Good morning Everyone! I’m in Linda Norris from Sites of Conscience. We’ll get started in a few minutes, but please feel free to introduce yourself here in the chat box!

Good morning from the Baltimore Museum of Industry!

Good morning! I’m David McKenzie in Arlington, Virginia, USA, just outside of Washington, D.C., USA. I work at Ford’s Theatre on digital history and exhibitions.

Good early morning from Olympic National Park!

hello from Washington, D.C. Isabella Bruno here

Good morning, all! I'm Karla, joining from Maryland Public Television.

Good morning from Lexington, Kentucky! I’m the community engagement administrator for the Kentucky Historical Society, located in our state capitol, Frankfort.

Health and peace to all! This is Marisa from the Kupferberg Holocaust Center in Queens, NY

Good morning from the Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey!

Good morning! Checking in from Connecticut Landmarks in Hartford!

Hi everyone! Beth Maloney here, also from the Baltimore Museum of Industry. Hope everyone is doing well, feeling healthy.

Danielle Dart, Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, MN

good morning, I am Martina Richard from Berlin. Working normally in Guatemala

Good morning everyone! I'm Georgina from Sites of Conscience.

Good Morning from Applewood Estate, part of the Ruth Mott Foundation in Flint, MI!

Hello from Mass Humanities in Northampton Massachusetts!

Good morning! I’m Margaret Sanford, an educator at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia

Good morning, I am Jennifer from Mass Humanities in Massachusetts and I am working on COVID-19 related online programming.

Good afternoon from Monte Sole Peace School Italy

Hello everyone! Hope you’re all well and hanging in there. Allison here, public historian at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

hi there! Good morning from the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island

Good morning! Emily from Bernalillo's Community Museum in New Mexico USA

Hello from the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC.

Hi from Renee with the Ruth Mott Foundation/Applewood Estate in Flint, MI

Good morning from roaring distance of the National Zoo in Washington, DC. I work at Ford’s Theatre here.

Hello from Connecticut Landmarks in Hartford.

Good morning! I’m Tracy Kennan from the New Orleans Museum of ARt

This is Angeliki. Good morning from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Canada. I am a program developer with a focus on dialogue.

Good morning. I’m Celeste Matross from the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation in South Africa

Good morning from St Louis. My name is Maria, I'm joining from the Missouri History Museum!

Elizabeth Chew from James Madison's Montpelier in Orange, Virginia

Hello from the Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill!

Hello! This is Ajena Rogers form Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site in Richmond, VA USA

Hello All, it's Malve from Halifax Nova Scotia - with Parks Canada

Good Evening, everyone. I am WenHsin from National Human Rights Museum of Taiwan.

Morning! Nicole from Sing Sing Prison Museum in Ossining, New York

Good Morning from Maryland - I'm with Rose Hill Manor Park & Museums in Frederick County Parks & Rec as well as Frederick Historic Sties Consortium

Hello. Brent Glass, Nicole Belle DeRise, Victoria Gonzalez, Nicole Hamilton from the Sing Sing Prison Museum, Ossining, NY

Hello from D.C.! I’m Emily Ann Francisco, I work in Modern and Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Art.

Good morning everyone! I’m Olivia Sayah from the Hempsted Houses (CT Landmarks) in New London, CT.

Good morning, from the Centennial Museum @ The University of Texas at El Paso

Hello, I'm Angela Raup, from the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, ME.

Good morning! I'm joining from Olympic National Park in Port Angeles, Washington.

Hello from the New Orleans Museum of Art

Hello and good day to you all! I'm Lucas Massuco, writing from Rosario (Argentina). I work at the Memory Museum

Good morning, all! Dorothy from the Buddy Holly Center/Silent Wings Museum in Lubbock, TX

Hello from the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore

Hello Everyone! Sarah Glaser here, Program Manager for the Arts at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA, USA

Hi Linda!

It’s great to have you all here! If you have questions/observations as we go along, please don’t hesitate to share here. And of course, we’re always happy to share info on the Coalition’s work overall!

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Great to hear. I’m thinking a lot about how one might "dialogue" via Social Media/virtual spaces - don;t know the answer! So looking forward to some of your thinking on this

Agree, Beth!

yes, Beth!

it’s all good Brayden :)

Agreed, Beth -- and not just in times like these but on a regular basis in whatever the new normal looks like

Thanks Lebo!

Angeliki and Celeste, I apologize, but I have to go to another call. It was lovely to meet you!

Where did you see similarities and differences in your experiences?

Fear that there is no “going back to normal” Wonder what new normal will be

All of us in my group found hope in seeing how people were caring for each other at the community level.

Hope that we won't go "back to normal" because normal wasn't awesome

sense of hope from community coming together

Similarities: concerns about the widening of inequality. If "recovery" is going to keep following that pattern.

Excited at the new possibilities, but wondering how much we'll be able to do.

