[Bcma-l] War Museum
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Wholehearted support for Larry's suggestion. We must continue to =
recount, retell and depict history as accurately as possible, presenting =
it as closely to the way it happened as possible, NOT the way someone or =
some group wanted it to be. An incorrect legacy IS no legacy; a =
dangerous situation.
Apologies for my over-stating the obvious,
Steve Bender
Manager, BC Interior Forestry Museum
Box 419 Revelstoke BC V0E 2S0
Ph. 250 837 8078
Email forestrymuseumrev@telus.net=20
Email; forestrymuseum@revelstoke.net
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To: bcma-l@museumsassn.bc.ca=20
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 4:37 PM
Subject: [Bcma-l] War Museum
I believe that BC Museums and CMA should lend what little weight they =
have in support of the War Museums independent ability to present =
history.
The idea of political and single interest groups lobbying in such a =
case is reprehensible, and I believe we should make our views known.
In a land where people died over the issue of free speech, where is =
it, and where is the free [and independent prerogative] in doing our job =
objectively?
Our museum was subjected to such pressure and caved in due to an =
in-camera meeting by our city council, which went on to dictate as to =
what we could or could not exhibit. No members of the public or =
delegations were allowed to debate such an important issue.
To our shame, we accepted their ultimatum in, but it still does not =
destroy the principle and concept of museum independence,.
Our alternative would have been to close the museum.
This is an important issue and I am surprised that I have not heard =
any pronouncements about this by our museum organizations.
Are we too busy planning conferences and workshops and patting =
ourselves on the back to pay attention to such an important issue?
Larry A. Ewashen, Curator & General Manager
The Doukhobor Discovery Centre
112 Heritage Way, Castlegar V1N 4M5
1-250-365-5327
www.Doukhobor-Museum.org
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wholehearted support for Larry's =
suggestion. We=20
must continue to recount, retell and depict history as accurately =
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possible, presenting it as closely to the way it happened as =
possible,=20
NOT the way someone or some group wanted it to be. An incorrect =
legacy IS=20
no legacy; a dangerous situation.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Apologies for my =
over-stating</FONT> <FONT=20
face=3DArial size=3D2>the obvious,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Steve Bender<BR>Manager, BC Interior =
Forestry=20
Museum<BR>Box 419 Revelstoke BC V0E 2S0<BR>Ph. 250 837 =
8078<BR>Email <A=20
href=3D"mailto:forestrymuseumrev@telus.net">forestrymuseumrev@telus.net</=
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<BR>Email; <A=20
href=3D"mailto:forestrymuseum@revelstoke.net">forestrymuseum@revelstoke.n=
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Museum</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi" color=3D#008000>I believe =
that BC Museums=20
and CMA should lend what little weight they have in support of the War =
Museums=20
independent ability to present history.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi" color=3D#008000>The idea of =
political and=20
single interest groups lobbying in such a case is reprehensible, and I =
believe=20
we should make our views known.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi" color=3D#008000>In a land =
where people=20
died over the issue of free speech, where is it, and where is the free =
[and=20
independent prerogative] in doing our job objectively?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi" color=3D#008000>Our museum =
was subjected=20
to such pressure and caved in due to an in-camera meeting by our city =
council,=20
which went on to dictate as to what we could or could not exhibit. No =
members=20
of the public or delegations were allowed to debate such an important=20
issue.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi" color=3D#008000>To our shame, =
we accepted their ultimatum in, but it still does not =
destroy the=20
principle and concept of museum independence,.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi" =
color=3D#008000>Our alternative=20
would have been to close the museum.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi" color=3D#008000>This is an =
important=20
issue and I am surprised that I have not heard any pronouncements =
about this=20
by our museum organizations.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi" color=3D#008000>Are we too =
busy planning=20
conferences and workshops and patting ourselves on the back to pay =
attention=20
to such an important issue?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Franklin Gothic Demi" color=3D#008000>Larry A. =
Ewashen, Curator=20
& General Manager<BR>The Doukhobor Discovery Centre<BR>112 =
Heritage Way,=20
Castlegar V1N 4M5<BR>1-250-365-5327<BR><A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.Doukhobor-Museum.org">www.Doukhobor-Museum.org</A><BR>=
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