Episode 13: "A Green New Deal for Archives" with Eira Tansey
Through "A Green New Deal for Archives", Eira showcases how by looking at the past, we can project a manageable way forward towards mobilizing a sustainable workforce within the cultural heritage field, to benefit all communities around the US. Many archival institutions - formal or grassroots - are understaffed to handle current needs, let alone to be successfully adaptive to future climate change impacts. She breaks down with Roxy, why formal policies focused on labor growth, increased funding for safe stewardship of communities' historical records, and a pivot from perceiving climate impacts according to state borders to watershed regions are integral steps to a sustainable future.
Resources referenced in the show:
Memory Rising
Archival adaptation to climate change, 2015:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15487733.2015.11908146
Naomi Klein: “This changes everything”:
https://naomiklein.org/this-changes-everything/
A Green New Deal for Archives:
https://www.clir.org/pubs/reports/a-green-new-deal-for-archives/
National Heritage Responders
Alliance for Response
Sierra Club
Flood Buyout Program information
Local North American Watersheds
Indigenous Watershed Initiative, Canada
Watershed Partnerships, Hawai'i
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