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Memory Rising: May 2025
In this month’s edition:
- Mini Consulting Sessions
- No Time For Fear: the New Deal History podcast
- Climate Change, Archives, and Digital Preservation free workshop
- CFP: The Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast Legacy: 20 Years of Community & Technology Reflections, Lessons, and Future Making
- Upcoming Grant Deadlines
- This Month’s Recommendations
In Cincinnati we recently had our first truly hot day this past week, and at my street’s annual sale I got a sunburn. I have a fondness for and disposition towards winter, but I am trying to embrace the contradictions of summer: the knowledge that summer is often a time of great risks (especially on the natural disaster front) but it is also a time of abundance and growth. I hope your summer plans include something fun that connects you to the Earth, and to each other. -Eira
(“FOUNTAIN SQUARE'S "SITTING WALLS" ARE WELL USED DURING A NOONTIME CONCERT BY THE CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. A WEEK OF THESE NOON CONCERTS IS AN ANNUAL SUMMER EVENT.” Photo from [DOCUMERICA: The Environmental Protection Agency's Program to Photographically Document Subjects of Environmental Concern](https://catalog.archives.gov/id/542493), between 1972–1977. Image via [National Archives and Records Administration](https://catalog.archives.gov/id/553319). Newsletter content assistance provided by [Jess Farrell](https://facilitator-jess.github.io/RedstartWorks/about/).)
# Mini Consulting Sessions
Are you thinking about a climate change and archives-related project and not sure about the best way to move forward and make it real? Are you a small organization eager to care for your archives?
Draw on my experience and prior work without the overhead of a long-term engagement! [Sign up for a one-hour consulting session](https://memoryrising.us21.list-manage.com/track/click?u=33964c505212f62c031cc170e&id=7ae827c2ab&e=a53dd2b197). We’ll chat about your idea, problem, or project, and I will share resources with you after the call.
# No Time For Fear: the New Deal History podcast
Looking for a new podcast? Listen to [No Time For Fear](https://notimeforfear.net/)! Each episode is 20-30 minutes, and I tell a story about the New Deal using the government records that were created during the time.
Why this, why now?
1. The New Deal and the legacy of the New Deal is all around us.
2. There are spicy debates about the legacy of the New Deal. It’s useful to look at what happened, for better or worse, and what archival records say about the successes and barriers.
3. The New Deal shows us what is possible.
Check out the [intro episode](https://notimeforfear.net/episode-notes-the-new-deal-shows-us-what-is-possible/) to hear more about my motivations for this project. I recorded the intro on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 and I had no idea where we would be by the time the podcast was released. But now that we’re here, I share this creative work as a hopeful blueprint.
This season is called POWER, and focuses on the New Deal’s rural electrification projects. You can [listen](https://notimeforfear.net/listen/) to all episodes directly from the podcast website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or RSS feed. And please check out ways to [support](https://notimeforfear.net/support/) it further!
# Climate Change, Archives, and Digital Preservation free workshop
On June 25 and 26, I’m teaching [Climate Change, Archives, and Digital Preservation](https://www.dpoe.network/upcoming-workshops/). The workshop, hosted by the Digital Preservation Outreach & Education Network, will help archivists and cultural heritage professionals learn about how climate change impacts our work and institutions.
Admission is free and the RSVP deadline is June 21, so [reserve your spot today](https://airtable.com/appjiUFI2BklUQ3xu/shraJW49zNCigVUX9?prefill_Application+for=rec78mziYfx8NjWXX)!
# CFP: The Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast Legacy: 20 Years of Community & Technology Reflections, Lessons, and Future Making
Writers, artists, thinkers, organizers, teachers, and students are invited to submit an abstract for the Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies (JCLIS) special issue "The Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast Legacy: 20 Years of Community & Technology Reflections, Lessons, and Future Making."
Edited by Itza Carbajal, the issue will include topics related to the Gulf Coast region, populations, and environments affected by Hurricane Katrina and articles about building off lessons learned during and after the storm. Abstract deadline is June 1, 2025. [Learn more about the call for proposals.](https://journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jclis/announcement/view/15)
# Upcoming Grant Deadlines
Several grant programs that I track for this newsletter have been defunded. This will have grave effects on archives and humanities programs across the country. My heart goes out to all of the federal employees who have been put on leave or terminated from federal funding agencies. Your work is so important, and know that our profession stands in solidarity with you.
See [last month’s newsletter](https://us21.campaign-archive.com/?u=33964c505212f62c031cc170e&id=76aac7d145) for ideas on how to take action to support federal workers and programs.
## Remaining Funding Opportunities:
## National Historical Publications & Records Commission
The [Archival Projects](https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/archival.html) program funds inventorying and assessing archival records and collection processing plans. Draft due August 15, 2025.
## Society of American Archivists
The SAA Foundation’s [National Disaster Recovery Fund for Archives](https://www2.archivists.org/groups/saa-foundation-board-of-directors/national-disaster-recovery-fund-for-archives) provides critical assistance to communities experiencing climate disasters. Applications received on a rolling basis. Grants are typically awarded within 7-10 business days of applying.
## National Endowment for the Humanities
The [Preservation and Access Education and Training Grants](https://www.neh.gov/grants/preservation/preservation-and-access-education-and-training) program supports projects that develop and implement education programs for professionals who preserve and provide access to humanities collections. Due June 17, 2025.
## Friends Historical Association
The Friends Historical Association’s [Project Grants](https://www.quakerhistory.org/grants) fund work that promotes the stories of Quakers from historically marginalized groups or from beyond traditional Quaker centers. Due May 31, 2025.
# This Month’s Recommendations
🤗 [We don’t love organizations back](https://grouphug.substack.com/p/we-dont-love-organizations-back?r=sx43&triedRedirect=true) - I am deeply concerned for the future of our professional associations as people want the benefits of strong leadership but shy away from getting in the trenches to do exactly the work we need. This newsletter essay gets at a lot of what I’ve been observing.
💼 [What is it like on the climate job market right now?](https://grist.org/looking-forward/what-is-it-like-on-the-climate-job-market-right-now/) - The last few months have shown us how closely tied policymaking is to the survival of entire professions. Those of us working in libraries, archives, and museums are not alone in how the cuts to federal agencies in our field have rippled out across our professions and directly impacted our career prospects. Folks working in climate jobs are also experiencing similar devastating impacts to their work.
🛢️ [The Latest Trump and DOGE Casualty: Energy Data](https://www.propublica.org/article/the-latest-trump-and-doge-casualty-energy-data) - I use Energy Information Administration graphics and stats frequently in my teaching and publishing work. Losing this information is a tremendous setback for understanding the complicated picture of energy use in the United States.
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