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Category: Looking Forward to History

Posted on April 26, 2021April 30, 2021

Remembering the Spirit of the Bandung Conference

On April 18-24, 1955, delegates from 29 nations from Asia and Africa came together in Bandung, Indonesia for the Konferensi Asia-Afrika. This conference was a gathering of independent nations to discuss issues of sovereignty, racism and colonialism, and became known …

Posted on October 28, 2020October 28, 2020

Research Revelations Episode 12.0 – Caring for Community While Telling The Story of Now – Part 2

In the second half of my conversation with Caitlin Quigley from Bread & Roses Community Fund, we discuss what research subjects are relevant to right now and the continued importance of documenting the stories of the most marginalized, unheard people. …

Posted on October 17, 2018October 31, 2018

In 100 Years, What Will Be the Origin Story of #MeToo?

By Mariam Williams

 

On October 15, 2018, Tarana Burke posted the following message to Twitter:

A year ago today I thought my world was falling apart. I woke up to find out that the hashtag #metoo had gone viral

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Implementation of Chronicling Resistance at the Free Library of Philadelphia is made possible by a generous grant from the Andrew M. Mellon Foundation.

Support for the research and development of “Chronicling Resistance” was provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and continues to support the ongoing programming and exhibitions of the project.

Funding for the Research Revelations podcast was provided by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.

The thirty-five member libraries and archives of the Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL) collect, care for, and share with a world-wide audience collections that comprise an internationally important body of unique materials for students, scholars and lifelong learners at any level.

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