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Report From Oakland: The Art Of Insurrection, Pedro Lange-Churión, John Zarobell

International Studies Faculty Publications

At the end of May, the third month of a shelter-in-place order in the counties of the San Francisco Bay Area, protests erupted daily in Oakland (California) following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. After a spree of early looting, the businesses along Oakland’s main corridors—many still closed to the public today, in November—had boarded up their windows leaving a ready canvas for a host of street artists and muralists to make their mark. The protest works that emerged are both beautiful and politically fraught, exposing some of the most sensitive social and economic divisions in the US. With …

Documenting A Pandemic From Your Living Room: Preserving And Making Accessible The Born Digital Records Of The University Of San Francisco Covid-19 Response Collection While Sheltering In Place, Annie Reid

Gleeson Library Faculty and Staff Research and Scholarship

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Documenting Covid-19 Experiences: An Interview With Academic Librarian Gina Murrell, Raymond Pun

Gleeson Library Faculty and Staff Research and Scholarship

An interview with Gina Murrell by Raymond Pun for the blog Infobase. Originally published June 9, 2020: https://www.infobase.com/blog/featured/documenting-covid-19-experiences-an-interview-with-academic-librarian-gina-murrell/

Libraries Collect Covid-19 Stories In Quaranzines, Gina Murrell

Gleeson Library Faculty and Staff Research and Scholarship

Published in Library Journal June 1st, 2020

https://www.libraryjournal.com/?detailStory=Libraries-Collect-COVID-19-Stories-Quaranzines

Leveraging The Power Of Mutual Aid, Coalitions, Leadership, And Advocacy During Covid-19, Daniela Domínguez, Dellanira García, David A. Martínez, Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga

Psychology

The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the norms, patterns, and power structures in the United States that privilege certain groups of people over others. This manuscript describes COVID-19 as an unprecedented catalyst for social transformation that underscores the need for multi-level and cross-sectoral solutions to address systemic changes to improve health equity for all. The authors propose that the American Psychological Association and its membership can initiate systemic change, in part, by: (a) supporting mutual aid organizations that prioritize the needs of vulnerable communities; (b) leveraging the efforts and strides APA psychologists have already made within the association, in …