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Building Community: Who / How / Why

Museum 2.0

These are the slides and notes for the talk I gave at the American Alliance of Museums conference on Monday, April 27 about the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. When I became the director of the Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History four years ago, I took this work with me. Let’s start with empowerment.

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Leading the Resistance: 28 Organizations You Can (and Should) Support Today

EveryAction

There's a long fight ahead, but for issues that stir you, one simple, positive thing you can do today is give - your time, money, voice, or attention - because so many organizations need your urgent support. Environment. The last few days have been equal parts terrifying, challenging, and complicated. LGBTQ Rights. Legal Advocacy.

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Off the Mat, Into the World: An Interview with Seane Corn

Have Fun - Do Good

It could be the environment, it could be educational issues, political issues, international, national. We wanted to encourage them to find their voice, and to become leaders in their own right in their own local community. You won't see a rat in this environment, but God knows you do see and experience flies. The children work.

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Alli Chagi-Starr, Art in Action/Ella Baker Center, Podcast Interview Transcription

Have Fun - Do Good

The slogan is "Green Collar Jobs, not Jails" and what we're trying to promote a big vision which includes being able to employ formerly incarcerated people from the Oakland area, "at risk" -- quote unquote -- people from this area into jobs which don't hurt the environment, that actually help sustain us as a community.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

Have Fun - Do Good

To me, that sort of sums up something very special about the way in which we try to make these resources accessible to women-led initiatives that are often some of the most creative that we are seeing on issues ranging from the environment, to health, to education, to building peace and sustainable communities around the world.

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