Lift Every Voice and VOTE!

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Día de los Muertos begins tomorrow and asks us to exchange mourning for a moment of beauty and community as folks come together to celebrate those who have passed. Let's not let darkness overwhelm us as we fall deeper into autumn; Día de los Muertos shows us that there are other ways. We invite you now to read on and engage with resources, learnings, and upcoming programs in our August Offering.

Doubling Down + Ready to Go!

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Like you, we’ve been watching the news and scrolling our feeds with feelings of anxiety, dread, heartbreak, and rage about the elections, genocide and famine, and seemingly every type of anti-humanity policy under the sun. But we’re not backing down, and we’re ready to double down and pushback on the pushback to core human values! We invite you now to engage with resources, upcoming programs, and offerings in our April Offering.

Summer Reminds Us To Rise

Summer has historically been a time for movement-building. And with both Pride celebrations and the legacy of Juneteenth this month, there is much to honor, celebrate, and continue to fight for! And we are seeing powerful responses from people on the front lines. In the spirit of summer action, we offer resources centering BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities in our summer offering.

National Day of Mourning 2022

Today marks the 53rd National Day of Mourning, a day to honor Indigenous people, ancestors, and the generations who have survived. It is a day to uplift Indigenous culture despite a legacy of genocide. On this National Day of Mourning, we invite you to learn about an Indigenous-led environmental, cultural, and political movement that seeks to place Indigenous land back in Indigenous hands and to explore resources, and initiatives for Land reclamation.

Where Are We Now? Spring Forward To Renewal + Justice

In this issue, we examine recent events and anniversaries in U.S. history to identify where our purpose and where new voices continue to emerge in this current moment. Through poetry and testimonials, participants reflect on their experiences in two key programs at artEquity and we offer resources for the days ahead.

National Day of Mourning 2021

In this offering we reflect on the National Day of Mourning. Though millions of Americans celebrate the Thanksgiving Day holiday with the mythology of Native American hospitality and Pilgrim benevolence taught in our schools across the country, every November, many Indigenous people choose to reject these narratives and instead seek to uplift and affirm their culture on the National Day of Mourning. As our country wrestles with what and whose history should be taught in schools, reflected in popular culture, and remembered in our history books, this National Day of Mourning is an opportunity for every person to re-examine what they know about U.S. history. To be in solidarity is not complicated.

Leaders Saying NAH + Finding Peace

In this offering we focus on healing and wellness, hear from artEquity Deputy Director, Michael Robertson, about documenting a movement through our web-series, Talking Back; hear from trustees and leaders who are ushering antiracist values in their institutions; and provide wellness resources from sound bath to inclusive body movement.​

Collaborative Giving + BIPOC Surviving PWIs + Disability Justice

In this month’s offering, we invoke the power of nourishing self through Community: a powerful land acknowledgement from Lauren E. Turner; a process for vetting racism and other bigotries by Mica Cole; and therapist Ginger Klee shares how the trauma of existing in this world as a Black, Indigenous, Person of Color can impact our mental well-being. 

End of Year + Growth + Looking Forward

At the end of our 5th year, we are excited to grow our staff, expand our core facilitation team, launch two new initiatives, and increase the alumni community to well over 200! 

In this newsletter we are sharing 2019 highlights, shoutouts, and resources shared by this year's National Facilitator Training cohort and our team.

Freedom, Freedom!

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It’s now the summer of 2024 and it’s fitting that sixty years after Freedom Summer, in the wake of such moments as the Black Lives Matter movement and this spring's student protests, that we find ourselves once again to be not just motivated, but excited to organize, to share resources, and to get people to the voting booth. We invite you now to read on and engage with resources, learnings, and upcoming programs in our August Offering.

The Promise of Spring

Winter is slowly coming to an end and the promise of spring is present. We have used the winter to put down deeper roots and come spring, we will grow even stronger in community. We invite you now to engage with resources, upcoming programs, and offerings in our March Offering. 

