L4P Day 2020 - Libraries Shaping Peace Together: A Global Dialogue of Association Leaders

Monday, September 21, 2020; 12:00-1:15 pm CT

Libraries Shaping Peace Together: A Global Dialogue of Association Leaders (A Webinar)

Speakers: 

• Antonia Arahova, IFLA Treasurer; Head of Library, President' s Private Office, Presidency of Hellenic Democracy

• Camille Callison, IFLA Indigenous Matter Section Chair; Indigenous Strategies Librarian, University of Manitoba

• Julius Jefferson, ALA President; Section Head, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress

Moderator: Clara M. Chu, Director and Distinguished Professor at the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Since launching the Libraries for Peace Initiative, the Mortenson Center for International Library Programs has invited the library and information community to celebrate Libraries for Peace (L4P) Day as the world community observes International Day of Peace on September 21 every year. The United Nations General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. The theme for the International Day of Peace in 2020 is “Shaping Peace Together”. In this panel discussion, association leaders discuss how libraries can shape peace together, the ways that their associations provide leadership for libraries to shape peace together, and opportunities for library associations working with each other and/or other organizations to create collective impact in advancing peace.

More information available at: https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/