Happy holidays everyone!
PEA is excited to ring in 2013 - if we survive the impending apocalypse
that is - with a film screening of the Activism in Archives Symposium held at the
Georgia State University Special Collections and Archives Department. Hosted by Assistant Archivist, Hilary Moorish
and Women’s Collection Archivist, Morna Girrard, the panel presentation seeks
to illuminate the current uses, future potential, and limitations of archives
in aiding activist organizing. The panel
includes organizers from the American Friends Service Committee, Occupy
Atlanta, and a local university professor.
The Women’s Collection and the Southern Labor Archive at
Georgia State University contain material from a variety of grassroots
organizations, non-profits, and labor unions.
These collections document the vibrant history of social justice
movements in the South. By providing
access to these materials, archives become a valuable space for research and
social justice organizing to come together.
But does the institutional constraints of an archive limit the
possibilities for activists seeking to work outside of the system? How might an archivist’s socio-political
beliefs influence her/his methods of processing materials? These are valuable questions the Activism in
Archives Symposium seeks to explore.
With the Pacific Northwest being a past and present hub of
progressive activity, PEA hopes that the film screening will spark much
discussion and debate. See below for
event details. Hope to see you there!
- Crystal Rodgers
