@interactivate

Recovering museum professional, now working in local government. PhD in tourism. Collector of life experiences.

 Kaurna country, Australia
reganforrest.com.au
Joined November 2009
  • Tweets26.2K
  • Following2K
  • Followers2.1K
527Media
Regan Forrest retweeted
Dr Helen Ingram
@drhingram30 Sep 2023
When life gives you demons, make demonade
108
2,504
195
14,525
923,829
Regan Forrest retweeted
Neil Renic@NC_Renic30 Sep 2023
PhDs reviving under appreciated arguments from the 1970s
8
469
68
7,238
432,456
Regan Forrest retweeted
Liz Power@epuddick9 Aug 2023
If you have ever wondered why it is so hard right now to run a arts/museum/heritage organisation, this thread is for you. So well put, what we all know, and it’s just not talked about. The elephant in the room at every meeting and conference.
Tarek Iskander@TarekIskander18 Aug 2023
Oh no Kenneth you've got me started! Every case is different, & let's be clear these jobs are generally well paid & a huge privilege, but fwiw here's my take on the post-covid challenges that are making the roles feel more difficult than ever (all of which relate to resources)🧵
1
3
18
2,473
Mabo Day is marked annually on 3 June. It commemorates Mer Island man Eddie Koiki Mabo and his successful efforts to overturn the legal fiction of terra nullius, or ‘land belonging to noone’. bit.ly/3fzyxlM 🧵1/5 #Reconciliation #BeAVoice #NRW2023 #MaboDay
1
86
3
240
13,656
Regan Forrest retweeted
Thomas Mayo@thomasmayo2314 Apr 2023
My article about how to help. “I want Australians to see our country in all its glory — unified with many millennia of connection to our lands. A nation without the gaps in life expectancy & incarceration rates that are the burden of our colonial past.“ crikey.com.au/2023/04/11/tho… – at Brisbane, Queensland
100
180
10
646
36,685
Regan Forrest retweeted
@MOfP@MOfP20216 Apr 2023
Eggs as engagement devices #Easter #Museums
A poem.. We know that you came for the egg hunt. But maybe you stayed for the art. Maybe you learned bits of history. If you’re interest was piqued that’s a start. We know that you came for the egg hunt. But the dwell time you spent was increased. Perhaps you felt welcomed and stayed to learn more. So at least your engagement increased.

ALT A poem.. We know that you came for the egg hunt. But maybe you stayed for the art. Maybe you learned bits of history. If you’re interest was piqued that’s a start. We know that you came for the egg hunt. But the dwell time you spent was increased. Perhaps you felt welcomed and stayed to learn more. So at least your engagement increased.

We know that you came for the egg hunt. But we made you explore our whole site. As we wouldn’t hand over the chocolate based treat. ‘Til some knowledge was passed, although slight. We know that you came for the egg hunt. Some think that must mean dumbing down. But if we engaged you to come back again. And sparked interest, then who is the clown?

ALT We know that you came for the egg hunt. But we made you explore our whole site. As we wouldn’t hand over the chocolate based treat. ‘Til some knowledge was passed, although slight. We know that you came for the egg hunt. Some think that must mean dumbing down. But if we engaged you to come back again. And sparked interest, then who is the clown?

1
8
1,002
Years of cost-cutting measures have left Australia’s national galleries, libraries, archives and museums in dire straits. Looking back at 35 years of cuts: @OurANU @Macquarie_Uni #Auspol bit.ly/3nAybmy
10
15
6,058
Regan Forrest retweeted
Megan Wegenke@MegWegenke1 Feb 2023
I don't completely know how to explain this, but as a cat owner you quickly learn that "absence of cat (chill)" and "absence of cat (suspicious)" are two very different kinds of silence
226
20,381
947
166,473
4,287,355
IIRC eating disorders have the highest fatality rate of any mental illness and overwhelmingly affect women and girls so of course a woman working in that field should be shat all over. By two old men.
25
30
5
284
30,750
Yes (for now)
2
2
160
This thread. Damn.
Erin Bow@erinbowbooks6 Jan 2023
I just read -- in the book SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO by Jess Hill -- about the incident in Stockholm for which Stockholm Syndrome is named, and I am royally pissed off on behalf of all women, buckle up.
9
65
1
286
69,605
Regan Forrest retweeted
Hend Amry
@LibyaLiberty7 Jan 2023
Also: Harry says William uses the same spoon for the peanut butter and jam. In a press statement, William rebuked the outrageous claim by saying “rich coming from a guy who opens cereal boxes by tearing the folding flaps, rendering the box unclosable.”
Vinny Thomas@vinn_ayy7 Jan 2023
Okay we need to wrap it up folks
4
18
185
25,931
Replying to @librarycongress @llarisah
@librarycongress @llarisah
10
226
12,590
The world will be a much better place when we stop mistaking height for charisma, confidence for wisdom and wealth for success.
2
6
1
33
2,400
I’m 37 years old and I run a £0 portfolio of companies. This is my daily routine:
A screenshot of my calendar with entries corresponding to the lyrics of PARKLIFE on it

ALT A screenshot of my calendar with entries corresponding to the lyrics of PARKLIFE on it

85
1,002
46
10,997
"Good girl" conditioning has us seeking external validation over internal needs. Ultimately, this causes self betrayal and we wake up one day with no awareness of who we actually are, and what we actually want.
41
618
78
4,706
i trained an ai chatbot on my childhood journal entries - so that i could engage in real-time dialogue with my "inner child" some reflections below:
553
6,193
2,441
44,902
pre-elon twitter: pls free me from this hellsite post-elon twitter: Everyday with you all has been a gift. I owe my career, my friendships, and my marriage to this community. I’ve fostered compassion and activism each and everyday with you all, fighting the good fight (1/40)
430
19,472
1,269
159,942
Regan Forrest retweeted
nerve haver@nervehaver8 Nov 2022
transvestigators having a normal one
AskAubry 🦋 🐆🦝
@ask_aubry7 Nov 2022
Ya hear that ladies, no more jeans and sneakers. 🙄
2
2
20
Daylight Saving Time is increasingly hard to notice when my digital are devices are like, "What? Nothing happened. We know what time it is." And my stove is left blinking and screaming, "IT HAPPENED! TIME SHIFTED UNNATURALLY! THEY'RE ALL LYING! ONLY I KNOW! ONLY I REMEMBER!"
331
13,177
573
90,092
Load more