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The Art of Justice 9: Decolonizing Places | Theirs and Ours

Join us in an open strategic discussion with Arlene Dávila, Nitasha Dhillion, Shellyne Rodriguez, and Marz Saffore to address these issues.

The activism by Decolonize This Place and The Mirror Manifesto prompted by El Museo's actions of community erasure and exclusion of Latinx creatives motivates this open discussion. It is important that our audiences understand the issues and the actions that must be taken to assure that cultural equity drives the cultural institutions that are charged with reflecting the diversity of our experiences. We know there are varied levels of understanding and therefore of actions. Historically Eurocentric institutions have reflected the ideology of the wealth and culture grounded in the superiority of their aesthetic. Institutions developed within our communities were designed to center the aesthetics and perspective of marginalized communities who are the children of whose free and exploited labored built this nation and whose art is housed in Eurocentric institutions to enhance their wealth.

The panel will address how the importance of defending the Ideology of our communities and cultural institutions move forward.

Program curated by Dr. Marta Moreno Vega, Founder of Creative Justice Initiative and Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute.

Photo Credit: Activists protesting against the continued presence of Warren Kanders on the board of the Whitney Museum. Photo by Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images.