continuing the conversation around accountability

black and white photo of a cat wearing glasses and looking sternly over a pile of books
From Biggle pet book : a collection of information for old and young whose natural instincts teach them to be kind to all living creatures / by Jacob Biggle (1900)

127th chat, Tuesday April 14: continuing the conversation around accountability
6 pm Pacific / 7 pm Mountain / 8 pm Central / 9 pm Eastern

moderated by @MUEngLib @meganjwatson @mckensiemack
Wakelet (compilation of tweets) (pdf) by @violetbfox

discussion questions:

  • Q1. How is the pandemic impacting the ways you think about accountability, within your workplace, the profession, and/or your larger communities? #critlib
  • Q2. How does your privilege impact the ways you think about accountability, particularly during this time of crisis? #critlib
  • Q3. How can we balance compassion and care during this period of community trauma with the need to hold ourselves and others accountable for the harm we do? #critlib
  • Q4. A refrain/reframing for this moment: “If we get this right, we’ll never go back to normal.” What transformations in our relationships to accountability do you hope to see emerge? #critlib
  • Q5. How can we foster and facilitate an online community around developing practices of accountability? #critlib