Charlotte Parent

Conservator caring for belongings and human remains as best she can | Co-secretary @rwg_gtr | archaeological & preventive conservation | Québécoise | She/elle

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

An art/archaeological conservator’s obligations are to people, not objects.

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

@Sharon_Okeno at #CMAMC2022: « You cannot defeat racism, ableism, transphobia, sexism, or any systematic failure through symbolism alone. You have to pick at it through the same structures that allow it to thrive and operate. » Museums need structural change.

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

@artstuffmatters at #CMAMC2022 on initiatives in museums that really uphold current systems rather than undo them: « actual social justice is about redistributing resources and power ». Don’t repair museums - transform them, build something else.

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

@isisnaucratis @Moudhy @KaraCooney @kataplexis @GawadHeba @Sanchita_writes @monznomad @KatherineHarloe @TheZeinabBadawi @debscavator @peoplingthepast C’est un honneur!

[Chisomo Kalinga, PhD @ChisomoWrites]

The decolonial work is not compiling a list, it is nurturing a community.

[Heba Abd el Gawad | هبة عبد الجواد @GawadHeba]

This is how I always feel when asked what is the "most amazing" find I've made in the archive.
The archive is nothing to me but TRAUMA. The feelings of defeat & dehumanisation I get when working on Egyptian heritage archival material is so damaging that it leaves me depressed

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

[Free download!] I made another poster! Feel free to print it, put it in your window, paste it in your neighbourhood, share it online - any non-profit use is allowed! Download high quality files here: https://t.co/IKBkKNHQTi @SaveFairyCreek #FairyCreek #FairyCreekBlockade

[Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc @Tkemlups]

Those wishing to make a electronic donation to Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc may do so by e-transfer to: [email protected]
Donations will be used toward the work that is needed for further investigation (scientific and archival) and later memorialize
the children.

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

An incredibly rich panel with wonderful speakers!

[IIC - Conservation @IIC_]

In response to the image of an Egyptian mummy published in the Oct-Nov 2020 issue of “News in Conservation” @cparen wrote an insightful article questioning this practice among the conservation community for our new April-May 2021 issue

Check it out here: https://t.co/jUFEc9Ohao

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

@sairarias @PietaGreaves @IIC_ Glad you liked it!

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

What does it mean for archaeology and museum professionals, including conservators, to access and share images of Egyptian mummies? I have been invited to write a reflection on this topic. Find it on p.52 of this month's @IIC_ News in conservation! https://t.co/zmw0PeDGor

[IIC - Conservation @IIC_]

What are we conserving? Reflections on colonial practices in conservation.

The CAC’s (Re)Conciliation Working Group (RWG) presents a moderated panel with Indigenous conservators and curators. This 26th of May at 5:30-7:30 EDT on Zoom.

Please register https://t.co/sJOmFHE1Mt

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

@cabtastic @FRAPRU @rclalq @FNoMTL Merci Cab!!

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

Affiches/Posters! J’ai fait des affiches en support aux campeur.euses de Montréal et contre la spéculation immobilière. Partagez, imprimez, collez - tant que c’est à des fins non-lucratives. Suivez le lien. https://t.co/IKBkKNHQTi #droitaulogement @FRAPRU @rclalq @FNoMTL

[Charlotte Parent @cparen]

@terratology @rclalq @FRAPRU @FNoMTL Merci! Oui ce serait super!