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Museum Professionals of Colour
(MPOC)

Mission
Museum Professionals of Colour (MPOC) is a University of Toronto based student association aimed at addressing the lack of racial diversity and representation within the Faculty of Information’s Master of Museum Studies (MMSt) program. 

Vision
Through having open conversations regarding racial diversity with and within the MMSt program, our vision is that:

  1. We will build a community of support for prospective and current students of colour in the program pursuing a career in the museum sector.

  2. The program/department will be more proactive in becoming an inclusive space for marginalized people of colour (POC) through decisions made regarding syllabi, guest lecturers, hiring practices, recruitment, student acceptances, etc.

  3. Our work at the university will prepare us, as the next generation of museum professionals, to dismantle hierarchies that still exist within cultural institutions today.


​​​Values

  • SUPPORT

  • NETWORK

  • LEARN/RESEARCH

  • OUTREACH

  • DISCUSS/ENGAGE

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MPOC 2023-2024 Executive Team: (from left to right) Emily Ing (she/her), Van Gonzales (he/him), Eunice Der (she/her), Anjali Bhurji (she/her), and Azure Pham (she/her)

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MPOC Founders (L-R): Denise Tenio, Dominica Tang , Chloé Houde, & Megan Sue-Chue-Lam​

CONSTITUTION

BL 624, 140 St. George St
Toronto, ON M5S 3G6

416-978-5764

CONTACT MUSSA
mussa.ischool@gmail.com
@mussauoft
 

CONTACT MUSINGS
musings.mmst@gmail.com
@musingsmmst
 

MUSSA acknowledges the past and ongoing role of museums in colonialism and are committed to overcoming and reforming oppressive practices within the iSchool and larger museum community. MUSSA operates on the traditional lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit, Wendat peoples, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinaabe. We are thankful to be situated on Turtle Island and for the opportunity to learn and work on the land.
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MUSSA is a student association of the University of Toronto and as such is committed to the university’s goals of equity, human rights, and respect for diversity. All members of the learning environment should strive to create an atmosphere of mutual respect where all members of our community can express themselves, engage with one another, and respect one another’s differences. The University of Toronto does not condone discrimination, violence or harassment against any persons or communities. As University of Toronto students, MUSSA members are bound by the University of Toronto’s Code of Student Conduct and are expected to act in a manner that is appropriate and respectful while fulfilling their role on MUSSA.
 

© 2024 MUSSA & MUSINGS

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