In conjunction with the annual Resident Assistant/Housing Advisory training, Assistant Director of Residential Life Fnann Keflezighi organized an exhibit of the Tell Us How UC It timeline banners in Angela’s Space, one of Thurgood Marshall College’s lounge areas in the Ocean View Building.
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Guest lecture for spring 2018 ANTH 21: Black Lives Matter course
This Anthropology: Sociocultural Anthropology seminar, created and taught by Dr. Hanna Garth, traces the historical roots and growth of the Black Lives Matter social movement in the United States and comparative global contexts. For their final projects, students were asked to get into groups and create or improve wikipedia pages that have something to do …
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Panel presentation at the Diversity in Academic Libraries Interest Group showcase for the 2018 California Academic and Research Libraries conference
The DIAL (Diversity in Academic Libraries) Interest Group showcase for the 2016 California Academic and Research Libraries (CARL) conference addressed the library’s role in responding to the growing societal unrest of their marginalized communities via a discussion of the Black Lives Matter movement and a showcase of best practices that California academic libraries/librarians might utilize …
Tell Us How UC It Timeline used for Thurgood Marshall College Resident Assistant/Housing Advisor Training
An annual Equity-Minded Education Workshop is offered to Resident Assistance and House Advisors to encourage critical reflection to promote an inclusive environment. Assistant Director of Residential Life, Fnann Keflezighi, organized use of the Tell Us How UC It timeline banners to share the history of activism at UC San Diego as a way of establishing …
Poster Presentation at the 2017 California Library Association Conference
Members of the Tell Us How UC It project presented a poster at the 2017 California Library Association Conference themed “New World Emerge.” The poster was titled “Losing sight of the shore: navigating your way to a living archive.”
Poster Presentation of project at 2017 American Library Association Annual Conference & Exhibition
Members of the Tell Us How UC It project presented a poster at the 2017 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference & Exhibition themed “The Librarians Call to Action.” The poster was titled “Born from a storm: Creating a living archive to affect social issues in your community.”
Guest lecture for Sixth College CAT 3 writing program: Art of the Protest: Cultural Production, Protest, & Technologies of Change
On Friday, June 2, 2017, members of the Tell Us How UC It project team presented to a Sixth College CAT 3 writing program course titled: Art of the Protest: Cultural Production, Protest, & Technologies of Change, taught by Dr. Phoebe Bronstein. As described in its syllabus, “This writing and communication course will focus on …
Guest lecture for spring 2017 ANTH 21: Race & Racism course
On Thursday, May 25, 2017, members of the Tell Us How UC It: A Living Archive project gave a presentation to the Spring 2017 ANTH21: Race & Racism course, taught by Dr. Hanna Garth, about the project with regards to race & racism. In thinking about representing student perspectives and how many stories go untold, …
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How to Organize for Action Workshop in Geisel Library
On Wednesday, May 10, 2017 from 2-4pm, the UC San Diego Library organized a workshop titled “From Crisis to Change: How to Organize for Action” in collaboration with the University of California Student Association. Image source: https://ucsd.libcal.com/event/3291451 According to Maya Angelou, “the more you know of your history, the more liberated you are.” Knowledge of …
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Presentation at DPLAfest 2017
The Digital Public Library of America empowers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better-functioning society by maximizing access to our shared history, culture, and knowledge.Image source: https://www.digitalmeetsculture.net/ Members of the Tell Us How UC It: A Living Archive project presented about Tell Us How UC It at DPLAfest 2017. The presentation …