[MCN-L] MCN expansion to the Black Speakers' Fund

[Lee, Yvonne]

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[MCN-L] MCN expansion to the Black Speakers' Fund

[Lee, Yvonne]

We are delighted to announce that due to overwhelming support for the Black
Speakers’ Fund, the MCN Board of Directors has approved to extend the funds
to cover MCN 2020 VIRTUAL costs for Black volunteers. Following
conversations with MCN’s Volunteer Coordinators and Conference Program
Co-Chairs, we recognized a need to better integrate and create entry-points
for emerging or mid-career GLAM professionals who are Black. The sector has
seen some growth with regards to the recruitment and hiring of Black
persons, but it has also seen a dismal retention rate.

Representation is not enough when it comes to creating inclusive spaces and
organizations. It is paramount that Black (and other underrepresented)
persons are not only hired and retained, but also promoted to
decision-making roles that foster growth at institutions. This starts with
making space, both within institutions and industry networks like MCN. In
the United States specifically, decades of systemic and structural racism
have created barriers for Black people gaining economic stability and
social capital - two factors that heavily determine whether one is even
able to consider, sustain, and flourish as a museum worker. Such jobs are
contingent upon personal and professional networks, as well as a degree of
economic mobility.

The mutual aid fund collected for Black speakers and Black volunteers
acknowledges and compensates the time, attention, and energies in helping
to realize MCN 2020 VIRTUAL. Before the start of the conference, payments
will be distributed equally based on the total number of applicants. This
initiative continues the work MCN began earlier this year to make the
organization more inclusive and affirm its commitment to dismantling
embedded racism against marginalized and historically underrepresented
communities in the museum technology field.

If you are a Black speaker or volunteer interested in being a recipient of
this fund, apply here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf12atoqoA4qJ-5GVR00koSLEUtOhKGjxrXp3bUUkczoBKElw/viewform?usp=sf_link


If you are interested in contributing to support Black colleagues speaking
or volunteering at the conference, you can do so through the registration
page. You will be able to donate without registering for MCN 2020 VIRTUAL:
https://mcn.edu/conferences/mcn-2020-virtual/.

MCN Board of Directors
DEAI Advisory Board
Conference Program Committee
Volunteer Committee

*YVONNE LEE*
HEAD OF COLLECTION INFORMATION AND DIGITAL ASSETS
WWW.LACMA.ORG 
PRONOUNS: SHE/HER/HERS

T 323.857.6250 <(323)%20857-6250>
E y...@lacma.org
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