I bet you can think of something that matters to you that you wish mattered to
matters to you that you wish mattered to
matters to you that you wish mattered to more people
more people
more people maybe it’s your business maybe it’s a
maybe it’s your business maybe it’s a
maybe it’s your business maybe it’s a political movement maybe it’s an art
political movement maybe it’s an art
political movement maybe it’s an art form you love today I want to share with
form you love today I want to share with
form you love today I want to share with you a bit of what I’ve learned about how
you a bit of what I’ve learned about how
you a bit of what I’ve learned about how you can invite people who are outside
you can invite people who are outside
you can invite people who are outside your circle into that thing that matters
your circle into that thing that matters
your circle into that thing that matters most to you I run this museum the Museum
most to you I run this museum the Museum
most to you I run this museum the Museum of Art and history in Santa Cruz we call
of Art and history in Santa Cruz we call
of Art and history in Santa Cruz we call it the MA and today the MA is a thriving
it the MA and today the MA is a thriving
it the MA and today the MA is a thriving cultural center for our community but
cultural center for our community but
cultural center for our community but when I showed up as its new director six
when I showed up as its new director six
when I showed up as its new director six years ago it was in trouble we did not
years ago it was in trouble we did not
years ago it was in trouble we did not matter enough to enough people in our
matter enough to enough people in our
matter enough to enough people in our community and that was causing two
community and that was causing two
community and that was causing two really big problems the first was money
really big problems the first was money
really big problems the first was money we didn’t have any the day I walked in
we didn’t have any the day I walked in
we didn’t have any the day I walked in the door as a new director we had
the door as a new director we had
the door as a new director we had $16,000 in the bank we had thirty six
$16,000 in the bank we had thirty six
$16,000 in the bank we had thirty six thousand dollars in unpaid bills and
thousand dollars in unpaid bills and
thousand dollars in unpaid bills and there was no magic philanthropist ready
there was no magic philanthropist ready
there was no magic philanthropist ready to bail us out we were talking about
to bail us out we were talking about
to bail us out we were talking about closing the doors of the museum at the
closing the doors of the museum at the
closing the doors of the museum at the same time though we had an even bigger
same time though we had an even bigger
same time though we had an even bigger problem and that was a problem of
problem and that was a problem of
problem and that was a problem of relevance there were more people in
relevance there were more people in
relevance there were more people in Santa Cruz County who knew that this
Santa Cruz County who knew that this
Santa Cruz County who knew that this building used to be the county jail that
building used to be the county jail that
building used to be the county jail that knew that it was now a museum and it had
knew that it was now a museum and it had
knew that it was now a museum and it had been a museum at this point for 20 years
been a museum at this point for 20 years
been a museum at this point for 20 years we had to find a way to matter more to
we had to find a way to matter more to
we had to find a way to matter more to more people in our community we had to
more people in our community we had to
more people in our community we had to make the museum relevant but how do you
make the museum relevant but how do you
make the museum relevant but how do you do that we couldn’t just display
do that we couldn’t just display
do that we couldn’t just display relevance by Fiat people choose for
relevance by Fiat people choose for
relevance by Fiat people choose for themselves every day what we think is
themselves every day what we think is
themselves every day what we think is relevant to us and what we think isn’t
relevant to us and what we think isn’t
relevant to us and what we think isn’t what we’re going to attend to and what
what we’re going to attend to and what
what we’re going to attend to and what we’re going to ignore how do we make
we’re going to ignore how do we make
we’re going to ignore how do we make those decisions research shows we asked
those decisions research shows we asked
those decisions research shows we asked ourselves two questions to decide if
ourselves two questions to decide if
ourselves two questions to decide if something’s relevant how much meaning am
something’s relevant how much meaning am
something’s relevant how much meaning am I going to get out of this experience
I going to get out of this experience
I going to get out of this experience and how much effort is it going to take
and how much effort is it going to take
and how much effort is it going to take for me to have that experience we ask
for me to have that experience we ask
for me to have that experience we ask these questions every day how much
