MASS Action

MASS Action is a national collaboratively-organized project working to transform museums towards more equitable and socially just practices.

[MASS Action @museumaction]

This 🧵 highlights some of the many connection points in museum activism. As Dr. Moore says here, keep the work going!

[Dr. Porchia Moore @PorchiaMuseM]

This picture captures what is arguably one of the most important moments in museum history. 2015. AAM. Rogue session that became the Museum Workers Speak movement. Thanks to Alyssa Greenburg and crew.

[#MuseumWorkersSpeak @MuseumWorkers]

📢📢📢 The #MuseumWorkersFund will be distributing $500 gifts to workers in front of house positions! Please let your colleagues in guest services, security, retail, cafe jobs, etc. about @MuseumWorkers fund and encourage them to apply by April 8, 2022:
https://t.co/FRWSUcBXhn

[MASS Action @museumaction]

It’s Museum Workers Advocacy Day! @nempnetwork has put together incredible resources to advocate for salary transparency, abolishing unpaid internships, and mutual aid. Get involved and show your solidarity at https://t.co/TSVDbIvR7A #MWAD22

[Museums & Race @MuseumsandRace]

Hope y'all enjoyed & learned from #CollectiveLiberation ! Three ways you can support or get involved now:
1) Contribute to @museumworkersspeak mutual aid: https://t.co/GIN8blruSf
2) Join @museumaction community of practice: https://t.co/PbgMnKOOw1
3) Keep RT, sharing & posting!

[MASS Action @museumaction]

How can we hold ourselves accountable to racially just futures without first reckoning with our institutional pasts? Check out @incluseum or our latest blog post to read about @aletheiajane's "Institutional Genealogy" framework to assess & address this: https://t.co/OJh0hU9amH

[Museums & Race @MuseumsandRace]

#CollectiveLiberation Coffee Chat + Check-in has begun. Come join us to ease in to the exciting days ahead.
@incluseum @EmpatheticMuse @museumaction @deathtomuseums #museumsarenotneutral @visitorsofcolor @MuseumWorkers

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#CollectiveLiberation is less than a week away! Have you registered yet? Join us June 2 - 4 for this powerful lineup of conversations. Sign up here: https://t.co/05DRYMZ2nM

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Registration is now open for [Collective Liberation] Disrupt, Dismantle, Manifest! Join us June 2-4 for this powerful lineup of sessions. https://t.co/ICBNn6U3Xx for registration link and complete schedule

[MASS Action @museumaction]

Thank those who have asked about compensation for speakers. We are currently discussing ways to raise money so that no one experiences a barrier to presenting. Please reach out to us if this is a concern and we’ll figure something out! (2/2)

[MASS Action @museumaction]

**PROPOSAL DEADLINE EXTENDED** to 4/20 11:59pm ET.

It's been a rough week. We are extending our deadline to accommodate anyone who thought about submitting but felt unable to because of financial barriers. We want to let you know we're working on it! (1/2)

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@thenewpopup @KayleighBinDC We missed you! We are not recording (so folks can share more freely), but we are going to be sending out some notes & resources within the next couple days.

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@ruthgarde @KayleighBinDC Hi Ruth! Thanks for your interest. Going to send you a PM with more info shortly 😊

[MASS Action @museumaction]

Call for proposals!! Join us June 2-4th to disrupt, dismantle, and manifest a different present and future. Submit a proposal here:
https://t.co/iBpQwnTscg

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Unfinished: Revisiting HORSE, a Pre-Covid Project to Support Social Action in Rural Museums Parts 1 & 2 by @museumorphosis up on the MASS Action blog. Thank you @incluseum for the initial posts! https://t.co/w5MFVsKtk5

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@AndreaMontielS @murawski27 Current and former staff are invited to participate. We hope your friend will share their experience with us ☺️

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MASS Action's "holistic investigation" of museum anti-racism commitments continues. Read about our framework here: https://t.co/BlrjlcF2ef

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Full post here: https://t.co/YZ4vk4mzqL

[MASS Action @museumaction]

On June 2, a large number of museums posted statements in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. Are those institutions still engaged in the anti-racism work they signaled on social media? How do we move from words to transformative action & accountability? https://t.co/ZyRLUxux4X