Category: Social Justice
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Rethinking Prison Tourism, by Hope Corrigan
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Read more: Rethinking Prison Tourism, by Hope CorriganAt the end of the audio tour at Eastern State Penitentiary, a 16-foot steel sculpture called “The Big Graph” offers a visual representation of mass incarceration in America. It illustrates the racial breakdown of prison populations since 1970…
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Happy Pride Month
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Read more: Happy Pride MonthA reminder that Pride Month is ALL JUNE LONG. We love you. Thank you for being a part of The Empathetic Museum and all museums.
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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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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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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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Why Cultural Institutions Must Lead Civic Engagement
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Read more: Why Cultural Institutions Must Lead Civic EngagementCivic engagement is vital to democracy, as it empowers citizens to contribute meaningfully to public life. Deborah Cullinan emphasizes the need for cultural institutions, like the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, to transform into leaders in civic…
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Report May, 27, 2016 session: “Institutional Self-Reflection in Museum Practice”
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Read more: Report May, 27, 2016 session: “Institutional Self-Reflection in Museum Practice”The Empathetic Museum presented the Maturity Model at the American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting. The session fostered discussions on racism and community engagement, emphasizing the need for real institutional change. Participants evaluated key characteristics such as Civic…
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Museums & Race 2016: Gathering for Transformation and Justice
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Read more: Museums & Race 2016: Gathering for Transformation and JusticeThe Empathetic Museum is collaborating with Museum Workers Speak for a session at the AAM’s Museums & Race Gathering focused on racism and oppression in museum practices. Leaders will facilitate discussions on empathy and institutional reflection, encouraging participants…
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The Incluseum
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Read more: The IncluseumThe Incluseum is an initiative based in Seattle, Washington that blogs, tweets, and provides resources and information on greater inclusiveness in museums. The project seeks to build community around issues of inclusion and social justice and to partner with…
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Social Justice Alliance for Museums
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Read more: Social Justice Alliance for Museums“It is time for those of us who believe in the concept of social justice to find our voice, collectively. This is what SJAM is all about.” The Social Justice Alliance for Museums is led by the National Museums Liverpool and believes…
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