these questions every day how much
these questions every day how much meaning will I get out of seeing that
meaning will I get out of seeing that
meaning will I get out of seeing that art exhibit is it worth the effort of
art exhibit is it worth the effort of
art exhibit is it worth the effort of figuring out when they’re open buying a
figuring out when they’re open buying a
figuring out when they’re open buying a ticket finding a friend to come with me
ticket finding a friend to come with me
ticket finding a friend to come with me how much meeting would I get out of
how much meeting would I get out of
how much meeting would I get out of volunteering in my community is it worth
volunteering in my community is it worth
volunteering in my community is it worth the effort to find the right place where
the effort to find the right place where
the effort to find the right place where I really feel like I’m making a
I really feel like I’m making a
I really feel like I’m making a difference how much meaning would I get
difference how much meaning would I get
difference how much meaning would I get out of going into this bar would it be
out of going into this bar would it be
out of going into this bar would it be fun and what would it take to get me in
fun and what would it take to get me in
fun and what would it take to get me in the door at the
the door at the
the door at the we knew that people were not walking
we knew that people were not walking
we knew that people were not walking into our door they didn’t see the
into our door they didn’t see the
into our door they didn’t see the meaning there and I’ve started thinking
meaning there and I’ve started thinking
meaning there and I’ve started thinking about this not in terms of physical
about this not in terms of physical
about this not in terms of physical doors but metaphorical ones this idea of
doors but metaphorical ones this idea of
doors but metaphorical ones this idea of relevance as a key that unlocks meaning
relevance as a key that unlocks meaning
relevance as a key that unlocks meaning if there if you think about that thing
if there if you think about that thing
if there if you think about that thing that you love living inside a
that you love living inside a
that you love living inside a metaphorical locked room for you
metaphorical locked room for you
metaphorical locked room for you you know there’s value in there and you
you know there’s value in there and you
you know there’s value in there and you have done the effort to get that key you
have done the effort to get that key you
have done the effort to get that key you walk in again and again to the good
walk in again and again to the good
walk in again and again to the good stuff inside but for an outsider they
stuff inside but for an outsider they
stuff inside but for an outsider they don’t see the good stuff all they see is
don’t see the good stuff all they see is
don’t see the good stuff all they see is a locked door and they have to decide is
a locked door and they have to decide is
a locked door and they have to decide is there meaning for me on the other side
there meaning for me on the other side
there meaning for me on the other side of that door is it worth the effort for
of that door is it worth the effort for
of that door is it worth the effort for me to figure out how to get in or should
me to figure out how to get in or should
me to figure out how to get in or should I just pass on by at the mall we knew
I just pass on by at the mall we knew
I just pass on by at the mall we knew too many people were passing us by and
too many people were passing us by and
too many people were passing us by and so we went about the work not of selling
so we went about the work not of selling
so we went about the work not of selling people the door we already had but
people the door we already had but
people the door we already had but working with outsiders to open new doors
working with outsiders to open new doors
working with outsiders to open new doors to meaning in ways that worked for them
to meaning in ways that worked for them
to meaning in ways that worked for them you don’t believe surf history should
you don’t believe surf history should
you don’t believe surf history should live inside a building great let’s take
live inside a building great let’s take
live inside a building great let’s take it to the beach for you art is a
it to the beach for you art is a
it to the beach for you art is a celebration wonderful let’s celebrate as
celebration wonderful let’s celebrate as
celebration wonderful let’s celebrate as we worked with more and more Outsiders
we worked with more and more Outsiders
we worked with more and more Outsiders we learned what made art and history
we learned what made art and history
we learned what made art and history meaningful for them and we learned that
meaningful for them and we learned that
meaningful for them and we learned that the meaning inside our room wasn’t
the meaning inside our room wasn’t
the meaning inside our room wasn’t really about art and history it was
really about art and history it was
really about art and history it was about using art and history to build
about using art and history to build
about using art and history to build community building bridges across our
community building bridges across our
