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TOWARDS AN ANTI-OPPRESSION MUSEUM MANIFESTO
nikhil trivediSenior Systems Analyst, Art Institute of Chicago@nikhiltri | nikhiltrivedi.com
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“There are so many kids in this country who… think to themselves, well, that’s not a place for me, for
someone who looks like me.”
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States of America
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“I observe how youth of color are treated in the space, because it affects whether or not I view it as welcoming
of part of my community.”
Shonettia Monique, Healing Justice Activist
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#igniteMCN #MCN2015 AORTA Collective's Iceberg of Oppression
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“There is no such thing as a single-issue struggle because we
do not live single-issue lives.”
Audre Lorde
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Tanuja Jagernauth, Prison Abolitionist, Artist,
Healing Justice Organizer
“I love museums that respectfully
hold a space for me to see aspects of
myself, my history, my people without
feeling like a museum piece,
myself.”
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“There’s more value in how we wonder about things
than what we know about them.”
Jim McDonald, Herbalist
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“We are only here tonight because some time ago,
someone collected something.”
Tim Svenonius, IgniteMCN 2013
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“It is difficult to be in some museum exhibits and not connect their
‘artifacts’ to colonialism, genocide, rape, and murder.”
Ni’Ja Whitson, Queer Interdisciplinary Artist, Activist
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“Reflection + Action
= Change”
Paulo Freire
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THANKS!
nikhil trivediSenior Systems Analyst, Art Institute of Chicago@nikhiltri | nikhiltrivedi.com