Beyond a Land Acknowledgement: Taking a First Step Towards Reparative Action

Authors

• David X. Lemmons, George Mason University
• Tarida Anantachai, North Carolina State University
• Kat Bell, George Mason University
• Jason Byrd, University of Alabama, Birmingham
• Heather James, Gonzaga UniversityFollow
• Erika Quintana, University of California, Riverside
• Gerie Ventura, Highline Community College
• Mea Warren, University of Houston

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Radical Librarianship

Abstract

The Logistics Committee of the Conference on Academic Library Management (CALM)’s 2023 conference posed a question early on in conference planning: what if we rejected the traditional model of land acknowledgements? In answering that question, the committee embarked on a year-long process to radically revise the statement to one focused on reparative action. This article covers the revision process, including what inspired it and how the committee structured their work.

Pages

81-90

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Volume

10

Publication Date

2024

Keywords

land acknowledgement, conference planning, committee work, inclusive decision making, inclusive process

Disciplines

Library and Information Science

ISSN

2399-956X

Recommended Citation

Lemmons, D. X., Anantachai, T., Bell, K., Byrd, J., James, H., Quintana, E., Ventura, G., & Warren, M.. (2024). Beyond a Land Acknowledgement: Taking a First Step Towards Reparative Action. Journal of radical librarianship, 10, 81–90. https://journal.radicallibrarianship.org/index.php/journal/article/view/115

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