Amy C, Museum Education Professional, WRITER , ACTIVIST, QUEER.
A portfolio and online journal by Amy C, Museum Education Professional. Sharing original poetry, articles, artwork, and reflections on museum education, social justice, and personal values including feminism, LGBT+ rights, anti-racism, and equality. With over three years in learning and engagement roles, I contribute to Birmingham Museums Trust by fostering meaningful, inclusive experiences that celebrate diverse histories. My expertise lies in audience development, team management, and delivering creative programs that inspire a love of learning, particularly in the domains of feminism and the ancient world. At Birmingham Museums Trust, I led the development of impactful events such as the annual 'International Women and Girls in Science Day,' emphasizing collaboration and community engagement. My mission is to create accessible opportunities for learning while empowering teams and contributing to organizational growth.
Category: culture
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does anyone see? hear? witness? the violation? the violence? the trauma? what they took from you? when they took your body. like it belonged to them. does anyone care? do the courts? the judges? what is justice? justice is something you have never known. they always walk free. there is always an exuse. They didnt…
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I am unfinished, unrefined. there is egg yolk in the cut on my finger. it stings. i really should stop gnawing at THEm. and i am TRYING, i PROMISE i am trying, to make sense of it ALL. trying To stop the constant, nervous DESTRUCTION, of the FRAGILE, aching paper SKIN, AROUnd my FINGERNAILS. (WHICh…
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There’s a fire in my bones, and a cacophony of noises in my head. so, i run. Throw on my shoes, and run. until my brain is empty, until I cannot feel anything, apart from the ringing in, and ache behind, my ears. Until, All I can hear, is the uneven RHYTHM of my feet…
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Christmas day. You are being shouted at, again. And, as usual, you are forced to make yourself small. SHRiNKING and cowering. Ineffectual. Curled up, tightly, every muscle in your body hardened, like ice. Frozen, holding your breath. Praying, (if anyone, at all, is listening) for the harsh winter to pass. It never does.
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The Triple Burden: Race, Neurodivergence, and Birth Order Mixed-Race Identity Challenges: Generally, multiracial groups tended to have worse mental health than other racial groups. Discrimination and ethno-racial identity predicted mental health [Welldoing](https://welldoing.org/article/whats-the-relationship-neurodiveristy-trauma) . Mixed-race people make up only two percent of the UK population, making it natural to feel an urge to assimilate just to…
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Ode on an Urn, on which someone who’s not got any talent at all (if you’re being honest) has painted a planet and a wonky arrow, it points to nothing. The label: ‘On living on Earth, 2025’ It’s their most prized artefact, for some reason. For most of my life the belief: that you had…
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I can rationalise, Empathise, and process, with the best of them. Faster, than I thought I could. I type until I can sleep, still there’s neurons firing, adrenaline pumping, with nowhere to run to. As if, someone, (owner? father? husband? master?) Left me, bleeding and broken. without a charge. Or a spark. For years, a…
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Prehistoric fish included giants like the whale-sized Leedsichthys and the ambush predator Rhizodus, which had fangs and hunted on land and in water. Some early fish, like Haikouichthys, were among the earliest known forms of life. Other ancient fish, like the bichir, are still around today, demonstrating a long evolutionary lineage. Early and Ancient Fish Gigantic and Predatory Fish Evolutionary Significance…
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Northern, Miner’s Strikes Protest is in my blood. Geordie accent, NHS workers, the Beatles. Beaches in winter, building sandcastles anyway. Billy Elliot. I try to force myself to assimilate, speak in Geordie or even brummy, never in my dialect, never in the tongue of my people. Never show them fear, you were born here. But,…
