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It will bring together people who work as curators, educators, policy makers, managers,
academics, researchers, artists, students and community heritage specialists as well as
youth workers and teachers and others who work with the sector. The organisations
represented may have an international, national or regional remit; operate within a
local community or have a specific diversity agenda, thus encouraging dialogue
between those working within different contexts. Alongside the conference will be
other activities – films, performances, interactive and contemporary programmes and
opportunities to network and socialise.
Connecting
Connecting or competing equalit
equalities?
qualities?
How interconnected are the different diversity strands – disability, gender, race, sexual
and gender identity, age, socio-economic status, religion or belief? Do we emphasise
one at the expense of another and is class often the poor relation? How feasible is it to
move forward on all agendas simultaneously or is there a case for identifying priorities
depending on the specific local or global context? How are strategic objectives arrived
at and what is the impact of the different political, social, cultural and geographic
contexts in which we operate? What is the role of the museum and heritage sector in
promoting equality, social justice and mutual understanding; countering extremism
and prejudice and where is the evidence for contributions in these fields?