Mapping Prejudice Training Session

September 2

7:00p.m. - 8:00p.m.

Via Zoom

Register here!

*You must register at the link above to receive the Zoom meeting link.

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To build community awareness about housing injustice, Mapping Prejudice and St. Catherine University are mobilizing volunteers to document racial covenants in Ramsey County. Racial covenants were legal clauses embedded in property deeds that barred people who were not white from buying or occupying land. Elders have known for decades that covenants were widespread. But even with that community wisdom, there is a lot that we don’t know. How common were these restrictions? What areas of our community were reserved for white people only? How much land was restricted in this way? When were they put into place? What did they say? What are the legacies of these practices today?

Help us make a map that can answer these questions. As we do this research together, we will explore the connections between past injustices and present disparities. This is the first step towards meaningful change.

This online training session will teach you what you need to know to contribute to this project.

Two online videos can be helpful as you get ready to do this work. “Jim Crow of the North” will explain the history behind this map. And this Mapping Prejudice training video will show you what we need volunteers to do.

Scholarship Opportunity: Western Association of Map Libraries

The Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) is an independent association of map and geospatial librarians and other people with an interest in maps and geospatial librarianship.

 

WAML is committed to actively encouraging diverse voices and new perspectives in the field of map and geospatial librarianship and within the organization. They are excited to announce three scholarship opportunities in conjunction with the 2020 WAML virtual conference October 14-17, 2020 which is free for all to attend. Each scholarship includes an award of $500, a one-year membership in WAML, and the opportunity to present at the virtual conference. The award also includes free conference registration for the next in-person WAML Annual Meeting.

  

The application deadline is Friday, September 11, 11:59 PM (PDT). Scholarship applicants will be notified of the results by the end of September 2020.

 

Learn more and find the application links at: http://www.waml.org/mbrinfo.html#Scholarships

 

Feel free to contact Philip White (Scholarship Committee Chair) at philip.white@colorado.edu or 303-735-8278 with questions about the program or application process.

You can join us on Google Hangouts for our Fall 2020 meetings every 3rd Tuesday of the month (5:00-5:45 PM)!

Meeting ID: meet.google.com/scu-ynoo-gbp

Hope to see you there!
 

Our last ALASC meeting of the semester is coming up next week on
Tuesday, May 19 (5:00-5:45pm)!

We hope you'll join us on Google Hangouts.

Meeting ID: meet.google.com/ott-qgbi-qsc

Join the ALASC for our next virtual meeting on Tuesday, April 21 (5:00-5:45pm)! We'll be discussing open leadership positions (Secretary and Co-Chair) and the election for those roles this spring, current ALA happenings, and how things have been going personally and professionally. We hope to see you there!


Meeting ID:
meet.google.com/qsz-obvj-zvu

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN for the
Co-Chair AND Secretary positions with St. Kate's ALASC!


You can submit your nominations here: tinyurl.com/scnupjl


Please submit nominations by April 27, 2020!

Join the ALASC for a virtual hangout this Sunday! This is a purely social event, so come ready to chat, show off the puzzles and art you've done while sheltering in place, and spend some quality time with your peers! Dress code: Work from home SUPER casual (think pajamas or your funniest apocalypse outfit). Hope you can join us! Stay safe and healthy, everyone.

When: Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 5:00 PM (Central Time)

Register in advance for this meeting: https://tinyurl.com/srcbh9m

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting (via Google Hangouts).

Questions? Contact us at ala-students@stkate.edu

Due to covid-19 preventative measures taken by St. Catherine University administration, campus will be closed beginning Monday, March 16, 2020 and will be closed through March 29, 2020. Because of this, we will not be having our upcoming ALASC meeting on Tuesday, March 17.  We hope you take good care of yourself and others during this time of uncertainty. We'll be in touch regarding a possible reschedule for our Bookmobile guest speaker. 

Thank you,

ALASC Team

 

 

For our next meeting, we have guest speaker Jim Vogt visiting from the SPPL bookmobile!

It's happening Tuesday, March 17 from 5:00-5:45pm in CdC room 5.

First Meeting of the Semester

Our first meeting of the semester is coming up on February 18 (5:00-5:45pm) in CdC 5! We'll have board games and donuts as we get to know each other.

***Please disregard our last poster, which had an incorrect meeting time on it. We will be meeting from 5:00-5:45pm. Hope to see you there!

Spring 2020 Meeting Dates

We hope you'll join ALASC for our Spring 2020 meetings!
We will be meeting from 5:00-5:45pm every third Tuesday of the month.