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It actually won’t get cooler Mr. President. #ClimateChangeIsReal

[lisaiherbert @lisaiherbert]

@ameliawig @ArtMuseumInterp @ChevalierJuline The drive / pressure to produce is part of this system we’re in. I’m realizing more and more that to build the kinds of relationships that are needed is actually pretty radical.

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@ArtMuseumInterp A4: I was in a conversation earlier about needing to cultivate a willingness to make mistakes. As white people and/or predominantly white institutions, we have to see making mistakes and being called out on them as a gift & opportunity to learn. #ArtMuseumInterp

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@ninapelaez hi Nina! Lisa from UMMA in Ann Arbor! :)

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@ArtMuseumInterp A3: at my institution we've begun using the language "Artist Unrecorded" to acknowledge the absence of that information. It's not that it's unknown but that it wasn't deemed important. #ArtMuseumInterp

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@ArtMuseumInterp A1: we've been talking a lot about how do we present what's absent. Labels are one way to address this. Programs can be another. Empty spaces on the wall / in the cases? #ArtMuseumInterp

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@pablitasan and the added benefit/necessity that it distributes the work across the institution, rather than asking Education depts to "represent". #MASSActionReadingGroup

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@museum_matters I would really appreciate these resources @museum_matters. Even as (a white) someone who is trying very hard, I need to expand what I can envision for alternatives. #MASSActionReadingGroup

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@pablitasan I feel like most institutions feel more comfortable in the non-racist zone but shy away from the anti-racism space. And then as @anniessafatima notes, feel very self-congratulatory. #MASSActionReadingGroup

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A4: my institution falls into the category of moving more quickly on outward facing efforts. there is movement internally but much more is needed. #MassActionReadingGroup

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A1: the RIGOR needed - research and practice of many forms - is HUGE to this work - and pair that with the fact that museum educators, esp. freelance, are often underpaid and have little job security. #MassActionReadingGroup

[lisaiherbert @lisaiherbert]

Joining in from Ann Arbor, MI. Super excited for today. I follow @pablitasan closely - had the honor and privilege of attending graduate school with her and appreciate the leadership she - and so many others! - have taken on social justice in our work. #MassActionReadingGroup

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Lisa Borgsdorf here from University of Michigan Museum of Art. Excited to participate today. #massactionreadinggroup

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@ConsciousPod @pjpolicarpio This slide was also about making less than the previous male who was in the same position. She made $80k compared to his $85k.

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@artlust @incluseum @KayleighBinDC @MuseumUtopia where is this graphic from? I want to see the rest... #MassActionReadingGroup

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@KayleighBinDC @MuseumUtopia I would also add that even when our institutions are supportive of flatter / more collaborative ways of working in words, are they allowing for what that means for timeline and outcomes (less control)? #MASSActionReadingGroup (whoops! forgot hashtag!)

[lisaiherbert @lisaiherbert]

@KayleighBinDC @MuseumUtopia I would also add that even when our institutions are supportive of flatter / more collaborative ways of working in words, are they allowing for what that means for timeline and outcomes (less control)?

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@incluseum @KayleighBinDC @1Facilitateher Thanks for hosting all! This is Lisa Borgsdorf (@lisaiherbert) at the Univ of Michigan Museum of Art in Ann Arbor.

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@emkturn @incluseum amen! as someone who has organized countless public programs, I can attest to this!

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@sierra_vrd I found the clear articulation powerful as well. Working in a university context, I feel like there is a lot of language being developed to help us talk about colonial legacies but what is less clear is how we move from identifying & articulating to dismantling. That's up next!