Hello AAM community,
I am looking for speakers for a session at the virtual Future of Museums Summit this fall on Supporting Staff Well-being in a Partisan Time. I have heard from many sources that growing partisan tensions and increasing public tendencies to engage in hostility and rudeness are adding to the stress faced by museums' front-line staff.
For the session, I am looking for panelists who can share how their museums have created policies and programs to protect staff, equip them to deal with bad behavior, and provide the support they need to maintain their mental health and well-being.
If this is an issue you might address, or if you have suggestions regarding colleagues with relevant experience, please reply in this thread or contact me at emerritt (at) aam-us.org. Thank you!
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Elizabeth Merritt
VP Strategic Foresight & Founding Director, CFM
American Alliance of Museums
Arlington VA
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