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Exchange: AICA-USA Must Hire an Independent Anti-racist Consultant
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Posted by: moveon
Deadline: Sat, August 1st, 2020
Dear Friends,
I just signed the petition "AICA-USA Must Hire an Independent Anti-racist Consultant" and wanted to ask if you could add your name too.
This campaign means a lot to me and the more support we can get behind it, the better chance we have of succeeding. You can read more and sign the petition here:
Thank you!
TO: AICA-USA Board AICA-USA Must Hire an Independent Anti-racist Consultant JC Campaign created by John Corso-EsquivelAICA-USA members have continued to use its member’s listserve to promote deep-seated racist beliefs and an environment hostile to critics of color. AICA-USA has proven unequipped to counteract this longstanding, institutionally-hosted racism.
AICA-USA’s Board must hire an independent consultant to do a thorough study and lead the organization to develop an actively anti-racist environment for the benefit of its members and the art community-at-large.
Why is this important?Art critics can serve as reproducers of racist ideology or as agents of change. As Ibram X. Kendi’s work suggests, there can be no such thing as a nonracist art critic. There are only racist art critics or anti-racist art critics. Some of AICA-USA’s membership has deployed racist, hateful speech masquerading as a legitimate debate about the role of race in the discipline. AICA-USA must stop using its infrastructure to give voice to this thinly veiled white supremacist hate speech. It is time for AICA-USA to reimagine itself as an agent for equality, equity, and anti-racist change.
John
P.S. Can you also take a moment to share the petition with others? It’s really easy – all you need to do is forward this email or share this link on Facebook or Twitter:
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/aica-usa-must-hire-an-independent-anti-racist-consultant?share=e5fe2ff1-ce58-41fd-a64a-1ed6f733054a&source=email-share-button&utm_medium=&utm_source=email
Posted on Thu, June 11th, 2020
Expires on Sat, August 1st, 2020
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