Creative Equity Toolkit

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Article

What Does It Mean to Decolonize a Museum?

An article looking at different interpretations of what decolonizing a museum means. Challenging white supremacy, reflecting diversity, choice of language and the importance of having conversations about power and authority are discussed. The piece ends with a quote from Olga Viso: museums "must position themselves as learning communities, not impenetrable centers of self-validating authority.”

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  • 12 minute
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  • Published: 2021
    Country: UK

  • Author: Elisa Shoenberger

Article

White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack

Influential article identifying ways racism benefits white people each day, with a checklist of 50 items, for example:

'I can be pretty sure that if I ask to talk to the "person in charge", I will be facing a person of my race'

'If a traffic cop pulls me over or if the IRS audits my tax return, I can be sure I haven't been singled out because of my race.'

'I can easily buy posters, post-cards, picture books, greeting cards, dolls, toys and children's magazines featuring people of my race.'

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  • 17 minute
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  • Published: 1988
    Country: USA

  • Author: Peggy McIntosh

Report

White Supremacy Culture in Organizations

An article summarising and introducing a guide that names the often-unstated yet harmful behaviours, particularly to people of colour, in organisational cultures. Developed in North America, the guide features definitions and checklists for addressing white supremacy culture in your organisation.

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  • 20 minute
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  • Published: 2019
    Country: Canada

  • Author: CoCo - the Centre for Community Organizations and Dismantling Racism Works