ProjectARCC: Archivists Responding to Climate Change Danielle Cordovez ProjectARCC/ Reduce Committee Member

A task force of archivists striving to motivate the archival community to affect climate change. ProjectARCC

 2015 – Warmest year on record.  Increase in global temperatures is due to human behaviors.  Global carbon emissions must be reduced to prevent the catastrophic effects of global warming!  We must slow or halt the rate of global warming to ensure human survival! Climate Change Facts

Protect archival collections from the impact of climate change. Reduce our professional carbon and ecological footprint. Elevate relevant collections to improve public awareness and understanding of climate change. Preserve this epochal moment in history for future research and understanding. Our Mission

Educates the archival community about protecting archives in the context of climate change. The Reduce Committee Informs archivists on strategies to lessen their professional carbon and ecological footprint. The Protect Committee

Engages with climate scientists and activists to ensure the long-term preservation of this moment in history for future research and understanding. The Elevate Committee Highlights relevant collections to improve public awareness and understanding of climate change. The Preserve Committee

 Climate change syllabus.  List of repositories with climate change related collections.  Taxonomy of Keywords and Subject Terms  Sustainable Archives & Climate Collections Surveys  Social Media Awareness Campaigns  Member blogs  Conference Presentations & Gatherings Climate Change Awareness Efforts

 DearTomorrow  Sustainability Roundtable (ALA -SustainRT)  Regional Archival Associations Consortium (RAAC) Disaster Planning Subcommittee  SAA Committee on Advocacy and Public Policy (CAPP) Partnerships

 “Office Hours” Public Webinar  Eco-Pamphlet  Libraries and Archives in the Anthropocene: A Colloquium – May 13-14, 2017 at NYU! Future Endeavors & Works “In Progress”

Visit us on the web!  ProjectARCC.org  Facebook: facebook.com/projectarcc  Twitter: twitter.com/projectarcc

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead