Open Forum

Museum Workers Speak is an activist collective of museum workers initiating conversations about the relationship between museums' stated commitments to social justice and their internal labor practices including hiring, working conditions, and career advancement. Our series of monthly tweet chats is called Workers' Wednesdays, and our next convening is TOMORROW, August 5, at 2pm EDT and, for the first time, we'll repeat the tweet chat at 8pm EDT! To participate, tweet using the hashtag ‪#‎MuseumWorkersSpeak‬.

This month's topic is the ‪#‎AAM2016‬ conference theme "Power, Influence and Responsibility." Follow the link to read more: 2016 Annual Meeting Theme

To find out more about Museum Workers Speak, please read our guest blog post called "Unsafe Ideas: Building Museum Worker Solidarity for Social Justice" at the Center for the Future of Museums blog.

We hope to see you on Twitter!

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Alyssa Greenberg
Doctoral Candidate, Department of Art History
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago IL
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Hi Alyssa, thanks so much for all your work on this! I wonder, is there a way for non-tweeters to connect with this effort? I'd love to get involved, but don't have a Twitter account.

Thanks!

Mikala

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Mikala Woodward
Exhibit Developer
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
Seattle WA
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Can this conversation happen here in this space, rather than through Twitter exclusively?

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Elspeth Inglis
Assistant Director for Educational Services
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Kalamazoo MI
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