Phyllis Hecht
@phyllis.bsky.social
Museums & Tech Nerd | Passionate about Online Learning & Community Engagement | Advocate for DEAI & Digital Transformation
Join us Friday, Dec. 5, 4 pm ET, for an online discussion of the Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian project. Hosted by Randall Packer with Jim Millward, Chandra Manning, Phyllis Hecht, Haylee Adamson, Gretchen Jennings. Register: www.crowdcast.io/c/citizenhis... #smithsonian
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Join us Friday, Dec. 5, 4 pm ET, for an online discussion of the Citizen Historians for the Smithsonian project. Hosted by Randall Packer with Jim Millward, Chandra Manning, Phyllis Hecht, Haylee Adamson, Gretchen Jennings. Register: www.crowdcast.io/c/citizenhis... #smithsonian
Join Zakros InterArts for a live, online public forum on Friday, October 31, 4pm ET, for the unveiling of a new research initiative 3SNtv: a 24/7 artist‑television channel intended to bring the latest innovations in spatial audio. Register here:
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3D Audio Dialogues: Announcing 3SNTV · Luma
Join Zakros InterArts for a live, online public forum on Friday, October 31, 4pm ET, concluding our 3D Audio Dialogues series. The panel, moderated by Artistic…
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October 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Join Zakros InterArts for a live, online public forum on Friday, October 31, 4pm ET, for the unveiling of a new research initiative 3SNtv: a 24/7 artist‑television channel intended to bring the latest innovations in spatial audio. Register here:
luma.com/acjjy39e?tk=...
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Did you see the Democracy ice sculpture melt in DC yesterday? Hear all about it from artists @bellvisuals.bsky.social and @nora-ligorano.bsky.social on Friday, Oct. 17 at 4 pm ET hosted by Randall Packer Register here: luma.com/8vyh58az
Bunker Fridays: DemocracyICED · Luma
Two days after LigoranoReese’s ice sculpture DEMOCRACY melts on the National Mall (October 15), Zakros InterArts convenes its next Bunker Fridays: an online…
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October 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Did you see the Democracy ice sculpture melt in DC yesterday? Hear all about it from artists @bellvisuals.bsky.social and @nora-ligorano.bsky.social on Friday, Oct. 17 at 4 pm ET hosted by Randall Packer Register here: luma.com/8vyh58az
Our neighbors are being harassed, surveilled, and detained by Trump’s DC police. But we refuse this militarization. On Sept 6, we hit the streets to say: This is our city. We live here. We work here. We raise our families here. #WeAreAllDC More at weareallDC.com
We Are All DC
On September 6, we march to Stop the Trump Takeover. Show up at Malcolm X Park (16th St NW & W St NW) on Saturday, September 6 at 11 AM. We march at 12 PM. Allies join us!
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September 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Our neighbors are being harassed, surveilled, and detained by Trump’s DC police. But we refuse this militarization. On Sept 6, we hit the streets to say: This is our city. We live here. We work here. We raise our families here. #WeAreAllDC More at weareallDC.com
Please sign and donate! This is critical to our national history and culture!
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Sign the Petition
Defend the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
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August 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Please sign and donate! This is critical to our national history and culture!
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Museums Act Together
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Museums Act Together
A Hub for Information and Support
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May 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Museums Act Together
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Join leading artists, thinkers & change-makers for a fierce dialogue on defending arts, culture, and democracy. Register: lu.ma/nzws20xr
#BunkerFridays #DefendCulture #MeetTheMoment #SpeakUpForCulture #MuseumsAreNotNeutral #ThirdSpaceNetwork #ArtistsResist #DemocracyNeedsCulture
#BunkerFridays #DefendCulture #MeetTheMoment #SpeakUpForCulture #MuseumsAreNotNeutral #ThirdSpaceNetwork #ArtistsResist #DemocracyNeedsCulture
Third Space Network presents Bunker Fridays
Defending Culture
An Online Public Dialogue
Fri, 5/30, 4pm ET
Register: lu.ma/nzws20xr
Federal actions send a clear signal: any organization that champions diversity, truth, or dissenting ideas could be on the chopping block. We must not stay silent!
Defending Culture
An Online Public Dialogue
Fri, 5/30, 4pm ET
Register: lu.ma/nzws20xr
Federal actions send a clear signal: any organization that champions diversity, truth, or dissenting ideas could be on the chopping block. We must not stay silent!
May 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Join leading artists, thinkers & change-makers for a fierce dialogue on defending arts, culture, and democracy. Register: lu.ma/nzws20xr
#BunkerFridays #DefendCulture #MeetTheMoment #SpeakUpForCulture #MuseumsAreNotNeutral #ThirdSpaceNetwork #ArtistsResist #DemocracyNeedsCulture
#BunkerFridays #DefendCulture #MeetTheMoment #SpeakUpForCulture #MuseumsAreNotNeutral #ThirdSpaceNetwork #ArtistsResist #DemocracyNeedsCulture
Defending Culture! Join Bunker Fridays online on May 30, 4 pm ET for an inspiring panel discussion and dialogue. More info and register: thirdspacenetwork.com
Home - Third Space Network
Every other Friday at 4PM ET, live from the UNDERGROUND STUDIO BUNKER IN WASHINGTON, DC, we are bringing together provocateurs and instigators from the arts and beyond for a lively critique of events ...
