VOLUNTEERS

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VOLUNTEER/INTERNSHIP

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Volunteers should have an interest in Canadian history, art history, or archival and information science, and should be able to spend at least four hours a week on assigned tasks. Both in-person and digital volunteer opportunities are available.

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• Among other tasks interns may:  

• Conduct background research on subjects related to interviews 

• Audit audio recordings, reformat, review and proofread transcripts

• Draft brief content notes

• Assist with completion of the catalog record.

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  Requirements and Qualifications 

• Coursework towards the completion of a Masters degree in Oral History, Public History, Library Science, or Archival Management

• Interest in oral histories

• Interest in art history

• Interest in presenting digital content/audio online 

• Interest in digital preservation and file management

• Interest in thinking through systems, processes, and workflows

• Well organized

• Detail-oriented

• Ability to work independently

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  Outcomes: You will come away with a greater understanding of the planning and management of an oral history program; skills in digital preservation and file management; and insight into an organization’s policies, procedures, and

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• EDUCATION

• Interested in using primary sources in your classroom but don’t know where to start? The Archives of Ontario provides a range of History and Social Studies resource and lesson kits for grades 3 to 12, as well as online exhibits that feature primary source material from our extensive collections.

• All our resource and lesson kits align with the Social Studies, History, and Canadian and World Studies curricula and emphasize the skills of historical inquiry, interpretation, and analysis. Kits can be downloaded as a Microsoft Word© file or a PDF for easy printing.

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• Run by an experienced educators, our travelling workshops are free, designed to fit into one class period, and provide a chance for your students to use archival material while developing their skills of historical inquiry. One month’s notice is needed to book a visit to your school and preference will be given to visits with 60 students or more (multiple workshops can be given in a visit).

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• DONATE

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• June Givanni’s Pan African Cinema Archive still needs your support inraising £10,000 to help secure the future, independence and accessibility of this unique archival collection. THE CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN IS ONGOING, so please donate!
  
  English language version, for French language version please scroll down.

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• June Givanni’s Pan African Cinema Archive (JGPACA) is a unique volunteer-run audio-visual archive that houses a significant collection of pan-African visual culture. The collection is founded on the life’s work of June Givanni, whose dedication and passion for the work and legacy of Black filmmakers has culminated in a extraordinary collection of more than 10,000+ items collected over a 35 year period. The material in the collection spans the globe and ties together many of the creative and political links that Pan-Africanism has created. 

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• The crowd-funding campaign comes at a time when many independent archives are losing their premises or being subsumed into larger institutions. In this context, JGPACA needs to raise funds to remain independent, make the catalogue searchable online and keep the material accessible for use by many communities of film and cultural research, creative production and art history.workflow.

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• ABOUT / INTRO

• CELAFI'25 Archives is a national initiative dedicated to collecting, preserving and celebrating the histories Africa-Canadian art and  artists. Using our unique collection, we will promote the teaching, learning and understanding of the African people's contribution, which will enable the public to learn and connect with hidden histories, creating an experience to uplift and inspire. This will be achieved through our exhibitions, public programmes and events. Our growing collection of original archives will constitute a permanent record of the richness of the Black experience in Britain and be accessible to all.CELAFI'25 is a welcoming space for everyone to learn, explore and engage with works created by Black British heritage and history.

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• LINKS TO OTHER MAJOER COLLECTIONS
  - https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/partner/black-cultural-archives

• - June Giavani

• Revue Noire

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