CARYN FRANKLIN
In the current climate of BLM culture and our personal complicity of staying silent about race inequality, we have the power to change things NOW. As a member of FACE www.weareface.uk I’m calling on white academics AND white students to step up on behalf of Black and Brown colleagues and friends. You may never have given much thought about your race or the white-centred experience and comfort of living your life without racism. This is your priviledge. Start thinking about it.
“In the current climate of BLM culture and our personal complicity of staying silent about race inequality, we have the power to change things NOW”
Use your priviledge and your power NOW to acknowledge the lack of race diversity in your learning environment. How many Black or Brown students are on your course? How many Black and Brown lecturers teach on a regular basis? What about visiting lecturers or presentations from Black or Brown industry experts to enhance learning of our global marketplace? If we are white, we must acknowledge our lack of race knowledge and the alienation young creatives of colour are feeling and experiencing without the encouragement and support of permanent lecturers or regular visitors who understand the debilitating way racism works.
We are not delivering quality for students of any race (white included) when we don’t present diverse perspectives. And we are not supporting the too few Black and Brown academics in our system by ignoring the many race inequality barriers to recruitment, progression and flourishing for all people of colour.
Young-creatives, FACE needs you to add your voice to our drive for race equality by filling in this 5-minute survey – you can be from any Art - School discipline. Survey here https://v4tfm4r3aj9.typeform.com/to/pojqMg6e
And to all white academics come and join me and other white academics from around the country to discuss radical progress. Be empowered to take your demands for change back to your institution. We need more Black and Brown academics in our system now. Help us to dismantle systems and create new pathways.
Caryn Franklin MBE on denial and defending against internalised racism and white privilege; a pointless, self-centered exercise. https://www.weareface.uk/blog/white-denial
Apply here https://www.weareface.uk/contact
Want to learn more read this simple FACE post https://www.weareface.uk/blog/see-my-face.
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