community building bridges across our differences and coming together opening
differences and coming together opening
differences and coming together opening these new doors with Outsiders changed
these new doors with Outsiders changed
these new doors with Outsiders changed our Museum in my first five years as
our Museum in my first five years as
our Museum in my first five years as director we more than tripled our
director we more than tripled our
director we more than tripled our attendance and we went from that $16,000
attendance and we went from that $16,000
attendance and we went from that $16,000 in the bank to 1.6 million dollars with
in the bank to 1.6 million dollars with
in the bank to 1.6 million dollars with which we could extend our impact in our
which we could extend our impact in our
which we could extend our impact in our community and we did it thanks to all
community and we did it thanks to all
community and we did it thanks to all these outsiders all these people who
these outsiders all these people who
these outsiders all these people who five years ago didn’t even know the
five years ago didn’t even know the
five years ago didn’t even know the museum existed and are now coming in and
museum existed and are now coming in and
museum existed and are now coming in and supporting what we do I’m not going to
supporting what we do I’m not going to
supporting what we do I’m not going to suggest that bringing in these outsiders
suggest that bringing in these outsiders
suggest that bringing in these outsiders was easy it isn’t I think we sometimes
was easy it isn’t I think we sometimes
was easy it isn’t I think we sometimes have this fantasy that the way we’re
have this fantasy that the way we’re
have this fantasy that the way we’re going to invite Outsiders into the
going to invite Outsiders into the
going to invite Outsiders into the things we care about is just by opening
things we care about is just by opening
things we care about is just by opening our existing doors wider we’ll start
our existing doors wider we’ll start
our existing doors wider we’ll start with the insiders we have the experience
with the insiders we have the experience
with the insiders we have the experience we have and we’ll just open that door
we have and we’ll just open that door
we have and we’ll just open that door wider and more people will come in this
wider and more people will come in this
wider and more people will come in this doesn’t work
doesn’t work
doesn’t work because outsiders are the ones who are
because outsiders are the ones who are
because outsiders are the ones who are choosing to pass by those doors you
choosing to pass by those doors you
choosing to pass by those doors you already have in our experience growth
already have in our experience growth
already have in our experience growth more it looks more like this and to
more it looks more like this and to
more it looks more like this and to achieve this kind of growth we had to
achieve this kind of growth we had to
achieve this kind of growth we had to take some perfectly nice walls of our
take some perfectly nice walls of our
take some perfectly nice walls of our metaphorical and physical building and
metaphorical and physical building and
metaphorical and physical building and turn them into construction sites
turn them into construction sites
turn them into construction sites opening new doors to new people in new
opening new doors to new people in new
opening new doors to new people in new ways now say most of our insiders most
ways now say most of our insiders most
ways now say most of our insiders most of our purple circle people stayed but
of our purple circle people stayed but
of our purple circle people stayed but they stayed as we were turning the place
they stayed as we were turning the place
they stayed as we were turning the place that they loved into a construction site
that they loved into a construction site
that they loved into a construction site opening new doors in ways that were
opening new doors in ways that were
opening new doors in ways that were unfamiliar or even uncomfortable for
unfamiliar or even uncomfortable for
unfamiliar or even uncomfortable for them let me give you an example this is
them let me give you an example this is
them let me give you an example this is a flyer from the first ever pop-up
a flyer from the first ever pop-up
a flyer from the first ever pop-up Museum in Santa Cruz County it was the
Museum in Santa Cruz County it was the
Museum in Santa Cruz County it was the night before Valentine’s Day and the
night before Valentine’s Day and the
night before Valentine’s Day and the theme was F my ex we invited people to
theme was F my ex we invited people to
theme was F my ex we invited people to bring objects from failed relationships
bring objects from failed relationships
bring objects from failed relationships to a bar put them out on tables hand
to a bar put them out on tables hand
to a bar put them out on tables hand write their own labels for them boom
write their own labels for them boom
write their own labels for them boom pop-up Museum I think you could probably
pop-up Museum I think you could probably
pop-up Museum I think you could probably imagine looking at this flyer how for a
imagine looking at this flyer how for a