Concerns about vulnerable people in our societies particularly the elderly and incarcerated people

Hope at how people were coming together, standing up, getting the work done; frustration at the feeling that we should still be hitting pre-covid productivity benchmarks, there isn't space to process, how can we make up for lost experiences/learning

similarities: resilience resulting in creativity

We really saw more similarities in terms of what our communities are facing: the potential for widening gaps in inequalities and the concern for smaller institutions

In both New Brunswick and New Orleans, we were concerned with serving folks that may not have internet access. --- print material distribution, on the ground check ins, etc.

Shared concern that this pandemic is exacerbating existing injustices and systemic failures, but shared hope in seeing community members helping one another

A fear that this public health crisis will further inequities in our communities

Great overall public response is not addressing racial and economic inequities that are being exacerbated by pandemic

Our breakout group is largely in the same geographic region, so we’re experiencing similar concerns about job opportunities for students and vulnerable folks in communities.

similar concerns about equity, and unreasonable expectations about productivity without recognizing impact of trauma that is felt

Concrns about specific communities being adversely impacted due to their roles as front-line key workers

We’re both in disadvantaged urban settings with wide pockets of limited online access etc. We discussed how do we serve those groups remotely?

Everyone in my group was very fortunate to not feel their job or economic security is at risk, but at the same time we are confronting others who do not have that luxury. Facing that inequality so first hand and every day brings obvious challenges and opportunities. We also were focused on the environment and how perhaps we can use this united time to work on climate change when this is done.

Lack of internet access posing a barrier for communities ask many services move to digital platforms

differences: health care enhancing economic differences

Three totally different organizations but so much that is similar. The situation is kind’ve an equalizer.

Similarities: thinking about the experiences of our communities right now. How can we check in? How can we be helpful? Differences: the scale of our organizations manifest the community it’s very differently, whether in the fact that we might not have strong relationships or we might be unsure of where our institution can contribute when we have limited capacity

We talked about education and public schools and the ways in which kids are losing out, especially in Pueblo communities near Albuquerque. The levels of inequality were different in our different communities, but we are all thinking about the need to lift those at the bottom so all kids can rise.

Similarly: The ability of full time and salaried folks to continue work remotely, but in the instance of part-time, student workers, institutions are stepping up to support them financially by other means.

We all had fears about what education of the kids looks likes now and moving forward, not all communities have the same access

Hope that we get to see each colleagues more as whole people, with their families, pets, living rooms, etc

It’s nice to see the greater sense of community spirit and concerns for all groups of people.

Similarities between Baltimore, Connecticut and Italy: we share a lot of the same concerns about the economy and all that is volatile when there is no money/work: substance abuse, mental health, domestic/child abuse. DIFFERENCE: in Italy the healthcare system is much better and that is less of a worry to people than in the US.

Similarities: concerns about those who do not have the resources to respond to this situation. What responsibilities do we as historic sites and museums have to help? What have we done to get to know those communities around us prior to this?

can you repeat the question

For my community, near the America/Mexcio border, it is a lot of economic inequality

I would say that it’s amplified systemic issues. It’s made them “appear new” when they aren’t.

Spotty rural wifi in MInnesota hinders our ability to offer resources to a lot of folks who might need them.

Statistics show that people from disadvantaged groups form a disproportionately large percentage of people for whom COVID-19 is fatal

Absolutely, Karla. Great point and questions.

Inequity in access to all sorts of things, but like Danielle said, lack of internet is a huge concern here in Kentucky

Karla- your excellent points are the same here in Scotland

Amplified domestic violence for those locked in with abusive partners.

Someone in my mini break out group shared that it is challenging to be from Taiwan right now because it is not an internationally recognized nation and therefor not recognized by WHO.

Agree with what Isabella said—this is revealing to a lot of folks to hadn’t seen our society’s inequities. My hope is that this will get more people motivated to make change. Fear is that folks will try so hard to get back to “normal” or create a worse “new normal.”

not just rural

Small indigenous communities with the last living speakers of a language. If those elders got sick they could lose the language.

poor, vulnerable population will not be able to protect themselves….Guatemala doesn’t offer nearly anything to people who are now not allowed to go to work.

Eliza- truth.

Very true Karla regarding the creativity. That is what gives us hope.

at least: we see a lot of solidarity but this can not help sufficiently..this is very sad…

What Eliza said. And Indigenous youth needing their connection to Elders to survive

Something for me that I've learned, or hadn't noticed is how strongly cultural norms often go against what is recommended by the government.

Schools are moving to an online presence, but there are so many factors that affect how well that works out--access to a computer or device, access to a good connection, but also whether families can support children in learning at home. Also, so many students who are missing out on supports or safety that comes from school.

I think in some ways, it has furthered the divide between black and white Baltimore and highlighted the advantages built into our structures that bolster the affluent (government, educational, professional opportunities).

Hi agree, Allison.

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We may go a few minutes over as we started a bit late. Hope you can all stick with us!

