#CAUTLIB Now into a workshop about Organizing for Power. Speakers pointing out the difference between mobilizing (sending emails, having a rally) and organizing (the hard grind of talking to individuals).
#CAUTLIB Quote of, and advice of, the day: "Have you ever tried saying No?"
#CAUTLIB This is the conference, if you're interested in academic librarians and archivists talking unions and labour. (It's in person only.)
https://www.caut.ca/event/librarians-and-archivists-conference/
Mention of "What to Do When Your Union Leaders Break Your Heart" by Ellen David Friedman.
https://labornotes.org/2020/02/stewards-corner-what-do-when-your-union-leaders-break-your-heart
If you’re a union member, unfortunately the chances are good that you’ve had, or will have, your heart broken at least once by one of your own leaders. Maybe it happened when you first tried to get active in your union, but found that leaders didn’t welcome you into their inner circle. You wondered whether there was some special skill you lacked, and you ended up confused and self-doubting. Maybe you just gave up.
#CAUTLIB conference (Solidarity of Bust: Resisting Corporatization in Libraries and Archives) begins with keynote from two authors of Organize Your Library!, Kelly McElroy and Meredith Kahn.
Canadian universities are facing the largest cuts we’ve seen in a generation.
All levels of government need to work together to properly fund Canada's public universities. The time for a generational investment in universities is NOW.
https://education2025.ca/
( -- and please encourage #CAUT #CAUTLIB to support or join us in exploring values-aligned social media!)
Happening now, VIUFA members attending:
CAUT Webinar: Workload Strategies and Support for Librarians and Archivists // Wébinaire de l'ACPPU: Charge de travail - Stratégies et soutien pour les bibliothécaires et les archivistes
William Denton
VIUFA