[BCMA] Museum of Surrey - Anti-Racism Speaker Series

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*Munch and Learn: Anti-Racism Speakers Series*


Join Museum of Surrey virtually for lunchtime learning sessions with a
range of speakers on the topic of anti-racism. Expand your understanding of
racism and find ways to make your work meaningfully anti-racist. Please see
attached poster for more details about each presentation and speaker.


*Registration is free but required. A link to the Microsoft Teams meeting
will be sent the morning of the presentation. Call 604-592-6956 to register
or email museum at surrey.ca.




*Belonging at the Table: Curators’ Reflections on the ‘A Seat at the Table’
exhibition*Friday, February 12 from 12pm-1pm
Dr. Henry Yu and Denise Fong will present an overview of systemic
discrimination experienced by Chinese immigrants in the history of BC and
Canadian history and share their reflections on racism and reconciliation
through the process of co-curating an exhibition.




*Performative Allyship versus Authentic Allyship, A Modern Look at How to
Distinguish Harm in Marketing*Wednesday, February 17 from 12pm-1pm
Dominique Jacob will examine examples of performative allyship in modern
marketing and explain why this is harmful to the BIPoC community and why it
shows a lack of corporate responsibility. It will, by contrast, give
examples of authentic allyship and explain how that is achieved and how it
benefits the BIPoC community and builds trust in corporate interests.




*African Descent History in BC 1858: Migration, Integration and Exclusion
in British Columbia*Friday, February 19 from 12pm-1pm
Yasin Kiraga Misago will explore the history of African Descent Pioneers
from the US to British Columbia with experience in settlement, integration
and contribution in British Columbia. Examining the case of Vancouver Urban
Renewal and destruction of what was African Descent Community between 1958
to 72 urban renewal policies.



*The Dos and Don’ts of Anti-Racist Work in Museums*
Friday, February 26 from 12pm-1pm
Sharanjit Kaur Sandhra will look at the harmful ways that museum continue
to perpetuate "ghettoizing" tropes about racialized communities and will
offer suggestions to how museums can become radically anti-racist spaces as
a cultural shift.

“At the center of this idea of a museum lie not things, but people.” - Hugues
de Varine



SANDRA BORGER (SHE/HER) | VISITOR EXPERIENCE COORDINATOR



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