Activism and Archives recap

Great event tonight and excellent way to kick off the New Year for PEA!

We were able to watch the GSU Archives video on Activism and Archives despite earlier "technical issues."

The panel was stimulating and touched on themes ranging from donor relations, trust, collaboration, advocacy and community outreach.  Following the video we had a good discussion on aspects of archivists' relationships to activism, communities and advocacy.  The discussion brought in viewpoints from all levels of archives, records management and library work for a dynamic and multifaceted exchange.

Special thanks to Crystal Rodgers for suggesting and organizing the material for tonight and introducing the Georgia State University Archives and providing background on their collections.

Special thanks to Anne Prahl and Pete Asch of the Oregon Jewish Museum for hosting the event.

And of course, special thanks to the members of PEA.

After the discussion we briefly talked about steering and programming for 2013, I'll send out an email in the next week or so and we'll set a time for a group meeting to talk about interests and projects moving forward.

Ideas, suggestions and proposals are always welcome.

UPDATE: Tonight, PEA Event - change in video

A quick update to advises everyone that currently GSU is experiencing an issue that does not allow the video to play. We will instead show an alternate video that is available through another source, here is a short blurb on this panel: "This panel discussion featuring Jenna Freedman, Alana Kumbier, Kate Eichorn, and moderator Emily Drabinski was recorded on September 23, 2011 during Activism & the Academy: Celebrating 40 Years of Feminist Scholarship & Action, a conference in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Barnard Center for Research on Women." All apologies for the last minute change in video, however we hope that this video will be equally as interesting and generate discussions on Portland-related archives themes. We still plan on showing the GSU panel as soon as the situation resolves.