Urgency of Empathy and Social Action in Museums

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Urgency of Empathy and Social Action in Museums Mike Murawski Director of Education & Public Programs Portland Art Museum (Oregon)

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Urgency of Empathy and Social Actionin Museums

Mike MurawskiDirector of Education & Public ProgramsPortland Art Museum (Oregon)

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BE MORE LOCAL

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RECOGNIZE & SUPPORTthe Movement for Black Lives

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Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter at the New Museum (photo by Madeleine Hunt Ehrlich)

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Mirror Casket project, De Andrea Nichols, Marcis Curtis, Sophie Lipman, Damon Davis, Elizabeth Vega, Derek Laney, Mallory Nezam

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Portland Art MuseumAugust 9, 2016

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Portland Art MuseumAugust 15, 2016

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FLIPPING THE SCRIPT

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Portland Art MuseumObject Stories

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Detroit Institute of Arts“1967 Detroit Home Movies”

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CREATE A PERSONAL VISION

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“not everything that is faced can be changed, but

nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

- James Baldwin

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BUILD COMMUNITIES OF ACTION

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questionsdiscussionlistening

BE MORE LOCAL

RECOGNIZE & SUPPORT MOVEMENT FOR BLACK LIVES

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CREATE A PERSONAL VISION FOR CHANGE

BUILD COMMUNITIES OF ACTION

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“Silence is our enemy”

“It’s important that we seeeach other as human beings.

We need to take careof each other.”

Audio: Janelle Monae, “Hell You Talmbout”

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Audio: Janelle Monae, “Hell You Talmbout”