History continues to repeat itself and we are once again witnessing and feeling the rage of generations of racialized oppression and institutionalized violence against black people.
We stand in solidarity with the black lives matter movement and against white supremacy. We all have a role to play in this fight and must channel our grief, rage and heartbreak into action. Mariame Kaba (@prisonculture) says, “hope is a discipline.” As educators, artists, and activists we have the power to envision and contribute to a more just world. We have the opportunity and responsibility to continue educating ourselves and others, work as allies, and take concrete actions that push infrastructural change grounded in equity, justice, and humanity. This effort must be done now in this urgent moment and is a commitment to ongoing and sustained activism. We offer up some resources to support this work below and encourage you to add to an expanded list collected HERE.
- ABOUT: Democracy Now, ‘From George Floyd to Chris Cooper: Ibram X. Kendi on “Racist Terror” Facing Black People in America’ (*Note – this video includes a short excerpt from the original video of Floyd’s killing)
- ABOUT: LA Times Op-Ed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: ‘Don’t understand the protests? What you’re seeing is people pushed to the edge’
- ACT: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co – A collection of petitions to sign, ways to donate, education resources
- ACT: Movement for Black Lives (M4BL): Week of Actions
- EDUCATE: St. Paul Teachers Union, ‘Justice for George Floyd: Actions and Resources’
- EDUCATE: Facing History, Bearing Witness: The Death of George Floyd
In community and solidarity,
NYU Art+Education
