Written by Young People in the Arts | 17th June 2020
The YPIA committee have been closely following the Black Lives Matter movement, and have been deeply affected by the events leading to protests across the US and UK. Over the past few weeks we have been listening, learning and reflecting as a committee on what we can do at YPIA to effect positive change and to advocate for equality across our industry.
As an organisation our purpose is to create a space for people to network with one another, to share knowledge, and to inspire the next generation of arts professionals and change makers. It is therefore vitally important that we work to keep the issue of diversity and inclusion at the forefront of our programme to help you, our members and subscribers, take meaningful steps towards making a difference - both personally and more widely within your organisations.
We have created a blog with a list of resources so we can continue to educate ourselves on racism and the ways our sector can improve. Our intention is to update this blog regularly so do check back for new resources. If you have any suggestions for resources that we should be including, just email info@ypia.co.uk
As part of our 20/21 season we are planning on programming a series of seminars focusing on multicultural histories in the arts, whether that’s classical music, museums, theatre or other art forms. We are also looking at how we can facilitate a space for discussion on racism in the arts and what we can be doing to make changes.
We welcome any feedback and ideas, so please do not hesitate to get in touch.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RESOURCES WITH AN ARTS & CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FOCUS
Blogs & threads
- A thread of what arts organisations should and shouldn't be doing by Museum Detox: https://twitter.com/museum_detox/status/1268230499...
- A thread of suggestions for organisational leaders by Gaylene Gould: https://twitter.com/gaylene_g/status/1268211821061...
- Pagan-Lily Phillips of Create Jobs offers five actions to support BLM: https://www.createjobslondon.org/blog/blacklivesma...
- A piece of speculative fiction by Hassan Vawda https://medium.com/@hassanevawda/a-statement-from-...
Articles
- BAME artists hold the sector to account by Arts Professional: https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/news/bame-artis...
- Live Nation's Alexandra Ampofo on discrimination in music: https://www.musicweek.com/opinion/read/i-ve-experi...
Organisations, collectives & opportunities
- Creative Access: https://creativeaccess.org.uk/
- Arts Emergency: https://arts-emergency.org/
- Museum Detox: https://www.museumdetox.org/
- Brilliant Routes, a Clore Leadership strand of programming focused on progression routes for BAME/POC leaders: https://www.cloreleadership.org/news-events/events...
- CharitySoWhite: https://charitysowhite.org/
- Diversity-led theatre and arts companies: https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/b...
- Inc Arts: https://incarts.uk/
- #TheShowMustBePaused https://www.theshowmustbepaused.com/about
Instagram
- Black Artists You Should Be Following on Instagram: https://www.popsugar.co.uk/smart-living/black-arti...
- Black Authors, Activists, Artists and more: https://theeverygirl.com/14-inspiring-black-women-...
- Dope Black Art: https://www.instagram.com/dopeblackart/?hl=en
GENERAL RESOURCES
Videos
- Ibram X Kendi, author and historian, How to build an antiracist world: https://www.ted.com/talks/ibram_x_kendi_the_differ...
Podcasts
- Podcasts About The Black British Experience & Race In The UK: https://www.bustle.com/p/podcasts-about-the-black-...
Instagram
- The Great Unlearn: https://www.instagram.com/thegreatunlearn/
- @laylafsaad, author of Me and White Supremacy: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBNvIIypeo8/
- @changingwomxn: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAytnrxl4Xz/"
- Netflix series thread @unity.celeste: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA3aXaDlnmk/
- Books, media and podcasts thread @goodgoodgoodco: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAvbZyVh1xc/
Guides
- Service Direct: Resource guide for people of colour in the skilled trade industry https://
servicedirect.com/resources/ poc-in-the-trades/
Books
- Natives: Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire, Akala
- Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge NB: the author has asked people not to buy the book and instead borrow from a friend and donate to: @MNFreedomFund
- Ebooks - currently free to read:
- Who do you serve, who do your protect?, edited by Joe Macaré, Maya Schenwar, and Alana Yu-lan Price: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/952-who-do-yo...
- The End of Policing, Alex S. Vitale: https://www.versobooks.com/books/2817-the-end-of-p...
Charities
- 10 anti-racism charities in the UK: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/black-liv...
.0af71f.jpg)
.ec8cc4.png)