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Hi Henry & all I can see a relevance to our informal dance and museums network. I’m keen to encourage co-creation linking collections with community stories and their environmental heritage. Collections can help us understand change, show how this has impacted on people and dance is a great way of relating to this and showing what’s going on. Museums are definitely placed to encourage sustainability at local level. All the best Sally Sally E Lewis BA (Hons) MSc AMA Museum Consultant [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> twitter: @sallye_l #danceandmuseums #MATransformers #influence www.facebook.com/danceandmuseumsnetwork/<http://www.facebook.com/danceandmuseumsnetwork/> [MS1433-Transformers_Leaderboard_AW-1] From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. <[log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Henry Mcghie Sent: 28 April 2018 08:17 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Are you/your museum/networks interested in accelerating climate action and supporting the Sustainable Development Goals? Hello I'm off to the UN in Bonn next week for a workshop on accelerating climate action worldwide. One of my 'arguments' is that museums have such tremendous potential to help support the shift towards a more sustainable future, as there are 55,000 or more worldwide, they support lifelong learning, they can bring together partnerships, and their collections can (and will need to be developed to continue to) support specialist exploration of a changing natural environment. They just need to want to do it. So, here's the question- what appetite is there for some kind of supportive network or group to help us all accelerate climate action and the wider Sustainable Development Goals, through our programming and use of our collections? How we run our operations should be 'covered' through reporting to ACE. Are you interested? Curious? Want to do more but maybe don't know quite how? Not sure how your programming and collections could help the movement. Just send me a quick email if you're a) interested in connecting with climate and sustainability action and b) if you would like to see some kind of network. I won't mention any names/institutions at the UN, but it would help me understand what we need to do next. Any funders out there who want to put some money towards this, let me know. For interest, Article 12 of the Paris Agreement is on public engagement and action (the initiative is called Action for Climate Empowerment), and museums also all have something to offer to the Sustainable Development Goals. In the meantime, you could join up/follow the Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice (mainly in Canada), and/or the Museums and Climate Change Network (worldwide). All the best, Henry + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Anyone can join for free at any time by sending this message to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>: Join GEM Firstname Secondname Include only the text above, without email signature etc. The title of the email doesn’t matter. Send it to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> If you are going on holiday or have an out of office message for some other reason, you can send this message: Set GEM nomail When you get back: Set GEM mail You don’t 'miss' any messages by doing this as they are all available via main GEM list web page as above. Finally, if you need to change your email address, but stay subscribed to GEM, just send your new email address like this: CHANGE GEM [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + GEM list: Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] Anyone can join for free at any time by sending this message to [log in to unmask]: Join GEM Firstname Secondname Include only the text above, without email signature etc. The title of the email doesn’t matter. Send it to [log in to unmask] If you are going on holiday or have an out of office message for some other reason, you can send this message: Set GEM nomail When you get back: Set GEM mail You don’t 'miss' any messages by doing this as they are all available via main GEM list web page as above. Finally, if you need to change your email address, but stay subscribed to GEM, just send your new email address like this: CHANGE GEM [log in to unmask] + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +