by
Wed, Sep 20 2017 18:31:54

#critlib 2017-09-18: spatial justice

Archive of the September 18 2017 #critlib chat on spatial justice, moderated by @a_meeksie & @vin_alyssa. For more info about #critlib, including past and future chats, visit http://critlib.org/

  1. ARLIS_NA
    ARLIS/NA@ARLIS_NA
    Join #ARLISriss and #critlib on Monday, September 18 at 8pm Central Time for a Twitter chat on spatial justice  http://critlib.org/spatial-justice/ …
    Tue, Sep 12 2017 20:08:35
  2. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    Tonight at 8pm CST: #critlib chat on #spatialjustice and #publicart! Check out the questions/add'l readings here:  http://critlib.org/spatial-justice/ …
    Mon, Sep 18 2017 14:41:51
  3. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    #Critlib! on #spatialjustice in half an hour! What did ya'll think of the reading:  https://tinyurl.com/yc3q7asp 
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 00:35:48
  4. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    A note abt tonight's #critlib chat: In addition to storify, the chat will be archived on the ARLIS learning portal:  https://www.arlisna.org/career-resources/arlis-na-learning-portal …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 00:46:25
  5. Introductions
  6. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    Hey, #critlib -ers! We'll start chatting in a few minutes.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 00:55:51
  7. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    @collegeart asked their members for their views ( https://tinyurl.com/y88c578v ); tonight's #critlib chat is abt adding #librarian voices
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 00:56:16
  8. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    If you'd like to chat anonymously, you can submit your responses here:  http://goo.gl/8wyNps . They’ll be posted by @CritLib_anon #Critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 00:57:23
  9. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    New to #critlib chats? First off, thanks for joining! So we can keep track, please use A1, A2, etc. prefixes when responding to questions.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 00:59:04
  10. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    Welcome to tonight’s #critlib chat about spatial justice. Let’s start with intros!
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:00:37
  11. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    Follow along with @vin_alyssa and I! We are the moderators for tonight's #critlib chat. Feel free to respond anonymously:  https://twitter.com/vin_alyssa/status/909944475593691136 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:01:47
  12. lisahubbell
    Lisa Hubbell@lisahubbell
    Hey #critlib academic librarian in California.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:02:14
  13. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    I'm Alyssa (hello!), an academic librarian in Chicago. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:03:43
  14. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    I'm Amanda, an art/english/WGS/etc. subject liaison at an academic institution in Arizona #critlib. Welcome to tonight's chat!
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:03:48
  15. lee_swayd
    unbalanced Libra@lee_swayd
    Hi #critlib mlis student at queens college & ex lib page in public library
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:04:03
  16. maxgbowman
    Max Bowman@maxgbowman
    🙋‍♂️ Hi #critlib I'm Max, academic librarian in Virginia. Mostly lurking tonight.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:05:00
  17. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    Hi #critlib, I'm the Digital Initiatives Librarian at Md. Institute College of Art 👋🏾
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:05:44
  18. ssgarcia23
    Sheila@ssgarcia23
    Hi #critlib. Librarian at the University of Michigan. Following the convo as best I can 😊
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:07:48
  19. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    good evening #critlib, I'm Zoe (zoh-ee), adjunct community college librarian in Seattle, WA.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:09:05
  20. fiiidget
    S. E. Hackney 🌱@fiiidget
    Hi #critlib, it's me, an LIS PhD student... I am baking cookies, but will be keeping an eye on things. #alreadylate
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:14:26
  21. sianniekins
    Sian Evans@sianniekins
    Hi #critlib joining in a little late - Information Literacy & Instructional Design Librarian at MICA.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:14:49
  22. aamcnamara
    A A McNamara@aamcnamara
    #critlib semi-lurking from MIT Libraries, urban studies & planning librarian so spatial justice is super relevant to my work!
