city-dialogue on culture & anti-racist practices- legacies
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City-dialogue on culture & anti-racist practices-race, colonial and slavery legacies
Agenda
14:00 – 14:10 - Introduction by Eurocities
14:10 – 14:40 - The Glasgow Experience
14:40 – 15:00 - The Lisbon Experience
15:00 – 15:20 - Time for questions & interaction
15:20 – 15:30 - Conclusions & next steps by Glasgow
David McDonald
Depute Leader of Glasgow City Council and City Convener for Culture, Vibrancy & International Cooperation.
Councillor Graham CampbellVeteran political campaigner and community activist who, in May 2017, was elected as Glasgow's first African Caribbean Councillor
Naomi ShobaSenior manager within Glasgow Life, working as an agent for change on equity, antiracism, programming, curatorial practice, and organisational improvement
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2019 GLASGOW UNIVERSITY REPARATIONS
ARTS AND LEISURE TRUST
GLASGOW LIFE
AGENT FOR CHANGE
ANTI RACISM
The beauty of anti-racism is that you don't
have to pretend to be free of racism to be
an anti-racist. Anti-racism is the
commitment to fight racism wherever you
find it, including in yourself. And it's the only
way forward.
Ijeoma Oluo
ANTIRACIST PRACTICE • The agreement
• Courage | Speak Our Truth | Make mistakes
• Transactional and Transformational
• Time | Training | Targets
• White identity
• Care
• Grants| Commissioning
• Casting | Contracts
• Antiracism is a standing agenda item
• Accountable | responsible
“Remember: white
supremacy is not a shark;
it is the water.”
Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre
SHARING INSIGHT, LEARNING AND PRACTICE
• What approaches have your cities taken to anti-racist cultural practice?
• What has worked well for you and why?
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Joana Gomes CardosoPresident of EGEAC, Lisbon municipal company for the management of cultural venues.
CityDialogue on Culture& Anti-racistPracticesThe Lisbon Case
The official narrativeGlobal and Tolerant City
The official narrativeGlobal and Tolerant City
history books
monuments
legal limitations regarding data
Counteringthe narrativeusing the monuments to tell other stories
Counteringthenarrativeusing the monumentsto tell other stories
Kiliange
Atlântico Vermelho e
Racismo e Cidania
Dedicated
an art
Gallery to
post-
colonialismGrada Kilomba
(impact since then)
Artists in
main stages
and city
feastsBuraka Som Sistema
Festas de Lisboa
Torre de Belém
Time for Questions & Interactions
Conclusions and next steps byGlasgow
Thank you for joining us.
Take care and stay safe!