I have been doing a lot of soul-searching lately as a result of what’s been going on politically in the United States, as a maker, as a librarian, and as a person. A lot of the challenges we will be … Read more >
This year’s presidential election in the United States has been a particularly divisive one, and unfortunately, there has been a spike in hate speech and hate crimes targeting marginalized groups in recent weeks. MakerBridge has always focused on diversity as one of our top priorities… Read more >
About a week and a half ago, fellow MakerBridge writer Emily and I attended the National Diversity in Libraries Conference to talk about how to work toward diversity and inclusion in makerspaces.
This is a topic we feel strongly about; … Read more >
This edition of From the Archives showcases one of our earliest posts about diversity in the maker movement. This has been on my mind a lot lately, as Emily and I just returned from presenting about diversity in makerspaces at … Read more >
Here at MakerBridge we make an effort to advocate for diversity and inclusion in the maker culture and the technology industry. Some of our previous posts have covered Black Makers, LGBTQ+ inclusivity in maker culture, women in technology, and STEAM … Read more >
This week we have a guest post from the awesome folks at Maker Jawn Initiative in Philadelphia. We love the work they do; read on to learn more about it, and be sure to check out their blog, … Read more >
This week, we have another post from our Fifth Monday series, in which the MakerBridge bloggers write on the same topic. In this post, we answer the question, “What is one thing you’d like the maker community to do
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February is Black History Month and in honor of that, MakerBridge is highlighting some wonderful black makers, groups, and resources. We’ve talked about the lack of minority representation in the mainstream maker movement before (see our Diversity in Making… Read more >
Here’s something I learned today:
Of all the people featured on the cover of Make Magazine to date, 85% have been men or boys, 15% have been women or girls, and 0% have been people of color.
I woke up … Read more >