Museum Professionals of Colour

Students addressing racial diversity at University of Toronto's MMSt program. Currently, we are 3 Asian + 1 white women. ASPIRING ALLIES. BLM! Insta: mpoc.uoft

[Museum Professionals of Colour @MPOC_UofT]

We created this call-in for museums, based on the work of @artstuffmatters and @murawski27.
Cultural institutions have power that must be used responsibly, must act promptly for communities in need, and stand up for the values they claim to uphold. #MuseumsAreNotNeutral

[National Film Board of Canada @thenfb]

#CanadaHistoryWeek (Nov. 22-28) celebrates Indigenous languages, leadership, and culture this year. 🦅 Mark the occasion by streaming over 50 years of Métis, Inuit and First Nations cinema for free
→ https://t.co/elEDDZoxah

��️ by Christopher Auchter
🎶 by Daniel Janke.

[ICOM Exhibitions @ICEE_ICOM]

📚Join us for our first @IcomOfficiel MOOC. The course will encourage museum professionals to explore a series of methodologies and strategies for social inclusion and community building.
📅Starts 29 Nov. It is free
#ICOM75 #ICOMuseums
#museums
https://t.co/yuCFEda21k

[Museum Professionals of Colour @MPOC_UofT]

@sophiegermo @Wittwering @aaprocter Thanks Sophie!! 💕✨

[syrus marcus ware @syrusmarcusware]

Weekly reminder that #MuseumsAreNotNeutral

[University of Toronto Faculty of Information @UofTInfoFaculty]

MMSt in partnership with @MPOC_UofT and ICOM's Committee on Education and Cultural Action for Latin America and the Caribbean invites you to attend a conversation between 3 leaders in decolonizing scholarship and museum practice, on Oct 7 at 4pm. https://t.co/PhpD2oVZ6f

[University of Toronto Faculty of Information @UofTInfoFaculty]

The @MPOC_UofT Annual General Meeting for the 2021-2022 academic year will be on Friday, Oct 1 at 6 pm. The meeting is open to all UofT students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Register here: https://t.co/vNqnsPDjOK

[Museum Professionals of Colour @MPOC_UofT]

@BA_Clements @museumsontario Thank you so much Bradley! We’ve learned so much from working with the DSA and ISWG ❤️

[Museum Professionals of Colour @MPOC_UofT]

@TheDiversityWG Thank you!! 🥰💞✨

[University of Toronto Faculty of Information @UofTInfoFaculty]

Introducing our new MMSt Assistant Professor, Armando Perla. Armando says he wants to broaden the understanding of museum work, focus on approaches from below, and connect the MMSt program to the networks he has developed around the world. Read more: https://t.co/ko44lfOy3D

[Museums of Mississauga @SaugaMuseums]

"The Lengths We Go" exhibition at Bradley Museum is filled with first-hand experiences from the Mississauga community! Were you ever expected to have a certain hairstyle? 🗣️ Tell us about it! #MiHairstory

Take a virtual tour OR book an in-person tour! ➡️ https://t.co/4k0fE8s9ys

[Toronto Drop-in Network (TDIN) @TODropinNetwork]

🚨FOR RELEASE🚨 W/ input from advocates & PWLE, TDIN has co-authored 'A Path Forward' demanding @JohnTory adopt a #HumanRights approach to #encampments, unhoused ppl. 207 orgs, leaders have signed. Tory MUST add the letter to July 14 City Council agenda! https://t.co/yCHXMjQCLJ

[University of Toronto Faculty of Information @UofTInfoFaculty]

The #OntarioMuseumAssociation has presented the Excellence in Emerging Museum Practice Award to the founders of the Museum Professionals of Colour (@MPOC_UofT) for their work to advance advocacy and #antiracism in the museum field. Congratulations on your achievement 🎉 #OMA

[Sean Carleton @SeanCarleton]

Thread on residential school denialism, with a reference glossary. Thanks @justicedanielh

[Pariah Carey @DesmondCole]

"A tent in a park is no one’s first option, and we understand that parks cannot be a permanent housing solution. However, the forcible removal of encampment residents must end."

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Black space matters.

Black artists and activists have had to rely on borrowed rec-rooms and basements to do their work, if they find space at all. We are working to change this.

#Opinion by @syrusmarcusware https://t.co/fQODfKTvQk

[Museum Professionals of Colour @MPOC_UofT]

Informative thread about residential schools, their impact, and the important work of the @woodlandcc

[MUSEUM OF TORONTO @Museumoftoronto]

1. TW// Sexual abuse. Following images and content may be considered explicit as they display Indigenous children within the Mohawk Institute Residential School and can be harmful to many viewers.

📸: Algoma Archives

[Museums & Race @MuseumsandRace]

Miss the phenomenal #CollectiveLiberation series last week? No worries - we gotchu.

Each session is available for you !! *free* !! with ASL interpretation and closed captions:

https://t.co/AOjws4rRgT

[Museums & Race @MuseumsandRace]

#CollectiveLiberation is an opportunity for EVERYONE to shape and wholly transform the future of museums.

Registration is now open: https://t.co/fWiKIYc3v5

Full schedule: https://t.co/UX1MvLBsxV