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Thoughts, tools, and posts on empathy, care, and social justice—beyond the algorithm
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Loving friendships
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Read more: Loving friendshipsSending out gratitude for the wisdom and humor of @savedbythebellhooks. Institutional change is hard without building authentic relationships. The Empathetic Museum. [@empatheticmuseum] (October 4, 2021). “Sending out gratitude for the wisdom and humor of @savedbythebellhooks. Institutional change is…
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Transformation and Justice Lounge, by Museums & Race
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Read more: Transformation and Justice Lounge, by Museums & RaceWondering where the Transformation and Justice Lounge is at #AAM2022? Check out Museums & Race blog to find out how @AAMers removal of it has impacted its members. The Empathetic Museum. [@empatheticmuseum] (May 20, 2022). “Wondering where the…
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White supremacy embedded in museum associations
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Read more: White supremacy embedded in museum associationsThank you to our member, @kayleighbindc, for so eloquently calling out the harmful behavior of organizations like @aamersofficial that seek to erase, gaslight and detract from original work; work being done by mostly Black and BIPOC women in…
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Community Engagement during COVID-19 at the House of Memory Museum
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Read more: Community Engagement during COVID-19 at the House of Memory MuseumIn the last few years at global conferences, we’ve been talking about how a museum can’t just be a building where people come and have an experience. Covid-19 is the opportunity to see how we can get closer…
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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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