VRA 2020 Baltimore: Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Events
Greetings All,The Equitable Action Committee invites you to attend the many events during VRA 2020 that are related to the VRA’s equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts.
- Incorporating Diversity in our Workplace: All are Welcome, but How Do We Get There? - Tuesday, March 24 • 10:30am - 11:45am
- How to GLAM in "Charm City:" Community Building between Baltimore and Its Cultural Institutions - Wednesday, March 25 • 10:15am - 11:45am
- VRA Convocation with Visual Resources Association Foundation Legacy Lecture speaker Ashley Minner presenting “Repatriating the Archives: An Urban Reservation Reunion” - Wednesday, March 25 • 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- American Visionary Art Museum Tour ($) - Wednesday, March 25 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Introduction to Critical Cataloging for Visual Resources Professionals Workshop ($) - Thursday, March 26 • 8:15am - 12:15pm
- Stories from the Start - Thursday, March 26 • 10:45am - 11:45am
- Equitable Action Committee Meeting - Thursday, March 26 • 12:30pm - 1:15pm
- Accessibility and Universal Design - Thursday, March 26 • 1:30pm - 2:30pm
- Anticipating Future Needs of Visual Literacy - Thursday, March 26 • 3:45pm - 4:45pm
- Oral Histories for the Uninitiated: Transcribing, Copyright, Metadata and Everything in Between - Friday, March 27 • 9:30am - 10:30am
- Community - Friday, March 27 • 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Navigating International Intellectual Property Rights for Teaching and Publishing in the Humanities - Friday, March 27 • 11:00am - 12:00pm
- Highlights of Hopkins Tour ($) - Friday, March 27 • 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Additionally, this newly formed committee will be at the Community Partnership Event collecting your concerns related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. If you are unable to attend VRA2020 and have suggestions, you may fill out the form here (http://bit.ly/EAC2020).Contributed by:Equitable Action Committee Co-chairs:
Lael Ensor-Bennett, Johns Hopkins UniversityKendra Werst, Williams College