On Human Rights Day, join this free webinar hosted by the American Library Association (ALA) International Relations Committee’s United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals Subcommittee:
Libraries as Builders of Peace: Fostering Understanding through Access, Dialogue, and Knowledge
Wednesday, December 10
Noon–1:00 p.m. eastern time
Register now
Speakers will consider how libraries can contribute to peace-building through multisectoral and multilateral collaboration—connecting cultural, educational, and policy domains in support of human rights, social justice, and access to information. Participants will explore practical and theoretical approaches through which libraries may nurture empathy, foster resilience, and promote the collective capacities essential for a more just and harmonious world.
Speakers
Nancy Weiss
Former First General Counsel of the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Currently, Senior Policy Fellow in the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University’s Washington College of Law
Clara M. Chu
Director and Mortenson Distinguished Professor, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Library .
Elena Marmo
Head of Advocacy & Campaigns, TAP Network Transparency, Accountability and Participation for the 2030 Agenda
Veronica Sabbag
Founder, United Voices 4 Peace
Skye Patrick, PhD
County Librarian & Director, LA County Library
Moderator: Loida Garcia-Febo
Chair ALA IRC UN SDG Subcommittee, ALA President 2018-2019 International Library Consultant
Katherine Klosek, ARL’s director of Information Policy and Federal Relations, is a member of the subcommittee hosting this webinar.