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May 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Defending Culture! Join Bunker Fridays online on May 30, 4 pm ET for an inspiring panel discussion and dialogue. More info and register: thirdspacenetwork.com
Join an artist-driven resistance. Sign up for Bunker Fridays, hosted by Randall Packer - An online broadcast experiment, a platform to Build… Resist… Together… beginning April 18 at 4 pm ET
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Bunker Fridays · Luma
JOIN US FOR THE LAUNCH OF BUNKER FRIDAYS
Art of Resistance
Friday, April 18, 4pm - 6pm ET
A boundary-breaking online broadcast experiment,
a platform to Build……
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April 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Join an artist-driven resistance. Sign up for Bunker Fridays, hosted by Randall Packer - An online broadcast experiment, a platform to Build… Resist… Together… beginning April 18 at 4 pm ET
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There are some good nuggets here on how to stay informed, become active, and stay sane.
Trying to find some balance between news intake and not spending every day with mild chest pain? This helps: open.substack.com/pub/courtney...
How to stay intentionally informed
Who deserves your media attention and money? And how can you create rituals around what you take in, when, and how you approach responding to it?
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March 16, 2025 at 5:40 PM
There are some good nuggets here on how to stay informed, become active, and stay sane.
JHU Museum Studies @jhumuseumstudies.bsky.social is now on BlueSky! Be sure to follow! advanced.jhu.edu/academics/gr... #museumstudies #museumsareus #museumnews
MA in Museum Studies
The MA in Museum Studies from JHU AAP helps students grow their skills & advance their career. Learn more.
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March 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
JHU Museum Studies @jhumuseumstudies.bsky.social is now on BlueSky! Be sure to follow! advanced.jhu.edu/academics/gr... #museumstudies #museumsareus #museumnews
Museum folks! Check this American Alliance of Museums page to write to Congress to support IMLS, NEH, and NEA among other things: www.congressweb.com/AAM #museumaction #saveourmuseums #writetocongress
American Association of Museums - Take Action
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March 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Museum folks! Check this American Alliance of Museums page to write to Congress to support IMLS, NEH, and NEA among other things: www.congressweb.com/AAM #museumaction #saveourmuseums #writetocongress
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) is presenting 3 free webinars in March focused on new challenges museums are facing amid recent Executive Orders—including funding shifts, censorship concerns, and DEI policy changes. www.aam-us.org/events/
Events – American Alliance of Museums
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March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
American Alliance of Museums (AAM) is presenting 3 free webinars in March focused on new challenges museums are facing amid recent Executive Orders—including funding shifts, censorship concerns, and DEI policy changes. www.aam-us.org/events/
Reposted by Phyllis Hecht
Hundreds of artists rebuked the National Endowment for the Arts in an open letter after the agency imposed new requirements for grant applicants not to operate DEI programs or use federal funds to “promote gender ideology.”
Hundreds of Artists Ask NEA to Stop Enforcing Trump’s Anti-DEI Mandates
A new open letter accuses the grantmaking agency of “conforming to Trump’s reactionary and discriminatory executive orders.”
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February 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hundreds of artists rebuked the National Endowment for the Arts in an open letter after the agency imposed new requirements for grant applicants not to operate DEI programs or use federal funds to “promote gender ideology.”
Join the Art of Resistance and register for Bunker Fridays, broadcast weekly beginning April 18, presented by the Third Space Network (3SN) and hosted by Randall Packer - artist, composer, writer, and performer. #artofresistance #bunkerfridays #3SN #ThirdSpaceNetwork
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Home - Third Space Network
Each and every Friday at 4PM ET, live from the UNDERGROUND STUDIO BUNKER IN WASHINGTON, DC, we are bringing together provocateurs and instigators from the arts and beyond for a lively critique of even...
thirdspacenetwork.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Join the Art of Resistance and register for Bunker Fridays, broadcast weekly beginning April 18, presented by the Third Space Network (3SN) and hosted by Randall Packer - artist, composer, writer, and performer. #artofresistance #bunkerfridays #3SN #ThirdSpaceNetwork
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Daniel Weiss, Professor of the Humanities, Johns Hopkins University @jhuartssciences.bsky.social talks about Why Museums Matter. insights.som.yale.edu/insights/why...
Why Do Museums Matter?
Daniel Weiss ’85, former president and CEO of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, discusses the distinctive joys and challenges of leading mission-driven organizations.
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February 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Daniel Weiss, Professor of the Humanities, Johns Hopkins University @jhuartssciences.bsky.social talks about Why Museums Matter. insights.som.yale.edu/insights/why...
IMLS plays a critical role in supporting museums and libraries nationwide. AAM is providing ways to contact members of Congress. Act now! www.aam-us.org/2025/02/06/u...
Urgent: Protect IMLS from Indiscriminate Staffing Cuts
Please take a moment today to contact your members of Congress and express concerns about potential indiscriminate staffing cuts at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). As a small b…
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February 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
IMLS plays a critical role in supporting museums and libraries nationwide. AAM is providing ways to contact members of Congress. Act now! www.aam-us.org/2025/02/06/u...