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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · 4d

Queer Connect
Every Third Tuesday of the Month
Next Session: Tuesday, October 21
2:30 PM PT

Join the BCMA’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Network for Queer Connect, a monthly opportunity to chat and share digital space with other folks in the sector from across the province and beyond.

museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · 12d

Honouring Orange Shirt Day; National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30

Read our resource to find resources to help you learn, reflect, and take action, and learn how the BCMA plans to recognize the date. museum.bc.ca/national-day...

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · 16d

Decolonizing the Museum Community Chat
Mon, Sept 29, 10:00 - 11:00 am PT

We want to get into action with you! We ask that attendees come ready to share their work or struggles so we can discuss, brainstorm ideas and resources, or help find a path of action together.

museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · 17d

Watercooler Wednesday
Next Session: Oct 1, 2025

Are you thirsty for connection with your peers? Join us for Watercooler Wednesdays! Connect with Museum, Gallery and Heritage professionals from across British Columbia.

To learn more: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · 18d

NEW! BCMA Podcast episodes

This NAGPRA series underscores how repatriation is not a one-time event but a continuous responsibility and accountability.

NAGPRA In Theory, In Practice: buff.ly/KEY2mMV

NAGPRA Relationships and Responsibility: buff.ly/nIySJZU

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · 18d

Tea & Talk On the Road
Next Session: October 21, 2025

The BCMA IBPOC Museum Professionals Network is excited to bring back in-person Tea and Talk sessions in 2025! Our fourth stop will be in Victoria at Carr House.

To learn more, visit our website: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · 19d

Pathways is now accepting applications for a 9-month edition of the program (starting in January 2026). If your organization or collective is ready to start with us, apply today!

⏰Applications close on Wednesday, October 8th. Learn more and apply here: manypathways.ca

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · 23d

Do you want to support museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across the province? Do you have ideas to help shape the future of BCMA?

Nominations are now open for the BCMA board of directors. To learn more and to access the nomination form, visit our website: museum.bc.ca/join-the-bcm...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · 24d

IBPOC Tea & Talk
Next Session: Monday, September 22, 2025
1:00 - 2:00 pm PT

Brew yourself a cup of tea and sit down with IBPOC Network Coordinator Jazmin to chat, seek advice, and get to know other cultural professionals of colour.

museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · 25d

BCMA Webinar: Human Rights in BC: 2SLGBTQIA+ rights under the BC Human Rights Code
NEW DATE: Wednesday, September 24
12:00 - 1:30 pm PT on Zoom

Please note this event is open to folks who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+. To learn more and to register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Sep 11

Decolonizing the Museum Community Chat
Mon, Sept 29, 10:00 - 11:00 am PT

We want to get into action with you! We ask that attendees come ready to share their work or struggles so we can discuss, brainstorm ideas and resources, or help find a path of action together.

museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Sep 10

Do you want to support museums, galleries, and heritage organizations across the province? Do you have ideas to help shape the future of BCMA?

Nominations are now open for the BCMA board of directors. To learn more and to access the nomination form, visit our website: museum.bc.ca/join-the-bcm...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Sep 9

Queer Connect
Every Third Tuesday of the Month
Next Session: Tuesday, Sept 16
2:30 PM PT

Join the BCMA’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Network for Queer Connect, a monthly opportunity to chat and share digital space with other folks in the sector from across the province and beyond.

museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Sep 8

Honouring Orange Shirt Day; National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30

Read our resource to find resources to help you learn, reflect, and take action, and learn how the BCMA plans to recognize the date. museum.bc.ca/national-day...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Sep 5

IBPOC Tea & Talk
Next Session: Monday, September 22, 2025
1:00 - 2:00 pm PT

Brew yourself a cup of tea and sit down with IBPOC Network Coordinator Jazmin to chat, seek advice, and get to know other cultural professionals of colour.

museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Sep 4

BCMA Webinar: Human Rights in BC: 2SLGBTQIA+ rights under the BC Human Rights Code
NEW DATE: Wednesday, September 24
12:00 - 1:30 pm PT on Zoom

Please note this event is open to folks who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+. To learn more and to register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Sep 3

Watercooler Wednesday
New September date: Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Gather around the digital watercooler to catch up, chat, ask questions & seek advice with colleagues from across the province. This month, come for a meet & greet with our New Executive Director, Jules!

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Sep 2

IBPOC & 2SLGBTQIA+ Tea & Talk
Tuesday/ September 9, 2025
1:00 PM PDT

This session is free, informal, and open to any IBPOC and/or 2SLGBTQIA+ folks who are involved in or interested in joining the arts and culture sectors.

museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Aug 27

Watercooler Wednesday
Next Session: Sept 3, 2025

Are you thirsty for connection with your peers? Join us for Watercooler Wednesdays! Connect with Museum, Gallery and Heritage professionals from across British Columbia.

To learn more: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Aug 25

Decolonizing the Museum Community Chat
Tues, Aug 26, 10:00 - 11:00 am PT

We want to get into action with you! We ask that attendees come ready to share their work or struggles so we can discuss, brainstorm ideas and resources, or help find a path of action together.

museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Aug 22

Queer Connect
Next Session: Tues, Aug 26, 2025

Join the BCMA’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Network for Queer Connect, a monthly opportunity to chat and share digital space with other folks in the sector from across the province and beyond.

To learn more and to register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Aug 19

BCMA Webinar: Human Rights in BC: 2SLGBTQIA+ rights under the BC Human Rights Code
NEW DATE: Wednesday, September 24
12:00 - 1:30 pm PT on Zoom

Please note this event is open to folks who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+. To learn more and to register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

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Jisgang Collison 🦅 @jisgang.bsky.social · Aug 15

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150,000 Sq. Miles to Be Protected in Canada's Northwest by Coalition of First Nations

Over 12,000 members of various First Nations' people lived there as of 2021, making up over 40% of the territory's population.

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First Peoples' Cultural Council @fpcc.ca · Aug 14

Gretchen Fox, Heritage Manager at First Peoples' Cultural Council, speaks to FPCC's repatriation reports in a recent article from @globalnews.ca.

📖 Read the article: globalnews.ca/news/1126868...

🪶 FPCC supports #BCFirstNations #repatriation. Learn more here: fpcc.ca/stories/repa...

B.C. reports offer ‘road map’ for repatriation of Indigenous historical items | Globalnews.ca

A pair of reports out of British Columbia are detailing the complex, expensive and under resourced process of repatriating Indigenous historical items or remains back to their homes.

globalnews.ca

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BC Museums Association @bcma.bsky.social · Aug 14

Queer Connect
Next Session: Tues, Aug 26, 2025

Join the BCMA’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Network for Queer Connect, a monthly opportunity to chat and share digital space with other folks in the sector from across the province and beyond.

To learn more and to register: museum.bc.ca/event-list/?...

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