The British Columbia Academic Libraries Section (BCALS) recently hosted their 2020 Winter Event focused on combating racism and addressing racial issues in academic libraries. The event featured a discussion with the following diverse panel participants:

• Norda Bell: Associate Librarian, York University Libraries, York University
• David James Hudson: Librarian, McLaughlin Library, University of Guelph
• Ashley Edwards: Librarian, Indigenous Curriculum Resource Centre, Simon Fraser University
• Maha Kumaran: Associate Librarian, Education & Music Library, University of Saskatchewan

You may recognize Norda Bell, one of the founding members of ViMLoC, and Maha Kumaran, one of our current co-chairs. Although the event has passed, you can listen still to their thoughts on topics such as anti-racist work in LIS/academic libraries and the rest of the recorded event for free here.