In this space, we will tend to communal and individual grieving with Cultural Workers in our greater diasporic community. We invite folks from different sectors of Cultural Institutions to arrive to a 2 Session offering that will support the opportunity to learn supportive Rituals and Practices in tending to griefs of working in institutions while holding the Griefs of the World. These spaces will support reflective as well as embodied practice using transformative justice and transformative community building frameworks, trauma/liberation informed somatic practices, and ancestral and activist lineage expanded offerings from JL and Lu’s lived experiences.

In this space, we will tend to communal and individual grieving with Cultural Workers in our greater diasporic community. We invite folks from different sectors of Cultural Institutions to arrive to a 2 Session offering that will support the opportunity to learn supportive Rituals and Practices in tending to griefs of working in institutions while holding the Griefs of the World. These spaces will support reflective as well as embodied practice using transformative justice and transformative community building frameworks, trauma/liberation informed somatic practices, and ancestral and activist lineage expanded offerings from JL and Lu’s lived experiences.

Building a better future requires imagining that future, today. In these challenging and dangerous times, we are all called to build a future that is welcoming, safe, beautiful, and revolutionary. How do we answer that calling? How do we know where to begin? Courtney Harge, CEO of OF/BY/FOR ALL, will present a pathway to both imagining and realizing a beautiful, revolutionary future. Join her to learn how to begin building that future in your jobs, organizations, and communities. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and open discussion. 

Want to learn more about the Change Network program and whether it is a good fit for your organization? Join the OF/BY/FOR ALL team for a video call and get a detailed overview of the program and an inside look at some of our tools and member experiences. We’ll also leave time for a Q&A so you can get your questions answered about our three cohort opportunities in 2024.

Want to learn more about the Change Network program and whether it is a good fit for your organization? Join the OF/BY/FOR ALL team for a video call and get a detailed overview of the program and an inside look at some of our tools and member experiences. We’ll also leave time for a Q&A so you can get your questions answered about our final cohort in 2023, which begins in September. (Note: Our event listings are in US Eastern Time)

All are welcome on the videocall. Please share widely with your colleagues.

Our Associate Director of Curriculum, Jana Lynne Umipig, will offer a LIVE FAQ session for an inside scoop on the Change Network curriculum. If you are interested in the structured framework, guidance, and tools available to help your organization make actionable changes in your journey toward greater equity and inclusion you will definitely want to check this out.

Want to learn more about the Change Network program and whether it is a good fit for your organization? Join the OF/BY/FOR ALL team for a video call and get a detailed overview of the program and an inside look at some of our tools and member experiences. We’ll also leave time for a Q&A so you can get your questions answered about our three upcoming cohort opportunities in 2023. (Note: Our event listings are in US Pacific Time)

All are welcome on the videocall. Please share widely with your colleagues.

Want to learn more about the Change Network program and whether it is a good fit for your organization? Join the OF/BY/FOR ALL team for a video call and get a detailed overview of the program and an inside look at some of our tools and member experiences. We’ll also leave time for a Q&A so you can get your questions answered about our remaining cohort opportunities in 2022. (Note: Our event listings are in US Pacific Time)

All are welcome on the videocall. You can RSVP and add this to your calendar via the button below.

REBOUND: WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT EXCELLENCE

“Excellence” is both required and elusive. Excellence is also where many prejudices and biases thrive. Who determines what is excellent and why do they get to decide? How do we engage with “excellence” without replicating oppressive systems and practices? What does a reimaged, inclusive excellence look like?

Want to learn more about the Change Network program and whether it is a good fit for your organization? Join the OF/BY/FOR ALL team for a video call and get a detailed overview of the program and an inside look at some of our tools and member experiences. We’ll also leave time for a Q&A so you can get your questions answered about our three upcoming cohort opportunities in 2022. (Note: Our event listings are in US Pacific Time)

All are welcome on the videocall. You can RSVP and add this to your calendar via the button below.

For New York State museums, join us for an upcoming info session to learn more about how the Change Network can help you advance your equity and inclusion goals.

OF/BY/FOR ALL CEO Courtney Harge joins 24 other speakers at the Ethical Re-Opening Summit engaging with the questions and concerns of how workplaces are preparing to reopen amid COVID.

Want to learn more about the Change Network program and whether it is a good fit for your organization? Join the OF/BY/FOR ALL team for a videocall and get all your questions answered about the April 2021 cohort opportunity. (Note: Our event listings are in US Pacific Time)

All are welcome on the videocall. You can RSVP and add this to your calendar via the button below.

