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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hello there!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My name is Shoshanna Wechter and I’m a librarian at the Ypsilanti District Library. I’m sending out this Call for Proposal to solicit presentations for the 2018 Radical Libraries, Archives, + Museums track at the 20th Allied Media Conference, which takes place in Detroit, this June. If you have any questions, feel free to email me off list, or to any of the contact emails at the bottom of the Call for Proposals.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hope the weekend is treating you well!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shoshanna Ruth Wechter<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><img width=192 height=154 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D3A27A.BE79A7B0" alt="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/R6O4VVSnta8UKnb1NcWQwCO89-QA3WQC-D5n99mnSQkMpiXsucIt_Yve_6UOrXHy8NHju3ySOgaKSVtKNJ6MNRuzFpmDUdRKvJx3DtkPWeodozJ7vnlk8CxfnqbT-Vvy9SDGK9AR"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>2018 Allied Media Conference <span class=apple-tab-span> </span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Radical Libraries, Archives, + Museums</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Libraries, archives, and museums do media-based work that educates, informs, and creates bridges to culture and technology. The <b>Radical Libraries, Archives, + Museums (RadLAM) </b>track will address a broad range of media-based organizing themes: envisioning libraries, archives, and museums as centers supporting movements for social equity; providing information and cultural heritage; and serving as places to explore how to use art, media, and technology for social transformation. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Coordinators of this track are: </span></i></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Amanda Seppala, Bekezela Mguni, Celeste Â-Re, Irina Rogova, Jessea Young, Laurel Johnson, Linda Nguyễn, Nakenya Lewis-Yarbrough, Porchia Moore, Shoshanna Wechter, Sine Hwang Jensen, Tess Wilson, Veronica Leigh Milliner, Wit Lopez</span><b><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>.</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We welcome proposals for sessions that will be accessible to participants of all professional backgrounds, and interpret the work of libraries, archives, and museums through the lens of</span><a href="https://www.alliedmedia.org/media-based-organizing"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'> media-based organizing</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>. In previous years we have covered a range of subjects such as restorative justice practices in teen librarianship, community archives that center the narratives of people of color, and anti-racist pedagogy for museum education.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>We are especially interested in sessions that:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Provide interactive hands-on trainings, workshops, and skillbuilding for attendees;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Challenge traditional library, archive, and museum structures, institutions, and organizations;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Consider the role of librarians, archivists, and curators in strengthening the knowledge, culture, and collective memory of communities impacted by social and economic disparity and state-sanctioned violence;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Address racism, sexism, white supremacy, homophobia, transphobia, and issues of inclusion in libraries, archives, or museums;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Sessions led by or centered around the voices of women, LGBTQ+ individuals, people of color, and members of nondominant communities.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Beyond the themes outlined above, if the idea of <b>Radical Libraries, Archives, + Museums </b>resonates with you, we’d love to hear from you! <b>The deadline to submit proposals is <span style='background:yellow'>March 16, 2018 at 11:59pm EST</span>. Submit proposals on the </b></span><a href="https://www.alliedmedia.org/news/2018/01/31/propose-session-amc2018"><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>Allied Media website form</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>: https://www.alliedmedia.org/news/2018/01/31/propose-session-amc2018</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>For questions about <b>Radical Libraries, Archives, + Museums</b>, or to discuss session ideas with our coordinating team, please contact Veronica Leigh Milliner at </span></i><a href="mailto:vmilliner@gmail.com"><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>vmilliner@gmail.com</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> or Nakenya Yarbrough at </span></i><a href="mailto:nyarbrough03@gmail.com"><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>nyarbrough03@gmail.com</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> or Shoshanna Wechter at </span></i><a href="mailto:my.name.is.shoshanna@gmail.com"><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>my.name.is.shoshanna@gmail.com</span></i></a><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></i><o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Shoshanna Wechter<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Reference Librarian<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ypsilanti District Library<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>229 W Michigan Ave<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ypsilanti MI 48197<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>she / her / hers<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>