National Digital Ethnic Studies Library Now!
Hi everyone,
I do not know if an Ethnic Studies Digital Library exists, but I believe we NEED to create one due to the oppressive climate in education today.
Historically, education has failed Latinos and Black students.
I would like to volunteer to coordinate the construction of a National Ethnic Studies Digital Library.
I also think this library should, perhaps be funded from Outside the current education system--as this system is White-supremacist and colonial at its foundation.
Does anyone know if a current National Ethnic Studies Library exists?
What do you think of this idea?
Would you be willing to help?
I do not know enough to do this by myself, and do not feel it should be done by a few people--it should be done on a grand scale--the scale that a National Ethnic Studies Digital Library deserves.
Here is our FB Planning group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/213376968755122/
Here is the link to a Spreadsheet that we are using to collect Ethnic Studies Collections:
Ethnic Studies Collection Spreadsheet
Please fill it out with collections you are aware of and think should be included.
Thank you!
Max Macias
I do not know if an Ethnic Studies Digital Library exists, but I believe we NEED to create one due to the oppressive climate in education today.
Historically, education has failed Latinos and Black students.
I would like to volunteer to coordinate the construction of a National Ethnic Studies Digital Library.
I also think this library should, perhaps be funded from Outside the current education system--as this system is White-supremacist and colonial at its foundation.
Does anyone know if a current National Ethnic Studies Library exists?
What do you think of this idea?
Would you be willing to help?
I do not know enough to do this by myself, and do not feel it should be done by a few people--it should be done on a grand scale--the scale that a National Ethnic Studies Digital Library deserves.
Here is our FB Planning group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/213376968755122/
Here is the link to a Spreadsheet that we are using to collect Ethnic Studies Collections:
Ethnic Studies Collection Spreadsheet
Please fill it out with collections you are aware of and think should be included.
Thank you!
Max Macias
Comments
2) Brilliant idea
3) Yes I would or will help
For now, we are working from a FB Group that is open to join:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/213376968755122/
We are looking for people to help with project management, and other aspects of planning like fund-raising, PR, and collection development. Our collection will be open to all kinds of media, from physical objects to virtual objects, multidisciplinary and multimedia with free digital access a requirement.
Please share this information with whomever you feel would be interested and/or would like to contribute.