Anti-Racism Liaison
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BIPOC Students
Learn more about Student Council's Anti-Racism Liaison role, the MLIS Safe Space for MLIS students of colour, and resources for BIPOC MLIS students.
Anti-Racism Liaison
Student Council updated our Constitution in March 2021 to create space for Council to take anti-racist action with respect to the program.
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The Anti-Racism Liaison is a volunteer position on Council that is to be held by current MLIS students who identify as BIPOC. The Anti-Racism Liaison receives an honorarium from Student Council at the end of their term.
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The role of the Anti-Racism Liaison is to:
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communicate issues and concerns related to (anti)racism in the program, between Council, Faculty, SOGS, and all students;
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participate and vote in all MLIS Program Committee meetings;
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participate in the SOGS Anti-Racism Committee;
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co-chairing the Student Needs Committee with the Housing and Student Needs Liaison and the Academic Liaison
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performing outreach to seek collaborative feedback from BIPOC students, and communicate concerns to Council to be passed to Administration;
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ensure confidentiality of students and/or respondents in communicating feedback​
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MLIS Discord Server Safe Space
The MLIS Discord Server has a Safe Space for MLIS Students of Colour. ​
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The space was created for racialized MLIS students to find community, share resources, and casually hang out.
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Our Anti-Racism Liaison hosts weekly socials in the server. Stay tuned for weekly social time for Fall 2021!
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Interested in joining the Safe Space?
Please email our current Anti-Racism Liaison to become a member.
Racialized Student Resource Guide
Resources for BIPOC Students
We Here is a space for BIPOC folks in LIS to find safe and supportive community and to discuss and address systemic social issues in the field.
APALA is a nonprofit organization that seeks to enhance leadership opportunities and address the needs of Asian/Pacific American librarians.
The Spectrum Scholarship Program provides scholarships to BIPOC students in the library field through active recruitment.
The Indigenous Matters Committee is a committee of the Canadian Federation of Library Associations (CFLA) which works with Indigenous people to address the issues facing libraries, archives, and cultural memory institutions, through implementation of the CFLA Truth and Reconciliation Report.
The Black Caucus American Library Association works with community leaders and forges high-impact changes within the field.