S3 Ep4: Live from A Day of Purpose: Decolonizing Arts Education with Black Lives Matter at School

<p>During this episode of Why Change? co-host Karla meets with Tamara Anderson who moderated an event recently—in partnership with the Teaching Artists Guild, Zinn Education Project, Black Lives Matter at School, and Creative Generation—titled, “A Day of Purpose: Decolonizing Arts Education with Black Lives Matter at School.” This event was a professional development opportunity for teaching artists that focuses on the ongoing activations and reflections from BLM at School’s Year of Purpose, which aims to uplift Black students and undo institutional racism. </p> <p>In this episode you’ll learn:</p> <ul> <li><p>About ongoing issues that teaching artists face with school districts and employers who are banning reading material in classrooms;</p> </li> <li><p>Discover resources for teaching artists to use in expanding their curriculum with a lens to Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI); and</p> </li> <li><p>How to start conversations with their employers about broadening the canon of artists that are represented in their programming.</p> </li> </ul> <p>Some things from the episode:</p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://native-land.ca/">Digital Native Land Map</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.blacklivesmatteratschool.com/curriculum.html">Black Lives Matter at School Curriculum</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.weseeyouwat.com/">Principles for Building Anti-Racist Theatre Systems</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://journals.scholarsportal.info/details/19298692/v01i0001/nfp_dinam.xml">&quot;Decolonization is not a metaphor&quot;</a> by Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang</p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.dcareaeducators4socialjustice.org/news/dc-beyond-blm-week-2023">Examples from Black Lives Matter at School Week in DC this year</a></p> </li> </ul> <p>Tamara Anderson is a multi-talented actor, singer, writer, and director. She has been featured in musicals and plays across the country and in multiple TV, film, and commercials like The Blacklist and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. She is an advocate f