


The Bell Ringer, the official blog of the CRTcollective. Here you will find scholarly blogs and essays written by CRTc members, as well as contributing authors from around the world. We welcome interdisciplinary scholars, information professionals, educators, community organizers and activists, and students to submit your work and share your knowledge, experience, and expertise.

CRTc TV, is the handle for the CRTcollective Channel. On CRTc TV you will find audiovisual content that are open education resources (OER). Equity and justice educational resources in most instances should be free and accessible. Critical pedagogy should be available beyond the academy.

The Organic Intellectuals (TOI), the official podcast of the CRTcollective. TOI offers conversation with fascinating scholars, activists, pedagogues, and professionals. Not only do you hear about their great work, listeners also get a glimpse into the personal and professional journey that has led to TOI guest’s success and leadership….Organic Conversations with Organic Intellectuals.
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A very warm welcome to our newest CRTc member, Ramona! She is a Medical Librarian at Monash University, Australia and is passionate about combating racial bias in medical research, Ramona has delivered talks at institutions and conferences internationally, including NIHR, CALC, and ALIA, and authored papers on this topic. Ramona’s tool for critically appraising antiracism has been shared and utilised by various institutions, including the University of Cambridge. She is a lead author of Health Education England’s health equity eLearning module, and collaborated with Cardiff University to develop a program aimed at fostering antiracist practices among undergraduate medical students. Ramona has developed Open Education Resources for critical appraisal instructors, available via https://www.criticallyappraisingantiracism.org/
Our latest episode of The Organic Intellectuals introduces our East Atlantic team (formerly known as the UK team). Founding members Alice Corbel and Natasha Howard join newer members to discuss their works/passions & deliver insights on topics related to colonization, racial justice as well as CRT.
Listen to the first part by heading to our website`s media page!
We`d like to highlight Marilyn Clarke, part of our editorial leadership! Her work focuses inclusive library services, decolonisation initiatives, and racial equality and representation in libraries.
She has an MSc in Race and Ethnic Relations and currently works at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London. She is also a member of the Race Equality Charter Self-Assessment team, and the Libraries Inclusivity Group.
Highlighting CRTc co-founding member, Stephanie Birch! Stephanie is the Africana Studies Librarian at the University of Connecticut with an MLIS from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with a joint MA in African Studies. Stephanie also created and edits CRTc`s blog, The Bell Ringer. You can find out more about Stephanie on her website stephaniebirch.com including more information about her newest project: The Rad Little Library radlittlelibrary.com./
TOI-n-LA is here! In part 1, UCLA`s Michelle Caswell, community archivist, is joined by the Executive Director of the Texas After Violence Project, Gabriel Solís. Part 2 features UCLA`s Thuy Vo Dang, oral historian. Check out both parts on our website by visiting The Organic Intellectuals podcast on our media page.
This week we`re highlighting a new CRTc member, Dr. Jon E. Cawthorne (he/him) who is in charge of organizational leadership and board development. He is the dean of Wayne State University Library System in Detroit, Michigan. He also leads the ALA-accredited Wayne State School of Information Sciences and chairs the ACRL Diversity Alliance program. Cawthorne has a long history in academic libraries and we`re excited to have him in our collective!
In a first for The Organic Intellectuals, our UK-based Dr. Corble interviews Atif Choudhury in his Brighton office of Diversity and Ability, an award-winning social enterprise led by and for disabled people. In the episode, they discuss neurodiversity from various vantage points. A great listen for beginners and experts on the topic alike!
Check out this episode and more on our resources page.
We want to extend a warm welcome to our Editorial Associate and Community Contributor: Fezile Sibanda!
Fezile (she/her) is a Doctoral researcher in Education at the University of Sussex, UK focusing on race and higher education.
Her doctoral research examines the experiences of Black Brit-ish academics in Higher Education Institutions in England. She uses storytelling as a form of intergenerational knowledge exchange and draws on the African (Bantu, Nguni) philosophy of Ubuntu as a research methodology.
Fezile has written about race, gender, and intersectional environmentalism for academic articles, magazines, and blogs. Additionally, Fezile is involved with SHY Collective, which aims to make academic work more accessible by challenging educational and academic structures.