[SOA] FW: [issues-advocacy] Fwd: [saaleaders] SAA Council Statement on White Supremacists' Actions in Charlottesville, Virginia

Wed Aug 16 08:20:55 EDT 2017

FYI….SAA issues statement.

Robin Heise
Records Manager/Archivist
Greene County Records Center and Archives
535 Ledbetter Road, Xenia, OH 45385
Tel: (937) 562-6489
Fax: (937) 562-6485
Email: rheise at co.greene.oh.us<mailto:rheise at co.greene.oh.us>

From: Rachel A. Mandell <ramandell at gmail.com> via [mailto:issues-advocacy at forums.archivists.org]
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From: Nancy Beaumont <nbeaumont at archivists.org<mailto:nbeaumont at archivists.org>> via <saaleaders at forums.archivists.org<mailto:saaleaders at forums.archivists.org>>
Date: 15 August 2017 at 13:01
Subject: [saaleaders] SAA Council Statement on White Supremacists' Actions in Charlottesville, Virginia
To: SAA Leader List <saaleaders at forums.archivists.org<mailto:saaleaders at forums.archivists.org>>

SAA Leaders:

The SAA Council has just released the following “SAA Council Statement on White Supremacists’ Actions in Charlottesville, Virginia”:

SAA Council Statement on White Supremacists’ Actions in Charlottesville, Virginia

August 15, 2017—The Society of American Archivists joins the nation in condemning the racist acts committed by white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the weekend of August 12. SAA is committed to listening to and supporting the work of its members who are addressing ways in which archives can assist in fighting suppression, intimidation, and violence, and who are actively engaged in furthering SAA’s strategic priority of diversity and inclusion<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www2.archivists.org_advocacy_diversity-2Dand-2Dinclusion-2Dinitiatives&d=DwMFaQ&c=2VZYbtYJv2D8M43KsrFplYR_K_qvRt8ALW9zIemmNsU&r=96N2Xln1tQ5ybaNCzz0QYaogkbhQB0zpLS4WDkRpin8&m=YDOySbL678Z4GtNj1s6lfEu1weou6ogNjKjFoqcjHjY&s=C_izBPbb72m2tZPDoy7YFuC4AgHWpKov4cfzPZzSuM0&e=>. Be assured of SAA’s commitment and resolve to promote diversity and inclusion within the Society, among the archival community, and in the wider world.

We have asked the SAA Council Internal Working Group on Diversity and Inclusion to develop a toolkit that will offer specific information and resources on how our profession can work with communities to identify, combat, and dismantle acts and symbols of white supremacy while retaining the history, context, and cultural understanding of these acts and symbols. Archivists play a key role in educating the public about the value of archives and how they can be used in confronting historical truths.

The SAA Council released a statement on August 10<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www2.archivists.org_statements_statement-2Dfrom-2Dthe-2Dsaa-2Dcouncil&d=DwMFaQ&c=2VZYbtYJv2D8M43KsrFplYR_K_qvRt8ALW9zIemmNsU&r=96N2Xln1tQ5ybaNCzz0QYaogkbhQB0zpLS4WDkRpin8&m=YDOySbL678Z4GtNj1s6lfEu1weou6ogNjKjFoqcjHjY&s=SlRtWwrXF5JbLSn4eCNMFstIqUVPhNAHX3l8f0emqnM&e=> explicitly supporting diversity and inclusion and noting that we are seeking productive ways to continue the important conversations that took place in Portland during our 2017 Annual Meeting. We are committed to fostering discussions about how archivists might partner with the public to reflect on and encourage the use of archives as a means of social transformation and radical inclusion. We welcome your ideas about how to do that. Please email president at archivists.org<mailto:president at archivists.org> or saahq at archivists.org<mailto:saahq at archivists.org> or contact any Council member<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www2.archivists.org_groups_saa-2Dcouncil&d=DwMFaQ&c=2VZYbtYJv2D8M43KsrFplYR_K_qvRt8ALW9zIemmNsU&r=96N2Xln1tQ5ybaNCzz0QYaogkbhQB0zpLS4WDkRpin8&m=YDOySbL678Z4GtNj1s6lfEu1weou6ogNjKjFoqcjHjY&s=ofGnlxIqf6qZ0R8KcWCMfbvZeiILCJmi5JKqrUlJA-o&e=> with your thoughts.

The Statement also is available via the SAA website here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www2.archivists.org_statements_saa-2Dcouncil-2Dstatement-2Don-2Dwhite-2Dsupremacists-25E2-2580-2599-2Dactions-2Din-2Dcharlottesville-2Dvirginia&d=DwMFaQ&c=2VZYbtYJv2D8M43KsrFplYR_K_qvRt8ALW9zIemmNsU&r=96N2Xln1tQ5ybaNCzz0QYaogkbhQB0zpLS4WDkRpin8&m=YDOySbL678Z4GtNj1s6lfEu1weou6ogNjKjFoqcjHjY&s=fKzB_J3_1YrkFQPPXFz4tHLaqGmV2BeVHsVOqOafdp8&e=>.

Best regards – Nancy

Nancy P. Beaumont
Executive Director
Society of American Archivists
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