


The slogan "Black Lives Matter" itself remains untrademarked by any group. While there are specific organizations that label themselves simply as "Black Lives Matter," such as the Black Lives Matter Global Network, the overall movement is a decentralized network of people and organizations with no formal hierarchy. The movement and its related organizations typically advocate for various policy changes considered to be related to black liberation. It started following the killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Rekia Boyd, among others. Its primary concerns are incidents of police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people. 73, No.A Black Lives Matter die-in over rail tracks, protesting alleged police brutality in Saint Paul, Minnesota (September 20, 2015)īlack Lives Matter ( BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people. “Racial Encounters, Ruptures, and Reckonings: Art Curriculum Futurity in the Wake of Black Lives Matter”Īrt Education, Vol.Power and Control: Responding to Social Injustice With Photographic Memes.From the Streets to the Students: Tion Bukue and Empowerment Through Graffiti.Art to Bring About Change: The Work of Tyree GuytonĬass Fey, Ryan Shin, Shana Cinquemani, and Catherine Marino.The following are resources that can be used in the classroom and beyond to foster dialogue about and understanding of why Black Lives Matter. Positive School Culture and Climate Īrt Education Journal Instructional ResourcesĮach issue of NAEA’s Art Education Journal includes an instructional resource. Reaching Learners who have Experienced Trauma

Use of Imagery, Cultural Appropriation and Socially Just Practices Visual Arts Education and Social Justice We are sharing the following position statements that can be helpful in communicating the need for social change and also may be helpful in supporting your students.ĭiversity in Visual Art Education Īttracting Diversity into the Profession įreedom of Speech Through Visual Expression NAEA’s platform and position statements relate to national issues or topics of interest to the profession and/or field of visual arts education and advances the mission of the organization. See the NAEA ED&I page to follow this work as it unfolds this summer. Commissioners work in concert with the NAEA Board of Directors, state association affiliates, and members to respond to previously unaddressed and newly emerging issues, to advance NAEA ED&I priorities, and sustain the work already begun by the NAEA National Task Force on Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion.ĭuring June and July of 2020, the ED&I Commission is working with NAEA Board members to prioritize recommendations made by the ED&I Task Force, conducting a gap analysis and establishing actionable language, timelines, and assignments for each recommendation.
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President-Elect of the National Art Education Association Chair of the NAEA Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Commission Professor of Arts Education, Syracuse University for insight and suggested actions for art educators.ĭownload “Black Lives Matter: An Open Letter to Art Educators on Constructing an Anti-Racist Agenda” NAEA Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion CommissionĮstablished in 2019, the NAEA Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) Commission is working to ensure an inclusive art education professional community open to all. Read “Black Lives Matter: An Open Letter to Art Educators on Constructing an Anti-Racist Agenda” written by Dr. Black Lives Matter: An Open Letter to Art Educators on Constructing an Anti-Racist Agenda
