Summer News from the MAL

Dear friends of the MAL,

Black lives matter.
Protests for racial justice and against police brutality continue across the nation, though the news coverage has shifted.
  MAL will be partnering with CU Boulder's College of Media Communication and Information to host anti-racist workshops centered around technology and media practices starting in the fall semester.

If you are still looking for ways you can get involved or contribute in the current moment, we've compiled some suggestions from our volunteers:

• Boulder organizing group: facebook.com/boulderBIPOC/
• Colorado's BLM5280 has an emergency fund set up for protestors' bail, legal services, and community aid: facebook.com/BlackLivesMatter5280/
• Colorado bail fund: blackbailout.org
• National bail fund network: communityjusticeexchange.org/national-bail-fund-network
• Directory to give directly to Black folks in need: therevolutionwillbefunded.com
• Support network specifically for Black Trans Femmes in the arts: facebook.com/btfacollective/
• Defund12.org to script letters to local policymakers
• Big Brothers Big Sisters www.bbbs.org/
• Write to your representatives using Resistbot by texting 'Resist' to 50409

Books we are currently reading:

Black Software by Charlton D. McIlwain

Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
by Safiya Umoja Noble

Imagine That!: The story of Ed Smith, one of the first African Americans to work in the design of video games and personal computers by Ed Smith

The Media Archaeology Lab remains closed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. We are working on ways to safely allow public access to our collections as soon as we are able. We are also continuing to explore ways to provide virtual access.

We will share further information as we have it.