Here are a few posts from last weeks Greenpage that might be worth your time...
Dear White American Theater: #WeSeeYou Movement is 64,000 Strong and Counting
rescripted.org: The #WeSeeYou movement sweeping the nation is asking our theaters for accountability, and investments in anti-racism. The initial call to action was an open letter entitled “Dear White American Theater” launched at 7pm on June 9th. This letter invited the community to sign the petition in solidarity with this letter on www.weseeyouWAT.com. Since then they have received at the moment of this publishing over 64,000 signatures and counting.
The Dangers of Optical Illusionary Performative Activism
The Theatre Times: Dear white folks (and institutions) seeking to be true allies,
Resist the urge to pat yourselves on the back.
This process is never-ending.
If the following makes you defensive …
Good.
Resurgens: The Theater is Burning. We Should Let it Burn.
medium.com/@patrickrmyers: Located within Woodruff Park in Downtown Atlanta is a bronze monument. Dedicated in 1969 by The Rich Foundation, it was fashioned as a testament to the city of Atlanta’s resiliency after William T. Sherman burned its infrastructure to the ground during the Civil War. Ostensibly, it depicts a bird lifting a woman up and out of a raging fire. Aptly named Atlanta from the Ashes, it is better known by residents as The Phoenix. This ancient myth has become a symbol of Atlanta, both in its past as a city in flames, and its eventual future as a thriving metropolitan hub. This mythology is so intrinsic to Atlanta’s narrative that even its seal is an illustration of a phoenix. Atlanta’s motto? Resurgens, Latin for rising again.
Cody Renard Richard on Experiencing Racism as a Broadway Stage Manager, and a Call to Allies
Playbill: Cody Renard Richard, a production stage manager whose credits include Hamilton, Freestyle Love Supreme, and Kinky Boots, has taken to social to share some of the various ways he has experienced racism while working on Broadway.
Holding Theatre to Account
Exeunt Magazine: As protests against police violence, racism and white supremacy continue, both in the US and the UK, organisations of every kind have two different responses to make. One of these responses is public and immediate. It involves social media posts of support and solidarity with Black people, ones that can across as heartfelt or utterly hollow, depending on the track record that they’re built on.
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