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:18:12
  23. WalterSchlect
    Walter Schlect@WalterSchlect
    Just got home and coming to #Critlib late. I'm a librarian at a German cultural institute
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:45:14
  24. Q1. What is the function of public art and architecture where you work/live?
  25. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    Let's get started, shall we? Q1: What is the function of public art and architecture where you work/live? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:05:40
  26. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    Q1 Follow up: Are monuments meant to be art? Do they have a other functions/purposes? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:08:38
  27. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    A1: Arch. at work: buildings named for donors. Pub. art at work: promote conversation among students, faculty, community members #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:08:34
  28. lee_swayd
    unbalanced Libra@lee_swayd
    A1. My lib has a permanent Mark Twain room. It functions to celebrate whiteness & ignore white supremacy in children's lit #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:09:11
  29. lisahubbell
    Lisa Hubbell@lisahubbell
    A1. The building where I work was historically a factory. Art is colorful abstract paintings, + some student projects. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:11:27
  30. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    A1: I live in a town surrounded by native reservations, I do not see enough native public art/arch. This reinforces whiteness #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:12:48
  31. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    A1 Tons of monuments, sculptures, and murals by street artists in Baltimore. And this happened  http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-confederate-statues-timeline-20170816-story.html … #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:12:50
  32. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    A1: To clarify, our public art *ideally* promotes conversation. But you have to feel welcome on a college campus to see it. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:14:11
  33. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A1 Lots of public art in Seattle! But only a small portion acknowledges indigenous peoples. #critlib  http://www.seattle.gov/arts/programs/public-art …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:14:43
  34. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A1 Chief Seattle sculpture recognizes the city's namesake but def glosses over the whole stolen land thing.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Seattle_(sculpture) … #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:16:47
  35. CritLib_anon
    Anonymous Critlib@CritLib_anon
    #critlib A1. Some students researching monuments, might serve them better if I don't express opinions.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:19:13
  36. sianniekins
    Sian Evans@sianniekins
    A1. I took an excellent course in grad school (part 1, pre-library) on german collective memory and counter-monument. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:22:29
  37. sianniekins
    Sian Evans@sianniekins
    A1 Cont'd. I feel like there's a lot to be learned from German debates here in the US:  http://www.harvarddesignmagazine.org/issues/9/memory-and-counter-memory … #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:22:58
  38. klthoreson
    Kelly Thoreson 🌿🐌@klthoreson
    A bit late but interested in this convo. A1. The public lib system I work in has a branch named after a First Nations chief... #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:30:40
  39. klthoreson
    Kelly Thoreson 🌿🐌@klthoreson
    ... but I only learned this through someone I worked with and the need for TRC training at libraries, including ours. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:32:38
  40. klthoreson
    Kelly Thoreson 🌿🐌@klthoreson
    don't think there is a plaque abt who he was (or that he was part of FN resistance) AND his name has been whitewashed #critlib.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:34:16
  41. A1 we have a statue of our namesake, Goethe, which causes constant confusion about what our mission/focus area actually is #Critlib https://t.co/Spf061z8cU
    A1 we have a statue of our namesake, Goethe, which causes constant confusion about what our mission/focus area actually is #Critlib pic.twitter.com/Spf061z8cU
