us, by us, but also for the public ☺️
What we’re thinking about on International Workers’ Day
We’re thinking about those who repeatedly put their health and safety on the line to keep our country going and to those speaking out and organizing.
Introducing What’s Good Live.
COVID-19 completely changed the world’s daily existence. As a way to make time to talk about the good things, we’re using Instagram Live as a way to talk with some of the members of our community and beyond.