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Street Art Installation: "A Space for White People"
SubRosa features a new surprise "street art" installation.
Questions of the day:
- What can SubRosa do to further challenge racism?
- What are you doing to fight the institution of racism in your communities?
For more information:
http://www.subrosaproject.org/2011/04/stre...
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When I arrived at SubRosa this morning, there was large red graffiti written across the asphalt in front of the door:
SUBROSA: A SPACE FOR WHITE PEOPLE.
LOOK AROUND.
WHAT TO YOU REALLY DO
TO FIGHT RACISM?
I put up a chalk board calling attention to our new anti-racist street art installation.
It spurred a lot of conversation during my shift. There were regulars who are people of color who looked a little incredulous, sort of a "What am I? Chopped liver?" expression.
It got me thinking. What ARE we doing to fight racism? Well, I made a list:
* SubRosa regularly hosts anti-racism events.
* Being John Brown, an anti-racist collective has hosted movies at SubRosa.
* There are numerous books in the Anarchist Library hosted at SubRosa dealing with issues of racism.
* An anti-racist Free School class, Confronting Whiteness was held at SubRosa just this Sunday.
* People aren't required to BUY something to spend time at SubRosa, which makes a difference to poor people who are disproportionately people of color
* Street people, who again are disproportionately people of color, are welcome at SubRosa
* Police, on the other hand, are NOT welcome at SubRosa, which helps keep people of color safe from their institutional racism
* Fascists and white supremacists are similarly NOT welcome at SubRosa
* SubRosa is available to host your anti-racist event if you are willing to put energy into organizing one.
There is so much more we could do to fight racism, no doubt, and we are open to your suggestions.
SUBROSA: A SPACE FOR WHITE PEOPLE.
LOOK AROUND.
WHAT TO YOU REALLY DO
TO FIGHT RACISM?
I put up a chalk board calling attention to our new anti-racist street art installation.
It spurred a lot of conversation during my shift. There were regulars who are people of color who looked a little incredulous, sort of a "What am I? Chopped liver?" expression.
It got me thinking. What ARE we doing to fight racism? Well, I made a list:
* SubRosa regularly hosts anti-racism events.
* Being John Brown, an anti-racist collective has hosted movies at SubRosa.
* There are numerous books in the Anarchist Library hosted at SubRosa dealing with issues of racism.
* An anti-racist Free School class, Confronting Whiteness was held at SubRosa just this Sunday.
* People aren't required to BUY something to spend time at SubRosa, which makes a difference to poor people who are disproportionately people of color
* Street people, who again are disproportionately people of color, are welcome at SubRosa
* Police, on the other hand, are NOT welcome at SubRosa, which helps keep people of color safe from their institutional racism
* Fascists and white supremacists are similarly NOT welcome at SubRosa
* SubRosa is available to host your anti-racist event if you are willing to put energy into organizing one.
There is so much more we could do to fight racism, no doubt, and we are open to your suggestions.
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