imagine looking at this flyer how for a certain kind of person in Santa Cruz
certain kind of person in Santa Cruz
certain kind of person in Santa Cruz this was a key to a door that they did
this was a key to a door that they did
this was a key to a door that they did not know existed right they looked at
not know existed right they looked at
not know existed right they looked at this flyer they said well I didn’t know
this flyer they said well I didn’t know
this flyer they said well I didn’t know we had a museum in Santa Cruz this looks
we had a museum in Santa Cruz this looks
we had a museum in Santa Cruz this looks cool I’m gonna come I think you can also
cool I’m gonna come I think you can also
cool I’m gonna come I think you can also probably imagine some of our insiders
probably imagine some of our insiders
probably imagine some of our insiders who were distressed by this flyer a
who were distressed by this flyer a
who were distressed by this flyer a little marketing tip here I do not
little marketing tip here I do not
little marketing tip here I do not recommend putting the F letter alone on
recommend putting the F letter alone on
recommend putting the F letter alone on a poster but more seriously these
a poster but more seriously these
a poster but more seriously these insiders said you know the irreverence
insiders said you know the irreverence
insiders said you know the irreverence of this program the ephemerality of it
of this program the ephemerality of it
of this program the ephemerality of it it runs counter to what I think a museum
it runs counter to what I think a museum
it runs counter to what I think a museum is all about they were asking why did
is all about they were asking why did
is all about they were asking why did you have to tear down that perfectly
you have to tear down that perfectly
you have to tear down that perfectly nice wall and put a neon pink door over
nice wall and put a neon pink door over
nice wall and put a neon pink door over there who is it for and the answer is it
there who is it for and the answer is it
there who is it for and the answer is it was for outsiders who would find meaning
was for outsiders who would find meaning
was for outsiders who would find meaning in this kind of cultural museum
in this kind of cultural museum
in this kind of cultural museum experience differently than in a
experience differently than in a
experience differently than in a traditional one and the new outsiders
traditional one and the new outsiders
traditional one and the new outsiders who walked in weren’t just people who
who walked in weren’t just people who
who walked in weren’t just people who were attracted by posters like this
were attracted by posters like this
were attracted by posters like this there were people who saw the meaning
there were people who saw the meaning
there were people who saw the meaning changing in the wake of this flyer gate
changing in the wake of this flyer gate
changing in the wake of this flyer gate we had this guy who wrote in and he said
we had this guy who wrote in and he said
we had this guy who wrote in and he said you know I’m closer to the stodgy
you know I’m closer to the stodgy
you know I’m closer to the stodgy traditional museum supporter than to the
traditional museum supporter than to the
traditional museum supporter than to the audience’s you’re currently trying to
audience’s you’re currently trying to
audience’s you’re currently trying to reach but I strongly support your
reach but I strongly support your
reach but I strongly support your efforts and outreach and attempts to
efforts and outreach and attempts to
efforts and outreach and attempts to involve new communities he said because
involve new communities he said because
involve new communities he said because of this outreach I finally became a
of this outreach I finally became a
of this outreach I finally became a museum member last year there was no
museum member last year there was no
museum member last year there was no reason for me to do so before because
reason for me to do so before because
reason for me to do so before because the museum was doing nothing
the museum was doing nothing
the museum was doing nothing this is so fascinating because here you
this is so fascinating because here you
this is so fascinating because here you have a guy who’s saying I’m like an
have a guy who’s saying I’m like an
have a guy who’s saying I’m like an insider but I walk past that insider
insider but I walk past that insider
insider but I walk past that insider museum in fact I thought it was doing
museum in fact I thought it was doing
museum in fact I thought it was doing nothing now he’s involved he donates
nothing now he’s involved he donates
nothing now he’s involved he donates because he sees the meaning of what
because he sees the meaning of what
because he sees the meaning of what we’re doing and bringing our community
we’re doing and bringing our community
we’re doing and bringing our community together if you want to open new doors
together if you want to open new doors
together if you want to open new doors to outsiders they’re going to be neon
to outsiders they’re going to be neon
to outsiders they’re going to be neon pink they’re going to be uncomfortable
pink they’re going to be uncomfortable