    Walter Schlect@WalterSchlect
    ·
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:51:53
  42. Q2. What narratives/whose history is dominant in and around lib*/archives in your community?
  43. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    Q2: What narratives/whose history is dominant in and around lib*/archives in your community? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:15:29
  44. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    Q2 Follow up: How does the community engage w those narratives/history? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:17:41
  45. fiiidget
    S. E. Hackney 🌱@fiiidget
    A2: despite there being lotsa rad stuff abt black power mvmts in our collections, you wouldn't know it from being in the space. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:17:54
  46. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A2 I learned last week that my college came to exist because of WWII, as a war prod facility. History of war/industry emphasized. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:18:35
  47. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    A2 Rich white males dominate the mainstream narratives being told through libs/archives in this city, esp in a historical context #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:19:46
  48. lee_swayd
    unbalanced Libra@lee_swayd
    A2. In #Buffalo there are ZERO statues of POC women. The city is 38% Black. Libs had zero exhibits highlighting POCs in 3+ yrs #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:20:31
  49. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    A2: We don't acknowledge stolen land in my city & most things are named after white donors:  http://www.flagstaff.az.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14245 … #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:21:59
  50. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    A2 Our students' narratives dominate our space because their work is constantly on display. ♥️ working an art/design college #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:22:39
  51. aamcnamara
    A A McNamara@aamcnamara
    A2: white male narratives still super prevalent in MIT spaces around campus; lib/archives are expanding the narratives in some ways #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:24:28
  52. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    I don't see much engagement, but I know that the BSU on my campus tried to have building's/room's names changed a few years ago #critlib  https://twitter.com/vin_alyssa/status/909949582481788929 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:24:32
  53. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A2 every campus I've been to names bldgs & spaces after donors/retired faculty--most of whom are white & wealthy. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:25:02
  54. pridelibrary
    Pride Library@pridelibrary
    @zoh_zoh Old families of the city for many of ours #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:36:12
  55. lisahubbell
    Lisa Hubbell@lisahubbell
    A2. Public art in my neighborhood: utility box portraits of Berkeley HS grads. Writers, activists, musicians, mostly white & black. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:25:08
  56. aamcnamara
    A A McNamara@aamcnamara
    #critlib our current exhibits are pretty cool (not super involved in either so I can brag, haha):  https://libraries.mit.edu/exhibits/  but change is slow
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:25:21
  57. lee_swayd
    unbalanced Libra@lee_swayd
    A2. Along with the whiteness, their is the absence of any youth space in lib. No teen rm cuz admins r afraid of "gangs" #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:25:48
  58. pridelibrary
    Pride Library@pridelibrary
    @lee_swayd That's awful 🙁 #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:35:16
  59. klthoreson
    Kelly Thoreson 🌿🐌@klthoreson
    A2. Our summer reading club program had a #canada150 theme that focused on celebrating Canada (+ not engaging w/ colonial history) #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:41:07
  60. klthoreson
    Kelly Thoreson 🌿🐌@klthoreson
    A2. I think our spaces are often v white. Offer to "welcome" others in but might not structurally include them. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:44:51
  61. WalterSchlect
    Walter Schlect@WalterSchlect
    Q2 mostly colonialists/industrialists who later gave money to libraries #Critlib  https://twitter.com/vin_alyssa/status/909949030054137856 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:54:22
  62. Q3. If lib* take an antiracist approach to cultivating culturally responsive spaces, what do we need to examine first and why?
  63. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    Q3: If lib* take an antiracist approach to cultivating culturally responsive spaces, what do we need to examine first and why? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:26:42
  64. aamcnamara
    A A McNamara@aamcnamara
    A3: ourselves, absolutely; despite some progress at MIT there are so many ways we're not yet there #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:28:38
  65. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    A3: We have to look at who gets to participate in the cultivation of these spaces. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:30:05
  66. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A3 I think libs need to examine the assumed neutrality of whiteness in spaces-white is so often the default for every process, why? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:30:26
  67. sianniekins
    Sian Evans@sianniekins
    A3. Architecture! Neo-classical and neo-Gothic buildings as false histories of a pure white past.  http://www.wnyc.org/story/on-the-media-2017-09-15 … #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:30:29
  68. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    A3 What are our campuses saying to the communities they are in and what are the parallels to our patrons of marginalized groups? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:30:47
  69. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    A3: Stop naming bldngs after rich/white donors, learn & understand local history of PoC, hire PoC to create the art/arch! #critlib  https://twitter.com/A_meeksie/status/909951852120117248 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:31:00
  70. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A3 I'm thinking about how in many cases a white committee gets together to recognize other whites, curate white displays, etc. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:31:39
  71. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    A3 (cont.): Often these convos happen in homogeneous committees, or it becomes something for POC staff, faculty, students to fix. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:31:44
  72. lisahubbell
    Lisa Hubbell@lisahubbell
    A3. Who is already represented? Who makes decisions? Who is in the conversation? Who is framing the questions? #critlib  https://twitter.com/A_meeksie/status/909951852120117248 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:32:27
  73. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    A3 What are our interactions & the way we move through our space, the way we use our space - saying to our patrons and community? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:32:17
  74. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    A3 Also "it's the way it's always been done" is 👏🏾 not 👏🏾 okay 👏🏾 #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:34:11
  75. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    @CityThatReads love this--how do our spaces express our values? do they say what we want them to say? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:33:24
  76. maxgbowman
    Max Bowman@maxgbowman
    Really just want to use the 🎄emoji for A3 because we're approaching that time of year, & its analogous #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:37:23
  77. aamcnamara
    A A McNamara@aamcnamara
    A3 also, what am I/are other white lib folks ignoring/looking past/not seeing in spaces? what's the "invisible" default? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:37:46
  78. Q4. How can we can work to counteract & subvert oppressive spatial elements, such as monuments that function as microaggressions?
