Anti-Ableism Training with Annie Roos

Monday, December 9, 2024

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time)

Webinar Description:

While 26% of the U.S. population has a disability, all people are impacted by ableism. In this interactive, 2-hour anti-ableism training, participants will learn the historical context of the systemic exclusion of people with disabilities, how disability culture grew from civil rights movements, and what disability means. Participants will be able to explore topics of ableism in archives, libraries, and museums through dialogue with the speaker as well as each other, with the aim of leaving the workshop with ideas of actionable ways to incorporate anti-ableism principles into their own workplace. Through language and our understanding of intersectionality, we will explore ableism through a disability justice lens, leaving us with ideas for how to be better allies to the disability community and bring access into our work and daily lives.

Please forward any questions or comments to Rob Strauss and Emily Homolka at educationcommittee@calarchivists.org. 

The cost is $10 for SCA members; $5 for student members; $20 for non-members; and $5 for unemployed or precariously employed individuals. 

Presenters:

Annie Roos (she/her) is a neurodivergent museum accessibility specialist with over 15 years of experience. Passionate about access intimacy, she explores the layers of challenges, seeking innovative and inclusive ways to solve problems. Annie obtained her MA in Disability Studies from CUNY and her BS in Studio Art from Skidmore College. Outside the museum, you can find her tending to her plants, dancing to music, and feeling joy with her community.

Register here:

https://calarchivists.org/event-5931000

Registration is open until December 8. Online payment is required.

• Questions about your membership? Contact Marie Silva
  
• Questions about Registration? Contact the Education Committee
  
• Problems with your credit card payment? Need to request a refund involving credit card or PayPal? Contact treasurer@calarchivists.org

The Society of California Archivists (SCA) seeks an experienced and dynamic professional to lead the planning of a reimagined and sustainable Western Archives Institute (WAI) program, reviewing past practices and ultimately developing an administrative toolkit that will be used to administer an online program in 2026.

Founded in 1986, WAI is a continuing education program for individuals whose jobs require a fundamental understanding of archival skills, but have little or no formal archives education; those who have expanding responsibility for archival materials; those who are practicing archivists but have not received formal instruction; those who demonstrate a commitment to an archival career.  We seek to reach new participants, particularly those developing and caring for community archives in underserved communities. 

Deliverables:

• Identify an appropriate course management system for WAI

• Recommend administrative structure for online-only WAI

• Recommend student application system 

• Review and update existing rubrics and assessment tools

• Perform a budget and tuition analysis with attention to long-term program sustainability

• Produce updated documentation including but not limited to existing procedures, forms, assessment tools, and manuals

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in administering or managing online continuing education/professional development programs 

• Knowledge of  instructional design principles in online learning environments

• Experience using learning management systems

• Experience managing budgets

• Commitment to inclusive and interdisciplinary pedagogical practices

• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a changing environment to bring projects to a successful completion

• Organizational, interpersonal, analytical, written communication, and decision-making skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience evaluating online educational programs

• Information science/archives background

Pay and Work Schedule:

• The successful candidate will receive a $15,000 stipend

• This is a remote position with deliverables to be completed by August 2025

Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2024. Please submit a resumé or CV and cover letter to president@calarchivists.org.

Nicole Shibata

SCA President, 2024-2025

Society of California Archivists

www.calarchivists.org

The Society of California Archivists (SCA) invites submissions of session proposals for our 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held in-person from April 2-4, 2025 at the Garland Hotel in Studio City, CA.

The deadline for proposals is Friday, December 6, 2024 (11:59pm PT).  If you have a particular topic in mind and are looking for co-presenters, please use the SCA AGM ideas spreadsheet to make connections.

The Program Committee invites your submissions, especially those based on next year's theme The Future of Memory: Archival Innovation and Sustainability.

 The theme can be broadly interpreted, expanding on the scope of interpretations of innovation and sustainability. We aim to include a broad and diverse range of sessions and topics. 

See the full call and SUBMIT your session proposals here: https://forms.gle/qXmbVhu77PETHSc7A

The SCA newsletter is seeking articles and notices about your activities and accomplishments for the Winter issue. The newsletter relies entirely on submissions from community members, so please share your news with the California archives community. 

How about an article on newly processed collections, new acquisitions, your institution's response to the challenging budget environment, grants received, or an ongoing project? Or you might consider a short notice on upcoming events, exhibit openings, new hires, student activities, internship opportunities, or workshops? Have you read a great book that other archivists might find interesting? How about submitting a short review of it? Submissions on any topics of interest to the California archives community are welcome. We would love to have short news and events items from repositories and archivists throughout the state.

Please review all submission guidelines online. 

The deadline for submissions is Monday, November 25, 2024. Email your submissions to newsletter@calarchivists.org. Be sure to include your repository name, location, and contact information.

For more information, please contact the newsletter editors at newsletter@calarchivists.org.

Thank you for sharing!

Best,

The SCA Newsletter team

Marissa Friedman

Sue Tyson

Maria Carrillo Colato

Sereen Suleiman

newsletter@calarchivists.org

The Fall 2024 SCA Newsletter is now online at http://www.calarchivists.org/Publications/SCANewsletter.

Thank you to all those who submitted articles and news items for this issue. Another issue will be coming out this fall, so please consider submitting an article or some news about your work. A call for submissions will go out shortly.

Happy reading!

Marissa Friedman, Sue Tyson, Andrew Kopp, Sereen Suleiman, and Maria Carrillo Colato

SCA Newsletter Team

newsletter@calarchivists.org

The Society of California Archivists' Nominating Committee is now accepting nominations and self-nominations for the following positions:

* Vice President / President Elect (3-year term)

* Secretary (2-year term)

* Membership Director (2-year term)

* Director at Large (2-year term)

* Nominating Committee member (2-year term)

Please complete the SCA 2025 Candidate Nominating Form with your own name or the name of a  colleague that you think would make a good candidate for service in SCA. 

SCA is a volunteer-run organization that relies greatly on its members to not only operate as an organization but also to remain relevant and useful to archives professionals throughout the state of California. Serving on the SCA Board or on the Nominating Committee is an excellent way to both become more familiar with the archival profession in California and to have an impact on SCA’s future and the future of its members. It's also a great chance to work with a team of wonderful archival colleagues from around the state, while developing your own professional strengths.

For more information about each of these positions and their responsibilities, please review sections 2-3, 2-4, 2-7, 2-8 and 3-12 of the SCA Handbook.

Please submit all nominations by Monday, December 2, 2024.

 Thank you for your thoughtful submissions!

2024-2025 SCA Nominating Committee:

Lisa Mix, SCA Immediate Past-President (Chair)

Hanna Ahn

Hilary Swett