OVERDUE: Weeding Out Oppression in Libraries

A podcast attempting to shine light on the radical inequities and the oppressive nature of the library profession, specifically as it pertains to BIPOC professionals and the communities they serve in the state of Oregon. An Oregon Library Association EDI & Antiracism production. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Oregon. Este proyecto ha sido posible en parte por el Instituto de Servicios de Museos y Bibliotecas a través de la Ley de Servicios de Biblioteca y Tecnológia (LSTA), administrada por la Biblioteca Estado de Oregón. https://www.olaweb.org/ola-edi-antiracism-committee---HOME

Host

Ericka Brunson-Rochette; Community Librarian

Ericka Brunson-Rochette (she/her) is a Community Librarian in Deschutes County in Central Oregon. She is the current chair of the Oregon Library Association's EDI & Antiracism Committee. Ericka is committed to antiracism, creating safe and equitable spaces, and engaging in anti-oppression and social justice work through empathy, compassion and action. She is a firm believer in getting into "good" trouble, as encouraged by the late, great activist John Lewis.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericka-brunson-rochette-2b79053b/