  79. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    Q4: How can we can work to counteract & subvert oppressive spatial elements, such as monuments that function as microaggressions? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:36:02
  80. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    Q4 follow up: How can we prevent minimization/erasure of marginalized ppl’s narratives/contributions thru our work in lib/archives? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:38:18
  81. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A4 Take them down. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:38:19
  82. CritLib_anon
    Anonymous Critlib@CritLib_anon
    #critlib A4. Outnumber them, if possible. Add displays that tell the stories that are left out.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:38:59
  83. aamcnamara
    A A McNamara@aamcnamara
    #critlib for me this manifests e.g. in the (v white) art we have in the libraries (which we're working on...but it's taken a while...)
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:39:10
  84. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    A4 Sharing a response from a membership organization is not the answer. Not naming whiteness is not the answer. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:39:28
  85. maxgbowman
    Max Bowman@maxgbowman
    Re: how do we cultivate spaces that allow folks to feel comfortable, and represented. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:39:40
  86. lee_swayd
    unbalanced Libra@lee_swayd
    Again for the ppl in the back #critlib  https://twitter.com/zoh_zoh/status/909954775281573889 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:39:40
  87. sianniekins
    Sian Evans@sianniekins
    A4 I keep coming back to Germany. Look to examples of places where folks have thought through these questions more than we have. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:40:09
  88. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A4 on campus, I think it's necessary to talk about history of the campus/library & how it does or doesn't represent current values. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:40:16
  89. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    A4: We can do the work to research/work w community to document narratives often overlooked/reserved for bottom shelf of history. #critlib  https://twitter.com/vin_alyssa/status/909954200066543617 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:40:20
  90. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A4 I went to Oberlin & many students walk AROUND the arch at commencement bc they don't like what it represents. active resistance. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:41:02
  91. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    A4 Do what we tell students to do in instruction: think about what's missing. What's not there. What aren't you finding. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:41:35
  92. WalterSchlect
    Walter Schlect@WalterSchlect
    @CityThatReads Yes Jenny! So perfect #critlib  https://twitter.com/citythatreads/status/909955599739375617 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:02:04
  93. aamcnamara
    A A McNamara@aamcnamara
    A4 while lib staff remains so white I think a lot is letting patrons/community have freer rein to reinterpret/reinscribe space #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:42:14
  94. bookmobility
    Derek@bookmobility
    Thread. #twitterstorians #critlib  https://twitter.com/jmjafrx/status/909850396377706496 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:42:38
  95. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A4 interesting-looks like Oberlin changed the route after I graduated, partly due to controversy.  https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/28/bypassing-controversy … #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:42:51
  96. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    A4: Support artists and activists who want to work to counteract these structures and monuments #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:43:15
  97. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A4 this is actually a really interesting example bc Oberlin lets the arch remain standing but no longer centers it in the ceremony #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:43:55
  98. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A4 I also really like the idea of adding to existing art/spaces to counteract & disrupt the narrative. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:44:58
  99. lisahubbell
    Lisa Hubbell@lisahubbell
    A4. Invite community conversations. @LevineMuseum in Charlotte, NC is a good model for these. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:45:00
  100. sianniekins
    Sian Evans@sianniekins
    A4. Have conversations about these monuments. Don't let them be neutral, passive.They never were. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:45:06
  101. lee_swayd
    unbalanced Libra@lee_swayd
    A4. Better yet, don't just remove racist ass statues. Smash them! #DoItLikeDurham #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:46:41
  102. pridelibrary
    Pride Library@pridelibrary
    @vin_alyssa A4: Actively search for marginalized ppl’s stories/contributions in your field/local history. Don't rely on 1 source for the facts #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:51:47
  103. Q5. What barriers might we encounter in trying to do this work in our profession & how can we overcome those barriers?
