by Mufson, Michael | May 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Monumental Home | Values & Agreements | Galleries | Resources | Framework | Action Taking Action In the process of creating Ending The Silence, one overriding concept became very clear. Becoming an antiracist requires an ongoing commitment to actively working for...
by Mufson, Michael | May 13, 2021 | ETS Extras, Monumental Gallery, Uncategorized
A: I’m afraid. B: I know. A: I don’t know why. B: It’s uncomfortable. And scary. A: What is? B: The truth. A: Yeah. One time I told the truth and it got me in a whole lot of trouble and created a whole big unnecessary mess, and the whole thing could have been...
by Mufson, Michael | May 10, 2021 | Monumental Gallery, Uncategorized
Monumental Home | All Galleries | this is (not) indian country | Audio • Poetry • Spoken Word | Visual Art | Written Text | English 202 Memorials | Interviews | All Response Walls | On The Street Videos Early in the rehearsals for the Ending The Silence live...
by Mufson, Michael | May 5, 2021 | Monumental Gallery, Poetry, Uncategorized
The shape of things by Chazelle Evans If white were suddenly black How long would it take For the shape of things to change. Punishment, Education And Financial Future Secure. Housing and Healthcare Available now, All hoops condense to one door Brutal Unjust act we...
by Mufson, Michael | May 5, 2021 | Essay, Monumental Gallery, Uncategorized
The Modern Machine by Nathaniel Mitchell The sound of rivers flushing with fresh water fills yours ears, along with the sound of birds flying all around. As you walk throughout this enchanted forest you see all forms of life all around you including some deer as...
by Mufson, Michael | May 5, 2021 | Essay, Monumental Gallery
Jacob Merrick Professor LesperanceMulticultural Studies 10030 April 2021 My Explanation Dear White People My name is Jacob Merrick, I live in Escondido, California and I am white. I’ve grown up in a city that is full of poor Hispanics. I’ve lived in the same house for...
by Mufson, Michael | May 4, 2021 | Monumental Gallery, Poetry, Uncategorized
Why? Why him? by Alyssa Bobczynski Why? Why a monument honoring Nathan Bedford Forrest? Forrest was a man of division, hate, and superiority. He was a man that breeds division of race, man-kind, and horrendous acts. Forrest was a “grand wizard” of the Klu Klux...
by Mufson, Michael | May 4, 2021 | Monumental Gallery, Poetry, Uncategorized
Monumental Haiku by Luz Olea “Our Voices” How many times Will we be silenced again We need to be heard When will we unite Fighting the stereotypes Together as one We will come as one To break all the barriers, All the social injustice “One Nation” How long till we are...
by Mufson, Michael | May 4, 2021 | Essay, Monumental Gallery, Uncategorized
Madeline Austin It Takes All of Us A Short Essay on Race Written to White People, from A White WomanMadeline Austin I did not encounter racism until I was sixteen. I grew up in a predominately white suburban area. I am white, so it was not racism directed...
by Mufson, Michael | May 4, 2021 | Monumental Gallery, Poetry, Uncategorized
Flag by Shiann Seale Red as the blood that covered my fore fathers hands. Fighting a Civil War against the southern man. Blue as the song the Negro sang. As the master sets the blocks for his family to hang. White as the cotton slaves were forced to pick. Defiance...
