Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 20, 2017

It's run by Becky Mangiotta and Joe McCannon, two brilliant nerds who led national movements in homelessness and public health and then decided to teach others how to do it. I attended because I'm seeking new ways to share the MAH's model and support the development of more community-centered cultural institutions around the world.

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Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Areas served: Canada, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Russia, The South Caucasus, Turkey, United States, and Western Europe. Launched in 2020, the Black Trans Fund (BTF) seeks to change culture by shifting the narrative about Black trans communities towards joy and resilience, and away from violence and despair.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 12, 2022

By better understanding the wide cultural roots of this season of generosity we can fine-tune the means to communicate with all who make up our communities. If we post on Facebook to remind our supporters it’s National Pancake Day, then it seems insensitive (for example) to not remember Hanukkah.

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Whole Whale

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The traditional narrative of unity and cornucopias is fun and festive—but there’s more to the story than turkey. Since Abraham Lincoln made it official in 1863, Thanksgiving is a national holiday that is based on the 1621 feast between colonists and the Wampanoag Tribe in Plymouth. History of Thanksgiving. Burying the Bloody Lede.

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Turkey Language Alaska Columbus 98