Race Forward and Americans for the Arts are excited to announce a new initiative, the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy.
This annual event, hosted in partnership with local communities, brings people of all identities and backgrounds together to spark action towards creating a just, multiracial democracy.
The inaugural event will be held Friday, September 27 through Saturday, October 5, 2024, in towns, cities, counties, and states across the country.
Together with local arts and culture institutions and community-based organizations, these events will spark conversations that touch on history, how it shapes our present, and how everyday people are organizing to build an equitable and racially just future. These events will also inspire action that community members can take together to create a truly, just, multiracial democracy—starting in their own neighborhoods.
This is what the Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy is about. It’s about bringing people together through arts, culture, and creativity, in order to:
- Learn about our history and how it shapes our present;
- Listen to the people most impacted by injustice in this country about how we advance a vision of a just, multiracial democracy;
- Elevate the work of local arts and culture institutions, particularly in communities of color, that can resonate this vision through truth-telling and creativity;
- Spark collective action to advance racial justice, so that we can make our vision into a reality.