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Thoughts, tools, and posts on empathy, care, and social justice—beyond the algorithm
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Queering the map
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Read more: Queering the mapCheckout @queeringthemap – It’s a community generated counter-mapping platform for digitally archiving LGBTQ2IA+ experience in relation to physical space.
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The Seven Principles of Kwanzaa
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Read more: The Seven Principles of KwanzaaKwanzaa is an African American and pan-African seven-day cultural festival that is celebrated every December 26 to January 1. The purpose of Kwanzaa is to celebrate African American heritage, family and community. Each of the following seven 2½…
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On AAM’s statement of DEIA
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Read more: On AAM’s statement of DEIAThe Empathetic Museum is a little confused by all the recognition going towards AAM’s bold statement of diversity when they didn’t acknowledge (by name) all of the individual’s working towards this for years. NY times article touting AAM’s…
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Meditation on Empathy
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Read more: Meditation on EmpathyHello all, As election season is approaching, we’d like to offer a guided meditation from our very own Janeen Bryant via Zoom to hold [ an empathetic ] space for anyone feeling beat down by the political polarization…
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AAM is charging extra to post to ‘diversity websites’
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Read more: AAM is charging extra to post to ‘diversity websites’This thread (1-3) from @msquaredstump Facebook account reveals that AAM is charging extra to post to ‘diversity websites’.” It’s ironic that an organization who just released a report on ‘Excellence in DEAI’ is up charging folks to help…
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Charles Allis Art Museum will host “Ghosts of Segregation: America’s Continuing Struggle“
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Read more: Charles Allis Art Museum will host “Ghosts of Segregation: America’s Continuing Struggle“Beginning on July 28, Milwaukee’s Charles Allis Art Museum will host “Ghosts of Segregation: America’s Continuing Struggle,” a traveling photography exhibition that explores the lingering presence of segregation, slavery, and institutional racism hidden in everyday American architecture. Through…
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On our article “Empathetic Museum: A New Cultural Identity”
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Read more: On our article “Empathetic Museum: A New Cultural Identity”Our institutions do not represent the demographic makeup of our nation in their boards, staffing, collections, and audiences; they remain intransigently white in all but a few cases. Too often we talk about the need for diversity and…
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Museums Need to Be Braver
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Read more: Museums Need to Be BraverNon-university museums could follow this model by including community members and students on their boards. Partnerships with local organizations, colleges, and universities also offer a powerful mechanism for demystifying the work of the board and bringing the public…
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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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Museums and Wealth – The Politics of Contemporary Art Collections
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Read more: Museums and Wealth – The Politics of Contemporary Art CollectionsA materialist description of the museum as a model institution of the liberal nation state reveals constellations of imperialist social relations. Nizan Shaked, Museums and Wealth – The Politics of Contemporary Art Collections The Empathetic Museum. [@empatheticmuseum] (June…
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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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To be hopeful
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Read more: To be hopefulTO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness. What we choose to…
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