The second biennial plenary, Memory Work for Black Lives will be held

on April 12-13 at the White Stag Commons at the University of Oregon

Portland, with a hybrid component for off-site attendees.

This two-day event is co-organized by UO Libraries and human rights organization, Don’t

Shoot Portland. The plenary will center the voices of Black activists and

artists as well as librarians, archivists, UO students and faculty to discuss

the power of Black archival memory.

The emphasis of this event will be on community archiving initiatives, and how such efforts can instigate

significant positive change for the people they serve, as well as shift the

dominant historical narrative to be more accurate and inclusive.

Organizers

Taishona Carpenter: Board President, Don’t Shoot Portland

Danielle Mericle: Curator of Visual Materials, UO Libraries

Morning Star Padilla: Head of Arts and Liaisons, UO Libraries

Teressa Raiford: Founder, Don’t Shoot Portland

Event sponsors

City of Portland Archives

UO Division of Equity & Inclusion

University of Oregon Library

Oregon Humanities Center

UO Library Diversity Committee

UO Special Collections & University Archives