I had a few librarians interested in diving further into equity work ask me about who I learn from on Twitter, so I started a Twitter list entitled "DEI" (diversity equity inclusion) that currently has 47 accounts to suggest to them. It is certainly not an exhaustive list, but it includes many of the folks I've learned a great deal from this year or recently. (Since I am a school librarian, some of these folks are publishers, advocates for diverse books, and so forth. But many are individuals or organizations that are putting in DEI work.)
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This blog started out with a focus on my journey with starting a makerspace, but as a school librarian a lot of my job also involves library programming/thinking and integrating educational technology, so those became a natural part of what I was writing about. As you may have noticed from Twitter, my thinking, tweeting, reading, etc. have also been having some important shifts with equity work over this past year especially. I'd been involved in equity work for a while, but I wasn't nearly vocal enough. I knew that. I called myself on that. I've been working to speak out more, amplify the voices/works of others more, and be noisier.
So naturally I wanted to add this Equity section to my blog. I want to share some of my learning and unlearning with others. It will keep me accountable, push me to reflect honestly, share my vulnerability and mistakes along the way (They happen, and I'm learning that there's power in sharing or seeing that.), and hopefully encourage others (I'm looking at you, my fellow white educators, especially. Although of course all are welcome!) to get started in this work, keep going, or go deeper. |
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