pink they’re going to be uncomfortable because relevance fundamentally is not
because relevance fundamentally is not
because relevance fundamentally is not about you telling somebody what you’re
about you telling somebody what you’re
about you telling somebody what you’re about it’s about you empathizing with
about it’s about you empathizing with
about it’s about you empathizing with how it feels to be outside that door
how it feels to be outside that door
how it feels to be outside that door trying to figure out if it’s for you
trying to figure out if it’s for you
trying to figure out if it’s for you remember this bar my guess is there are
remember this bar my guess is there are
remember this bar my guess is there are some people here today who look at this
some people here today who look at this
some people here today who look at this bar and see an invisible welcome sign
bar and see an invisible welcome sign
bar and see an invisible welcome sign above the door right it looks fun it
above the door right it looks fun it
above the door right it looks fun it looks intriguing you want to go in my
looks intriguing you want to go in my
looks intriguing you want to go in my guess is there are also some other
guess is there are also some other
guess is there are also some other people in this room we’ll look at this
people in this room we’ll look at this
people in this room we’ll look at this bar and see an invisible keep out sign
bar and see an invisible keep out sign
bar and see an invisible keep out sign above the door
above the door
above the door it looks scary it looks dirty you want
it looks scary it looks dirty you want
it looks scary it looks dirty you want to pass by we see these invisible
to pass by we see these invisible
to pass by we see these invisible welcome and keep out signs everywhere
welcome and keep out signs everywhere
welcome and keep out signs everywhere and it’s part of how we decide if
and it’s part of how we decide if
and it’s part of how we decide if something’s relevant to us so at the
something’s relevant to us so at the
something’s relevant to us so at the amah the approach we’ve taken is to work
amah the approach we’ve taken is to work
amah the approach we’ve taken is to work with partners across our community here
with partners across our community here
with partners across our community here are just a few of the hundreds of
are just a few of the hundreds of
are just a few of the hundreds of partners we work with every year
partners we work with every year
partners we work with every year Outsiders who can help us see what says
Outsiders who can help us see what says
Outsiders who can help us see what says welcome and what says keep out for them
welcome and what says keep out for them
welcome and what says keep out for them I look at this picture and I see tech
I look at this picture and I see tech
I look at this picture and I see tech entrepreneurs I see farmers I see
entrepreneurs I see farmers I see
entrepreneurs I see farmers I see community activists all of whom who can
community activists all of whom who can
community activists all of whom who can say hey for my community this looks like
say hey for my community this looks like
say hey for my community this looks like welcome so let’s frame out this new door
welcome so let’s frame out this new door
welcome so let’s frame out this new door over here like this outsiders have
over here like this outsiders have
over here like this outsiders have really become my heroes in this work and
really become my heroes in this work and
really become my heroes in this work and they’re people like Betty Reed’s özkan
they’re people like Betty Reed’s özkan
they’re people like Betty Reed’s özkan Betty is the oldest park ranger in the
Betty is the oldest park ranger in the
Betty is the oldest park ranger in the National Park Service she’s just over
National Park Service she’s just over
National Park Service she’s just over the Bay in Richmond California and one
the Bay in Richmond California and one
the Bay in Richmond California and one of the many amazing things about Betty
of the many amazing things about Betty
of the many amazing things about Betty is that she doesn’t just wear this
is that she doesn’t just wear this
is that she doesn’t just wear this uniform when she clocks in at the park
uniform when she clocks in at the park
uniform when she clocks in at the park she wears it when she’s off duty in the
she wears it when she’s off duty in the
she wears it when she’s off duty in the streets of Oakland and Alameda and Betty
streets of Oakland and Alameda and Betty
streets of Oakland and Alameda and Betty says when I wear my uniform on the
says when I wear my uniform on the
says when I wear my uniform on the streets of the city I am announcing to
streets of the city I am announcing to
streets of the city I am announcing to young people of color a career path and
young people of color a career path and
young people of color a career path and an opportunity that I didn’t know
an opportunity that I didn’t know
an opportunity that I didn’t know existed until I was in my 80s and lord
existed until I was in my 80s and lord
existed until I was in my 80s and lord knows I don’t want other people have to
knows I don’t want other people have to
