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Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

Have Fun - Do Good

Yesterday I went to see Paul Rusesabagina speak, the man who inspired the movie, Hotel Rwanda. The talk was also sponsored by Facing History, Facing Ourselves , Human Rights Watch , the Museum of African Diaspora , Marines' Memorial Association , Bay Area Darfur Coalition , Amnesty International and Stacey's Independent Bookstore.

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Issues Exhibitions: Questions as a Basis for Design

Museum 2.0

I've been thinking recently about ways to represent issues (social, political, scientific) in museum settings. Museums often pursue the dual goals of presenting accurate, objective information while encouraging visitors to think for themselves, take a stand, engage with the issue at hand. But is stand-taking always right for museums?

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