Breaking down NCPH’s First Twitter Mini-Con

NCPH Active poster

My latest piece, "Breaking down NCPH's First Twitter Mini-Con" was written in collaboration with Christine Crosby.  Head over to History@Work to our reflections on #NCPHactive.  We take a behind the scenes look at the Twitter mini-con organizing, provide reflections on successes, and consider changes we might make to a similar event in the future.  Personally, … Continue reading Breaking down NCPH’s First Twitter Mini-Con

Archives As Activism: Community Narrative Building at the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre

As part of the "(re)Active Public History" Twitter mini-con hosted by the National Council on Public History I presented a presentation on the role of the Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre as a place of community building and activism.  The complete Twitter presentation is below. Archives As Activism: Community Narrative Building

(Re)Active Public History Twitter Mini-Con

Mini-con poster

The NCPH (Re)Active Public History mini-con schedule is now live!  There are some fantastic presentations planned including two great keynotes.  The Thursday October 18th keynote by LaTanya Autry is titled "Beyond Conversations: Transforming Museums through Social Justice Action" and the Friday October 19th keynote "Memory to Action" is by Allison Tucker from the International Coalition … Continue reading (Re)Active Public History Twitter Mini-Con

(Re) Active Public History Twitter Mini-Con

Poster for Re Active Public History Mini Con with date and hashtag.

NCPH is having it’s first virtual mini-con! Modeled after last year's Beyond 150 Twitter Conference organized by Andrea Eidinger and I, the “(Re) Active Public History" Twitter mini-con will take place October 18-19, 2018. The CFP for this mini-con is now live and is open to submissions until September 7, 2018. Like #Beyond150 the #NCPHActive mini-con … Continue reading (Re) Active Public History Twitter Mini-Con

Revisiting Beyond 150

beyond 150 logo

Remember that awesome Twitter Conference Andrea Eidinger and I organized in August? You can now checkout a select number of the Beyond 150 presentations on the Canada's History Society website.  Beyond 150 was "designed to encourage collaboration, public engagement, and spark discussion about Canada’s history in a way that is accessible to everyone. It aimed … Continue reading Revisiting Beyond 150

Beyond 150 Twitter Conference Update

Remember that thing that Andrea Eidinger and I are organizing in partnership with Canada’s History Society, Active History, and the Wilson Institute?  The schedule for the Beyond 150: Telling Our Stories Twitter Conference is now live.  #Beyond150CA is the first-ever Canadian History Twitter Conference and it is happening on Twitter August 24-25, 2017. The conference  is designed to encourage collaboration, public … Continue reading Beyond 150 Twitter Conference Update

Beyond 150: Telling Our Stories Twitter Conference

I'm super excited to have been part of the planning for the "Beyond 150: Telling Our Stories" twitter conference that will be held August 24-25, 2017 on Twitter. Organized by Active History, Unwritten Histories, Canada's History Society, and The Wilson Institute the conference aims to diversify the historical narrative and uplift marginalized historical perspectives. It … Continue reading Beyond 150: Telling Our Stories Twitter Conference