knows I don’t want other people have to wait that long to figure it out Betty’s
wait that long to figure it out Betty’s
wait that long to figure it out Betty’s using her uniform as a kind of welcome
using her uniform as a kind of welcome
using her uniform as a kind of welcome sign standing at the door to the park
sign standing at the door to the park
sign standing at the door to the park and saying to her community hey come in
and saying to her community hey come in
and saying to her community hey come in this is for you too but every community
this is for you too but every community
this is for you too but every community is different and what says welcome to
is different and what says welcome to
is different and what says welcome to one can say keep out to another this is
one can say keep out to another this is
one can say keep out to another this is another one of my heroes in the National
another one of my heroes in the National
another one of my heroes in the National Park Service this is cam Juarez
Park Service this is cam Juarez
Park Service this is cam Juarez he works in Tucson Arizona at saguaros
he works in Tucson Arizona at saguaros
he works in Tucson Arizona at saguaros National Park and it’s Cam’s job to
National Park and it’s Cam’s job to
National Park and it’s Cam’s job to invite Latinos into that Park and one of
invite Latinos into that Park and one of
invite Latinos into that Park and one of the first things cam said when he got
the first things cam said when he got
the first things cam said when he got this job was you know for my community
this job was you know for my community
this job was you know for my community for Latinos living near the border this
for Latinos living near the border this
for Latinos living near the border this uniform you all are so proud of it is
uniform you all are so proud of it is
uniform you all are so proud of it is not a welcome sign it is a keep out sign
not a welcome sign it is a keep out sign
not a welcome sign it is a keep out sign the hardest part of working with
the hardest part of working with
the hardest part of working with outsiders is not finding them it’s
outsiders is not finding them it’s
outsiders is not finding them it’s listening to them when they say to you
listening to them when they say to you
listening to them when they say to you hey that uniform you’re proud of that
hey that uniform you’re proud of that
hey that uniform you’re proud of that door you love it’s a keep out for my
door you love it’s a keep out for my
door you love it’s a keep out for my community what do you do that’s the
community what do you do that’s the
community what do you do that’s the challenge that faced librarians at the
challenge that faced librarians at the
challenge that faced librarians at the State Library of Queensland just a few
State Library of Queensland just a few
State Library of Queensland just a few years ago next time you’re in Brisbane
years ago next time you’re in Brisbane
years ago next time you’re in Brisbane Australia do yourself a favor and go
Australia do yourself a favor and go
Australia do yourself a favor and go visit the State Library of Queensland
visit the State Library of Queensland
visit the State Library of Queensland it’s the most beautiful library I’ve
it’s the most beautiful library I’ve
it’s the most beautiful library I’ve ever seen
ever seen
ever seen white gleaming contemporary open plan
white gleaming contemporary open plan
white gleaming contemporary open plan really amazing and I was there shortly
really amazing and I was there shortly
really amazing and I was there shortly after its opening as part of a group who
after its opening as part of a group who
after its opening as part of a group who were designing an indigenous knowledge
were designing an indigenous knowledge
were designing an indigenous knowledge center a coral doggin for this library
center a coral doggin for this library
center a coral doggin for this library so there we were architects designers
so there we were architects designers
so there we were architects designers librarians and Aboriginal elders here in
librarians and Aboriginal elders here in
librarians and Aboriginal elders here in this white gleaming space to design this
this white gleaming space to design this
this white gleaming space to design this indigenous knowledge centre and the
indigenous knowledge centre and the
indigenous knowledge centre and the first thing that the aboriginal elder
first thing that the aboriginal elder
first thing that the aboriginal elder said was you know for us sharing
said was you know for us sharing
said was you know for us sharing knowledge doesn’t happen primarily
knowledge doesn’t happen primarily
knowledge doesn’t happen primarily through books
through books
through books it happens through music and dance it’s
it happens through music and dance it’s
it happens through music and dance it’s intergenerational and it’s got to be
intergenerational and it’s got to be
intergenerational and it’s got to be colorful it can’t be so sterile like a
colorful it can’t be so sterile like a
colorful it can’t be so sterile like a hospital and you could see the
hospital and you could see the
hospital and you could see the librarians looking at their white
librarians looking at their white
librarians looking at their white gleaming space with new eyes
