The AAO’s Professional Development Committee presents
Safe Spaces for LGBTQ2S+ Records Professionals
The safe space virtual sessions are safe spaces set aside and reserved for archives workers and records managers from historically excluded groups in our profession to connect with one another in an informal, participant-driven environment.
These sessions are open to students, emerging, and established professionals, as well as those working in volunteer and activist roles. Note that this space is only open to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, two-spirited, and sexual or gender minorities identifying (LGBTQ2S+) archives workers and records managers. Registrants who do not identify as LGBTQ2S+ will be asked to leave or removed from the meeting.
Date: Thursday May 9th, 12:15 pm-1:15 pm EDT.
Location: Zoom (Link will be sent when registered)
Recording: These sessions will not be recorded.
Registration: FREE (AAO members, student members, and non-members)
This meeting is governed by the AAO’s Code of Conduct as well as a guideline of confidentiality. It is essential that all participants agree to keep confidential the identities of individual participants and any names that may be mentioned during their time together, as well as any attributed specific comments. Agreement about this point is required.
About the moderator:
Leslie Thomas is an archivist in Western University's Archives and Special Collections. She is responsible for material related to Local History and Underrepresented Groups and is committed to creating a more inclusive collection. Leslie is lesbian with a long-term disability, so has some understanding of exclusion and discrimination.
Please contact professionaldevelopment@aao-archivists.ca with your questions and any requests for accommodation.
