ANTI-RACISM ACTION STATEMENT

coLAB Arts is only as strong as the advocacy partners, artists, and community members who choose to bring us into their spaces and tell their stories. Thank you for making us strong.

Strong enough to know that the small gains we make towards forwarding our anti-racist mission aren’t summits but steps.

Strong enough to recognize that we are a senior staff of two white men, with an all white board, and a primarily white volunteer base.

Strong enough to confront the fact that we’re based in a politically blue city, in a blue county, in a blue state, which makes it inexcusable for us to settle for performative or empty gestures.

This is our Action Statement. A reaffirmation of our anti-racist mission and a new commitment to dismantle white supremacy.

We will be transparent and we will stumble. And we invite you to join us in holding our organization accountable.

Black Lives Matter.

coLAB Arts' storytelling is defined by the individual experiences comprised in its work. We've invited members of the coLAB Arts community to share their personal anti-racist statements so serve as part of our collective response. If you'd like to add your statement, all are welcome and can be shared here: http://www.colab-arts.org/anti-racism-statement-form.