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Sites of Conscience outraged by the overturn of Roe v. Wade
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Read more: Sites of Conscience outraged by the overturn of Roe v. Wade#Repost @sitesofconscience: The International Coalition of Sites of Conscience is outraged by reports that the U.S. Supreme Court appears positioned to overturn Roe v. Wade, which protects a woman’s right to obtain an abortion in a safe and…
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Public libraries leading in civic responsiveness
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Read more: Public libraries leading in civic responsivenessPublic libraries as cultural institutions continue to lead in civic responsiveness and serving their surrounding communities. Free! Brooklyn is home to some of the most diverse communities on the planet. The People’s Ball is a celebration of free…
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Curator: Museum Response to War Crimes
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Read more: Curator: Museum Response to War CrimesCheck out the latest issue of Curator The Museum Journal, Volume 65, Issue S1, 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘛𝘰 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 April 2022, edited by John Fraser: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21516952/2022/65/S1 As editors of an international journal of museum practice and culture, we…
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To AAM, crediting EM work
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Read more: To AAM, crediting EM workThe American Alliance of Museums recently posted an article, A Time of Transformation, as follow up to an original publishing by cultural organization and thought partner, LaPlaca Cohen, written by Arthur Cohen, Founder and CEO, LaPlaca Cohen A…
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White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
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Read more: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible KnapsackI was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group. Peggy McIntosh This quote by Peggy McIntosh is from ‘White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack’, text in…
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Do I have a single identity?
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Read more: Do I have a single identity?The Empathetic Museum. [@empatheticmuseum] (March 13, 2022). “In Empathetic Museum’s work with institutions, we often address the multiplicity and inter-sectionalism that exists in the workplace.” [Photography]. Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/empatheticmuseum/p/CbECWHEpjop/ In Empathetic Museum’s work with institutions, we often address the…
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Museum Education for Today’s Audience
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Read more: Museum Education for Today’s AudienceWhat a great new museum resource: Museum Education for Today’s Audiences – Meeting Expectations for New Mode (Edited by Jason L. Porter and Mary Kay Cunningham) Today’s museum educators are tackling urgent social issues, addressing historic inequalities of…
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Nunchi, a soft skill
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Read more: Nunchi, a soft skillNunchi is a Korean word which translates to ‘eye measure’. It is a soft skill, a subtle art of gauging other people’s thoughts and feelings in order to build trust, harmony and connection. Nunchi is a powerful technique…
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Productivity and Care
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Read more: Productivity and CareOur very idea of productivity is premised on the idea of producing something new, whereas we do not tend to see maintenance and care as productive in the same way. Jenny Odell, “How To Do Nothing: Resisting The…
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The “Problem” Woman of Colour in the Workplace
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Read more: The “Problem” Woman of Colour in the WorkplaceThe Centre for Community Organizations (COCo)’s mission is to help build a more socially just world by supporting the health and well-being of community organizations in Québec. A couple a years ago, COCo discovered an earlier version of…
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