3.21.20 11am - 1pm - "WOC at Work: Racism in LIS" [FREE panel]
Eva Rios-Alvarado
Join the William H. Hannon Library and Librarians of Color, Los Angeles for a moderated conversation, by an all women of color panel, about overt vs. covert racism in Library and Information Science work spaces, the effects of discrimination while at work, the power of community, and mindfulness.
Panelists will explore, converse, and reflect on their experiences while at work and the negotiation of these experiences as they happened. To foster reflective, community dialogue, we invite participants to examine alongside the panel how they engage in their work spaces, how treatment and the misconduct of others can contextualize work conditions for people of color in LIS.
Moderator: Eva Rios-Alvarado, Community College Librarian
Panelists:
- Renée Elizabeth Neely, Archivist & Independent Scholar
- Abigail Morales, Community College Library Technician
- Jennie Quinonez-Skinner, CSU Librarian
- Nora Franco, Medical Librarian
- Amanda Leftwich, Librarian & MindfulinLIS Founder @mindfulinlis
About LOCLA
Librarians of Color, Los Angeles (2014-Present) is a Los Angeles based grassroots, people of color collective comprised of librarians and information workers. “Through networking and collective community, we seek to connect alternative rhetorics and living theories to support one another in our areas of specialty or explorational interest. We are called to action to continue to work toward the eradication of anti-Blackness and other forms of racism and oppressive discrimination (LOC-LA Manifesto).”
About the William H. Hannon Library
The William H. Hannon Library fosters excellence in academic achievement through an array of distinctive services that enable learners to feed their curiosity, experience new worlds, develop their ideas, inform their decision-making, and inspire others. The library is open to the public during regular business hours. More information can be found at http://library.lmu.edu
For more information about this event, contact John Jackson, Head of Outreach & Communications for the William H. Hannon Library, at (310) 338-5234 or john.j...@lmu.edu.
William H. Hannon Library, Von der Ahe Family Suite (Level 3)
1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045
Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP in advance (link coming soon).
