Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice at Brown University

The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) is a scholarly research center with a public humanities mission. Recognizing that racial and chattel slavery were central to the historical formation of the Americas and the modern world, the CSSJ creates a space for the interdisciplinary study of the historical forms of slavery while also examining how these legacies shape our contemporary world. The Center's work is organized around a set of research clusters and projects.

Visit us in our renovated 19th century house, which includes a gallery exhibition space, the stunning glass wall art piece Rising to Freedom, and a symbolic garden.

Banner images courtesy of the Brown University Portrait Collection and the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University.

https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/slavery-and-justice/

General Membership Meeting (May 2019) at the Pawtucket Public Library

Cornucopia of Rhode Island, a section of the Rhode Island Library Association will meet
on  Monday, May 6,  2019 at 5:00 PM in the Woolley Conference Room at the

Pawtucket Public Library
13 Summer Street
Pawtucket, RI 02860
Telephone: 401-725-3714 x208

For parking please see link below:

https://www.pawtucketlibrary.org/directions-parking.htm

Feel free to contact Vice President Julie Cerrito with any questions:
Juliann Cerrito
401.277.5135
jcerr@uri.edu

Enjoy the week. We look forward to seeing you on the 6th of May.

Bringing Together Our Three Rich Organizations!

 Today (December 21, 2018) marked a historic day for Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) as we signed Deeds of Gift with both the Coalition of Library Advocates and Cornucopia of Rhode Island as Sections of RILA, bringing together our three rich organizations!

General Membership Meeting (February 2019) at the Providence Community Library, South Providence

Cornucopia of Rhode Island, a section of the Rhode Island Library Association will meet
on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 5:00 PM in the library's Teen's room at the

Providence Community Library, South Providence
441 Prairie Avenue
Providence, RI 02905
Telephone: 401-467-2619

http://www.provcomlib.org/locations/south-providence

Parking: a few in the back and off street. The library has Prairie Avenue on one side for parking and Oxford Street on the back side for parking.

Feel free to contact Vice President Julie Cerrito with any questions:
Juliann Cerrito
401.277.5135
jcerr@uri.edu

Enjoy the week. We look forward to seeing you on the 4th of February.

COLA and Cornucopia of RI Join the RILA Family!

The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) welcomes the RI Coalition of Library Advocates (COLA) and Cornucopia of Rhode Island (CORI) into our organization as RILA Sections.

 

“This connection creates a larger advocacy voice for the Rhode Island Library Community”, says Kieran Ayton, President of RILA. “This will allow us to build opportunities around the state with combined networking activities, programming and professional development.”

 

The RI Coalition of Library Advocates (COLA) works to improve library services through advocacy, education, and public awareness. For over 30 years COLA has supported Rhode Island Libraries through petitions, Congressional testimony, and strategic communications with RI legislators. 

 

Cornucopia of Rhode Island (CORI) serves the library community of color. CORI mentors librarians and library staff of color, promotes the development of multicultural services and programs, and professional and educational activities. 

 

Members of all three organizations can now join or renew their Section memberships on the RILA website

 

The Rhode Island Library Association (RILA) is a professional organization that serves its members through career development, education, advocacy, networking partnerships and legislative action. Through collaboration and community partnerships RILA will inspire and promote excellence in library services.

THE REFORMA NORTHEAST CHAPTER Meetings 2018/2019

THE REFORMA NORTHEAST CHAPTER:

ADVOCATES the improvement of library and information services for Spanish speakers and people of Hispanic / Latino origin in the six-state area, at the local, regional, and national levels.

SAVE THE DATE!
2nd RNE Chapter Meeting

Date: Friday December 14, 2018
Time: 10:00AM-4:00PM
Location:
Julius Forstmann Main Library, Passaic, N.J.
​Host: Mario Gonzalez, Passaic Library Director
*****
SAVE THE DATES 2019

3rd Annual RNE Spanish Book Buzz
Friday January 18, 2019 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Penguin Random House, NY, NY

3rd RNE Chapter Meeting
Friday February 8, 2019 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lillian Marrero Library
Philadelphia, PA

4th RNE Chapter Meeting
Friday March 15, 2019
Rhode Island State Library, R.I.
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

RNE 15th Annual Mini-Conference
Friday May 10th, 2019 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Langston Hughes Library
Queens, NY

https://www.reformanortheast.org/

Looking at the Library of Congress Digital Photograph Collections through the Lens of Liberty and Visual Literacy

Looking at the Library of Congress Digital Photograph Collections through

 the Lens of Liberty and Visual Literacy 

An article by Renee Elizabeth Neely, Project Archivist, 

Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, Brown University 

Please see link below:

https://issuu.com/saavms/docs/views_fw_2018?fbclid=IwAR0iAFOm3c13yChuLDV_WOshZLs1vnF16h9jwe_MGAma7hSRkBs1mtQve80