I'm also seeing a wonderful show of resilience from Indigenous communities- things like the Social Distance Powwow allowing us to connect and find strength in traditional cultural practices and identity

Everyone’s slowly returning back, so no worries that it might seem quiet!

Angela Raup - would love to know more about this!

Partnerships, partnership, partnerships

Reaching out to communities to ask what they want

More focus on service. And yes, what Danielle said!

Potentially providing space to grieve

Opportunities to make our sites more accessible - e.g. video/audio tours that people can use regardless of ability.

Grow the work we're doing for crisis response in sustainable ways to build equity, collaboration, resilience

(It's a marathon, not a sprint!)

Oh, I love the idea of offering space to grieve Saira.

More urgency at state and federal level for strengthening the safety net: access to the internet, sick leave, health care coverage for all, etc.

Me too, Saira!

At the Baltimore Museum of Industry we're shining a light on WORK, naturally, and in this time what it means to be 'essential', wage scales, unemployment, what happens when health care is tied to work and suddenly there is no work, etc.

Agreed about space, both physical and emotional to grieve.

Many of our members have done incredible work around memorialization, and I think these efforts may provide many ideas as communities begin to think about grieving and spaces for that.

I agree about the mission statements, it’s a great time to scrutinize them or find inspiration in them!

Have to head to my next meeting, but thanks for a great conversation, everyone!

Thanks, Saira!

See you, Saira!

Has anyone seen this virtual memorial to COVID https://www.covidmemorial.online/

Thank you for sharing that, Marisa

Ase

I've got to go. Thanks for the chance to connect and the reminder that we are not alone.

Thanks for sharing, Narisa

there's an org in Baltimore called What's Your Grief @whatsyourgrief that addresses this nicely

Thanks for sharing, Marisa. Also, some professors at Arizona State University started an online archive for people to share their stories. https://covid19.omeka.net/

Hugging my daughter

Journaling

I am taking walks in the woods everyday and reaching out to friends.

Supporting local farms as much as possible. They are our safety net here on our remote peninsula. Also gardening and sharing food with the neighborhood.

Gardening!

Walking the dog daily!

Supporting local businesses

Continuing to buy local!

writing regularly and listening compassionately (to myself and others)

Slow down a bit. And appreciate the small things.

The Baltimore Museum of Industry has offered our parking lot up as a COVID test site while we're closed.

studying and learning

Mutual aid, supporting local farms, restaurants and businesses, staying home as much as possible

Its fairly small, but every week I have a group call with some of my college friends so that we can all just have someone new to talk to and we can just hang out for a bit

Setting up virtual happy hours with coworkers to maintain some camaraderie.

Taking a lunch break EVERY day.

Continue to reach out to others to hear and share their stories. That has been inspiring to me throughout this.

Smiling and talking to my neighbors outside from a nice safe distance.

Gardening!

Give myself breaks, and send love and care to my family and coworkers.

Supporting my friends, colleagues and spouse who is a medical worker

Maintaining divides between work and home now that work is at home; connecting with friends and family digitally

My street has a text group - we send each other silly messages and wave to each other out the window

Making cards to send to friends and family

Doing the projects that I've always dreamed about doing for/with the community but put off.

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Nice to meet those in my chat group!

Nice to meet you Dorothy and Stefano! My email is tkennan@noma.org

Thanks for this program, Braden!

Thank you so much!! Best webinar of the crisis ;D eliza_goode@nps.gov

Thanks everyone, especially mini group new friends.

I’m dmckenzie@fords.org, @dpmckenzie on Twitter. Would love to connect with folks!

Happy to chat more! shaelyn.amaio@ctlandmarks.org

amanda.higgins@ky.gov; @doc_higgs on twitter

Thank you so much!

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Nice to meet you all, please feel free to e-mail me at angela@abbemuseum.org - mid-sized museum of Indigenous history, culture, and art. Happy to talk education, front-line engagement/operations, marketing, interpretation, and community outreach!

Thanks!

nhrm200@nhrm.gov.tw and wenhsin0211@gmail.com from National Human Rights Museum.

Thank you to the coordinators

Thank you very much. It was inspiring. my e-mail: stefanomerzi@montesole.org

awesome!! thanks for the recording!

Thank you so much!

Thank you!

kthompson@mpt.org Be well everyone, thank you for today's call, so terrific to connect

Thanks to the coordinators, and my folks in my breakout group!

Take care, everyone!

Everyone can save the chat via the three dots

Thanks all. Robert.brock@ctlandmarks.org

is there a way to sign up to receive notifications for next calls?

Thank you!!

Thank you

thank you!!!

Thank you all!

I’m grateful to have been part of this conversation!

Thank You!

Thank you, Braden

Thank you all! This has been really great. I didn't realize I would be in such small groups, it added so much value to talk with folks around the world.

THANK YOU

Bye!

THanks so much~

Thank you! sglaser@odu.edu

Bye. Look forward to seeing you all soon.