War and Peace in the Library
Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social norm because it allows different …
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DEI Efforts From the Bottom Up: Trial and Error in a Branch-Level Committee
Guest Post by Ellie Nash, Library Specialist Lead at Arapahoe Libraries While Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is a growing field, …
Professional Archival Experience: SRMA Archives Fellowship Pilot Program
The Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists (SRMA) is offering a stipend of up to $6,000 for early professionals to participate …
LGBTQ+ Crisis Resources
Our hearts are so heavy with the recent mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. In times like these, …
What is Critical Race Theory?
Critical race theory (CRT) is an academic legal theory that originated in the 1970-80s from the work of Black scholars such …
Land Acknowledgements
A land acknowledgement is a statement that recognizes the history of colonization and the original occupation of land by Indigenous …
Transgender Youth
It is hard sometimes for me to read the news, to be open to hearing the latest litany of disturbing …
Next Draft: EDI digest – September 2021
Next Draft is a digest from EDIT, the Colorado State Library’s (CSL) equity, diversity, and inclusion team. It includes links …
Diversity and Diversity Audits
The Associated Press recently reported that, although whites remain the largest racial group in the US, their share of the …
Nothing About Us, Without Us
When you wake up, one of the first things you might do is open your weather app to see what …
What We Learned From the 2021 CAL EDSJI Conference
The Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) second annual Equity, Diversity, Social Justice, and Inclusion Conference was a jam packed day …
What is Racism? What is Antiracism?
The meaning of a word can be nuanced, multi-layered, and hard to fully comprehend. Adding to the confusion is that …
Being an Ally: What it Means and How to Do it
We all hold different identities simultaneously—an intersection of race, class, sex, gender, religion, ability, etc. that impacts how we experience …
Why EDI Jargon Can Be Counterproductive
Incivility on the Web In the information age, online debates have come to represent the more toxic parts of our …
Next Draft: A Quarterly Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion digest from EDIT
This month we launched a quarterly Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion digest from EDIT, the Colorado Virtual Library EDI Team. In …
If Not Now, Then When? Starting your EDI process
Starting the journey toward building a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive organization can evoke a range of emotions. From being …
Why Use Inclusive Language?
Using appropriate terminology is a vital part of being an effective communicator. Using inclusive language is a way of showing …