gleaming space with new eyes
gleaming space with new eyes and then and then the indigenous elders
and then and then the indigenous elders
and then and then the indigenous elders said you know and the most important way
said you know and the most important way
said you know and the most important way we share knowledge is around a fire I
we share knowledge is around a fire I
we share knowledge is around a fire I don’t know how many librarians you know
don’t know how many librarians you know
don’t know how many librarians you know but this was one of those moments of
but this was one of those moments of
but this was one of those moments of truth right they had to decide were we
truth right they had to decide were we
truth right they had to decide were we for real when we said we wanted to
for real when we said we wanted to
for real when we said we wanted to welcome indigenous people to share
welcome indigenous people to share
welcome indigenous people to share knowledge and build community in this
knowledge and build community in this
knowledge and build community in this library or were we secretly hoping they
library or were we secretly hoping they
library or were we secretly hoping they would be grateful to walk through the
would be grateful to walk through the
would be grateful to walk through the white gleaming doors we’ve already built
white gleaming doors we’ve already built
white gleaming doors we’ve already built and to their great credit they were for
and to their great credit they were for
and to their great credit they were for real and they took one of those white
real and they took one of those white
real and they took one of those white gleaming spaces and they made it a
gleaming spaces and they made it a
gleaming spaces and they made it a colorful space for families and music
colorful space for families and music
colorful space for families and music and dance and even more impressively
and dance and even more impressively
and dance and even more impressively they built a fire pit outdoors so that
they built a fire pit outdoors so that
they built a fire pit outdoors so that groups like this indigenous World Youth
groups like this indigenous World Youth
groups like this indigenous World Youth Congress could say the
Congress could say the
Congress could say the is the place where we want to share
is the place where we want to share
is the place where we want to share knowledge and build community because
knowledge and build community because
knowledge and build community because this library feels welcome to us it
this library feels welcome to us it
this library feels welcome to us it matters to us now and so I invite you
matters to us now and so I invite you
matters to us now and so I invite you one more time to think about that thing
one more time to think about that thing
one more time to think about that thing that matters most to you and the
that matters most to you and the
that matters most to you and the metaphorical room in which it lives what
metaphorical room in which it lives what
metaphorical room in which it lives what are the doors to that room like who do
are the doors to that room like who do
are the doors to that room like who do they say welcome to who do they say keep
they say welcome to who do they say keep
they say welcome to who do they say keep out – as you work to think about how you
out – as you work to think about how you
out – as you work to think about how you might invite outsiders into this place
might invite outsiders into this place
might invite outsiders into this place that matters to you I urge you not to
that matters to you I urge you not to
that matters to you I urge you not to think of this as a marketing exercise
think of this as a marketing exercise
think of this as a marketing exercise sure you can paint a fake door on the
sure you can paint a fake door on the
sure you can paint a fake door on the side of your wall and Outsiders will
side of your wall and Outsiders will
side of your wall and Outsiders will come once but after they’ve slammed
come once but after they’ve slammed
come once but after they’ve slammed their head into the wall and walk away
their head into the wall and walk away
their head into the wall and walk away feeling that sense of disrespect and
feeling that sense of disrespect and
feeling that sense of disrespect and mistrust they’re not going to come back
mistrust they’re not going to come back
mistrust they’re not going to come back instead I invite you to open your hearts
instead I invite you to open your hearts
instead I invite you to open your hearts to the outsiders you most want to
to the outsiders you most want to
to the outsiders you most want to involve in your community and work with
involve in your community and work with
involve in your community and work with them get to know them and then
them get to know them and then
them get to know them and then generously courageously work together to
generously courageously work together to
generously courageously work together to build new doors that’s the way to matter
build new doors that’s the way to matter
build new doors that’s the way to matter more to more people thank you
more to more people thank you
more to more people thank you [Applause]
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