Join Nina Simon and the Indiana Arts Commission and Indiana Humanities for a FREE interactive webinar on Revisioning Relevance where Nina will share concrete strategies to help your team re-vision your organization and your relationship with the communities that matter most to your future. You’ll leave the webinar with tools you can use to build a future of, by, and for your community.

How can history museums be relevant, responsive, and useful for many audiences in today’s disconnected and fast-paced world? Dr. Porchia Moore, Museum Critical Race Theorist, and Nina Simon, designer, instigator, and advocate for community-driven institutions, join Katie Caljean, MCHC’s Vice President of Education & Strategic Engagement, in a conversation about “community.”

Join Nina Simon for a Virtual Keynote at the Gala Choruses Leadership Symposium, a weekend of seminars, discussions, workshops, and networking for all chorus leaders. Nina will give a talk on Revisioning Relevance and will share concrete strategies to help your organization re-envision the relationships with the communities that matter most to your future.

Join Nina Simon and the Colorado Open Space Alliance for a FREE interactive webinar on Revisioning Relevance where Nina will share concrete strategies to help your team re-vision your organization and your relationship with the communities that matter most to your future. You’ll leave the webinar with tools you can use to build a future of, by, and for your community.

Join Nina Simon joins MUŻE.X in an interactive webinar Reimagining Relevance as part of their free pre-conference events ahead of the Shaping Museum Futures Conference.

Join Nina Simon and CultureSource during their Biannual Member Meeting where Nina will discuss how arts and culture organizations rethink, reconnect, and revision relevance in a rapidly changing world.

Nina Simon will join the Land Trust Alliance for a virtual talk at their Annual Land Conservation Conference, a gathering of nearly 2,000 inspired and passionate land conservation practitioners from the US, Canada, South America and beyond, who are dedicated to conserving cherished places in local communities.

Nina Simon will join the SVCreates for an interactive virtual workshop: Revisioning Relevance to become OF/BY/FOR ALL. In this interactive workshop, Nina will share concrete strategies to help your team re-vision your organization and your relationship with the communities that matter most to your future. You’ll leave the webinar with tools you can use to build a future of, by, and for your community.

Nina Simon will join the Axiell Live Digital Conference for a one-hour webinar to speak with Nordic Librarians, Museums, Tech, and Cultural Institutions on Revisioning Relevance to become OF/BY/FOR ALL.

It’s one thing to understand the value of the performing arts, it’s another to practically implement more effective experiences that builds social capital and increases the value of your organization. Join Nina Simon for a 30-minute virtual keynote at PAC Australia’s Australian Performing Arts Exchange - APAX Online.

OF/BY/FOR ALL will join the Iowa Arts Summit for an interactive virtual workshop: Revisioning Relevance to become OF/BY/FOR ALL. In this interactive workshop, OF/BY/FOR ALL will share concrete strategies to help your team re-vision your organization and your relationship with the communities that matter most to your future. You’ll leave the webinar with tools you can use to build a future of, by, and for your community.

Nina Simon will join Daniel Clarke Creative Director at Libraries Unlimited for Beyond The Horizon – a new series of inspirational talks from international thought leaders and industry experts.

Nina Simon, Lauren Benetua, and Mateo Mossey join the American Horticulture Society for a 90-minute virtual workshop: Reimagining Relevance and Public Value - What will we become? Of, by, and for whom?

Nina Simon will virtually join attendees in Portugal for Oeiras Ignição Gerador, which literally translated, means Ignition Generator. The event will probe into the question of “What is the Future of Culture and Creativity?” Nina will speak on the possibility for reinvention following times of crisis.

Nina Simon joins Chorus America at their annual conference to deliver a virtual Plenary Keynote followed by an interactive online workshop for the Live Leadership Development Forum Conversation.

Facebook Live Interview and Q&A with Dana Saylor of DIY With Dana Saylor: Community Changemaking. Dana is a community change maker and urban cultural preservationist in Buffalo, NY. Dana will talk with Nina Simon about relevance and reimagining in these unprecedented times. Nina will share some actionable tips and resources you can start using right away to reimagine your organization and its relationship with community.

Nina Simon joins Global Cultural Districts Network for a virtual talk for their 'Response, Recovery, Renewal' calls for members to discuss the impact of Covid-19. The discussion will cover what new opportunities have emerged through crisis to strengthen communities through arts and culture, in relation to districts.