  104. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    Q5: What barriers might we encounter in trying to do this work in our profession & how can we overcome those barriers? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:45:14
  105. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    I really love this work, for example. #critlib Support these activists and artists.  https://twitter.com/BYP_100/status/899010323251961856 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:46:43
  106. sianniekins
    Sian Evans@sianniekins
    A5. Racism. Keep at it (white folks). #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:46:58
  107. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    A5: Apathy, donor politics (for buildings, collections, etc.), white fear. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:47:04
  108. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A5 White fragility. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:47:39
  109. CritLib_anon
    Anonymous Critlib@CritLib_anon
    #critlib A5. Assumptions that libraries should or can be neutral.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:48:15
  110. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A5 I think many librarians feel like they don't fully control the lib's spaces & don't want to invite admin attn to these issues. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:48:44
  111. sianniekins
    Sian Evans@sianniekins
    @zoh_zoh I think about this a lot, and it's partially why I often organize between institutional spaces. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:49:59
  112. aamcnamara
    A A McNamara@aamcnamara
    A5 getting pushback for not being "nice." I try to use my white privilege to be pushy for the cause of justice #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:49:13
  113. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A5 "oh, you don't like that endowed classroom named after a white supremacist? we'll just take it & use it for something else, thx" #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:49:15
  114. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    A5: Fear of "offending"/"alienating", push back, lack of understanding beyond own experience--to name a few, ALL tied to whiteness #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:50:27
  115. lee_swayd
    unbalanced Libra@lee_swayd
    A5. In addition to white supremacist libs, the hierarchy prevents staff from engaging. & support staff are usually most POC & queer #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:50:48
  116. aamcnamara
    A A McNamara@aamcnamara
    @lee_swayd *snaps for this* #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:53:30
  117. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    A5: To overcome, keep working. Must say that often, as I too easily stay quiet. Systems cannot dismantle quietly or easily #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:51:21
  118. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    A5 Being dismissed because I'm a WOC in a predominantly white field. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:51:33
  119. lisahubbell
    Lisa Hubbell@lisahubbell
    A5. All the mistakes white allies inevitably make, and finding ways to work through them w/o repeated burden to POC. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:52:53
  120. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A5 like so many things, I'm afraid we'll never see real progress with this until we see more diversity in library leadership. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:54:16
  121. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    A5 if libraries are perpetually run by white women & white men who make most decisions, how can we undo all this shit? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:54:46
  122. lisahubbell
    Lisa Hubbell@lisahubbell
    @zoh_zoh Bring more people into decisions. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:55:56
  123. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    A5: If you're white, now is not the time to turn away from these issues. It never was. We have to face it head on, not bury heads #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:55:15
  124. lee_swayd
    unbalanced Libra@lee_swayd
    A5. Yt ppl r also uber risk-adverse. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:56:16
  125. aamcnamara
    A A McNamara@aamcnamara
    #critlib truth  https://twitter.com/lee_swayd/status/909959293671215104 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:59:11
  126. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    A5 Organize. @librarieswehere #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:57:10