Still We Rise

As we enter a new year- Still We Rise. We reinvest in our daily work as activists and artists, continuing our calls for justice. We will always find our own way forward. We invite you to engage with resources, upcoming programs, and offerings in artEquity’s February Offering. 

Fall Forward: We will not go back.

In this issue, find examples of those who continue to instill hope in their communities, strategies for self-care, resources, and upcoming events and programs to aid you in strengthening your own practices and continuing forward into the fall.

Supporting BIPOC 3-6-5.

In this issue, we offer resources and opportunities to find support and foster growth throughout the year. We will be supporting BIPOC communities 365 a year. We support you in doing the same!

 It’s Harvest Time. We gather and prepare for the work ahead.

In this offering we honor the contributions of those who came before us, amplify opportunities that will help us thrive, rediscover the fruits of seeds planted that support the work ahead, and share resources that will help sustain our practices.  Learn more about the Harvest.

Recipe for Social Change + Daily Antiracist Practices

Reflecting on this year we are reminded of the necessity of self realization to self actualization. This month the team shares some reflections, tips, and resources as we close out 2020 and prepare for the New Year. Thank you for being part of our circle. We are honored to create and heal alongside you.

Addressing anti-Blackness + Resources for Black People

As we work towards collective liberation, we recognize the need for non-Black people to name anti-Blackness, to act to disrupt it and to not do business as usual. We recognize the need for white people to move back in terms of hoarding resources and to move up and take action. And we recognize the need to support healing for Black people. We have designed this month’s content with that in mind.

Disrupt + Dismantle

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This spring’s student protests are part of a long line of organized, nonviolent acts of civil disobedience by students and community members that have helped change the course of history. When we know how power is being used, we can move to disrupt, dismantle, and create new systems. Let’s disrupt and dismantle in the name of love and justice! We invite you now to engage with resources, upcoming programs, and offerings in our June Offering.

In Community, We Find Sustenance

As the days become shorter and violence continues to escalate the world over, our hearts are heavy, broken, and full. Where can we find wisdom to settle our hearts? What lessons can guide us now? We say: In Community, We Find Sustenance. We invite you to engage with resources, upcoming programs, and offerings in our November Offering.

Joy + Justice: Let's Lead with Joy

At the close of another year, we find it vital to pause and reflect on the lessons we have learned. In our work as artists and activists we are called to it with a sense of purpose and protecting our energy and taking care of ourselves becomes essential….Find joy in the pursuit of justice, wellness, and self-care in this December offering!
 

Summer of Justice:  We Comin' 
Justice is Calling!

Historically, summer has been a time of revolution and in this issue, we call on our community to join us in action for Summer of Justice: We Comin,' a campaign that reminds us of who we are in the midst of tumult and pushback. It’s a reminder that we are strong, we are here, and we still comin’!  You'll find updates on opportunities this summer and meet two new artEquity staff members!

 Creating Lasting Change

In this issue, we are bringing you inspiration from our team in the form of reflections, resources, and a playlist to carry you forward into 2022. Because what these past two years have taught us, is that lasting change is about listening, answering the call, and sharing our tools and support.

Intersectional Legacies + Practicing Accountability

This newsletter is an offering of opportunities (accountability practices, supporting pronouns, and summer + fall programming) to connect and commune with cojourners on our path to vitality and resources to learn more about June’s commemorations.

Get Yo Justice On! Our Fall Programing is Here.

This is a time for growing and harvesting our external and interior worlds. Let's look deeply inward, so we can continue to be present, active, and ready for the coming change! In this offering we share our gift of space for BIPOC Leaders, resources for BIPOC surviving in Predominantly White Institutions, and training to fortify our ongoing journey to Justice. Let us open the vibration of abundance, healing, and tenderness.

A Tribute to Diane Rodriguez + Values-Based Leadership 

The toll on our well being is real--layoffs, emotional and mental exhaustion, grief, heightened xenophobia, increased deaths, immigration raids, anxiety of the unknown AND known--we are in a time where adversity is amplified. But here’s what else we have witnessed--the way in which we are witnessing folks hold and lift each other up in this moment is a testament to the abundance of adaptive community-building.