<div dir="ltr"><p class="gmail-font_8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-size:20px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold">Implementing Institutional Change: Redress and Decolonization</span></span></p><p class="gmail-font_8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-size:20px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold"><span class="gmail-wixGuard" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"></span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-font_8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-size:18px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold">March 31st, 3:00 pm, in Person at <a href="https://monova.ca/">MONOVA</a></span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-font_8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-size:18px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold"><span class="gmail-wixGuard" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"></span></span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-font_8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-size:18px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold">Guest Speaker: Dr. Sharon Fortney</span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-font_8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-size:18px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-weight:bold"><span class="gmail-wixGuard" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"></span></span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-font_8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-size:18px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent">Dr. Sharon Fortney is the Curator of Indigenous Collections and Engagement at the Museum of Vancouver. Sharon has Klahoose (Northern Coast Salish) and German ancestry and chose to work in museums to reconnect with her heritage and to help transform museums into safe spaces for Indigenous community members. At MOV she is a member of the Collections Committee and the chair of the Repatriation Sub Committee. </span></span></p><p class="gmail-font_8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-size:18px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><br></span></span></p><p class="gmail-font_8" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent;font-size:18px;line-height:normal"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background:transparent"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border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-size:14.66px"><a href="http://www.museum.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">museum.bc.ca</a></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><font><font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:11pt"><font color="#ed7d31" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.66px"><br></span></font></span></font></font></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt"><font><font><i style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">RoundUp Issue 282: Maintaining Momentum</i><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> is now online! Read the full publication on our </span><a href="https://museum.bc.ca/playlist/?spl=75620F4046000000" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif" target="_blank">website</a><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-size:11pt"><br></span></font></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>