  127. klthoreson
    Kelly Thoreson 🌿🐌@klthoreson
    Can't keep up with responses, thanks to this head cold. But I'll catch up tomorrow! Thanks for sharing, everyone. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:55:00
  128. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    A5: It's incredibly important to acknowledge short comings & LISTEN to PoC affected by these spatial injustice. The first time. #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:57:26
  129. lisahubbell
    Lisa Hubbell@lisahubbell
    @A_meeksie Yes! I never get tired of this post from @AprilHathcock (good thing, when I need the reminder) #critlib  https://aprilhathcock.wordpress.com/2016/04/13/youre-gonna-screw-up/ …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:58:53
  130. lee_swayd
    unbalanced Libra@lee_swayd
    A5. I think prof is 30% unionized. What if we were 100% union? What risks would we make? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:58:06
  131. sianniekins
    Sian Evans@sianniekins
    A5 Seconding @CityThatReads's ORGANIZE & for white ppl, make spaces 4 ppl of color in yr organizing. its not hard! #artandfeminism #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:01:22
  132. WalterSchlect
    Walter Schlect@WalterSchlect
    A5 Funding sources coming from people/organizations with a vested interest in maintaining white supremacy #critlib  https://twitter.com/a_meeksie/status/909956518832889858 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:04:46
  133. Conclusions
  134. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    As we get close to our 60 mins, let's mix in #critpitch time. Anyone have writings/events/readings/other things to share? #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:56:10
  135. zoh_zoh
    Zoe Fisher@zoh_zoh
    Tune in for the next #critlib chat on Tuesday, October 3 about #OER! #critpitch  http://critlib.org/twitter-chats/upcoming-twitter-chats/ …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 01:58:12
  136. A_meeksie
    Amanda Meeks@A_meeksie
    Thank you all so much for participating in tonight's #critlib chat! I can tell folks got fired up about this and I hope we can keep at it
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:01:13
  137. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    If anyone would like to volunteer to Storify this chat, please let us know! #critpitch #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:02:31
  138. CityThatReads
    Jenny Ferretti@CityThatReads
    Thank you so much to to @A_meeksie & @vin_alyssa for a great #critlib chat!
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:02:51
  139. vin_alyssa
    Alyssa Vincent@vin_alyssa
    Echo-ing @A_meeksie and her thanks. Here's to continuing the conversation! #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:03:02
  140. sianniekins
    Sian Evans@sianniekins
    Thanks @A_meeksie and @vin_alyssa for this awesome chat! #critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:04:36
  141. lisahubbell
    Lisa Hubbell@lisahubbell
    Thanks so much to @A_meeksie @vin_alyssa & all the #critlib folks who showed up to chat about spatial justice.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:05:09
  142. Qi40660473
    mikkiliqi@gmail.com@Qi40660473
    Thanks!#critlib
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:06:26
  143. WalterSchlect
    Walter Schlect@WalterSchlect
    Sorry I was late to the discussion! Loved this #critlib topic. Working in an inflexible rigid space has made me want better library spaces
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:07:33
  144. lee_swayd
    unbalanced Libra@lee_swayd
    Thx @A_meeksie & @vin_alyssa for #critlib chat!
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:08:36
  145. LN2891
    Ellen@LN2891
    First #critlib conversation, came late and catching up on what was said. Came away with lots to think about
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:10:48
  146. zomanjii
    Zoë@zomanjii
    Totally missed the #critlib discussion, but I'll be reading back through everything!
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:15:19
  147. AprilHathcock
    A. Hathcock@AprilHathcock
    Looks like I missed a good #critlib tonight. Will enjoy lurking through the tweets.
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 02:19:04
  148. sarahkirkley
    sarah@sarahkirkley
    Catching up on yesterday's #critlib & what a great conversation!
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 14:12:31
  149. BishopNaomi
    NaoB@BishopNaomi
    @A_meeksie have you seen this? #critlib DU libraries did an exhibit of Real Life Indians a few year ago!  https://twitter.com/BishopNaomi/status/910145853213442048 …
    Tue, Sep 19 2017 14:18:52