How can we move from the archive (as an institution) to archiving as a practice that sustains many lives (like oral history, dancing, singing, cooking)?

The practice of archiving is to preserve material generated by individual/s, community, organizations, institutions, and that which is deemed by archivists to have long-term value. Through practices of appraising, selecting, describing, and making useable and accessible archival materials the archive enacts and reproduces values; the archive has never been a neutral place. This seminar, which took place during The Shape of a Practice, asked how we could reflect and expand these values to value more matters and materials, and thus work towards equity and social justice: how can we move from the archive (as an institution) to archiving as a practice that sustains many lives (like oral history, dancing, singing, cooking)?