Creative Equity Toolkit

Decolonizing Wealth - Blog

A blog associated to the book "Decolonizing Wealth" by native American social justice philanthropy expert of the Lumbee Tribe. The book and blog series offer accessible and compelling alternatives to colonial dynamics in American philanthropy and social finance.

Diversity: A Critical Engagement

London-based filmmaker Nasheed Qamar Faruqi has created a resource where cultural professionals can find information about the history and associations of the most common words that we encounter in relation to racial and ethnic diversity.

Does the Museum Model Work?

Can art museums break away from their original purpose as a 'civilising' influence to be redefined as spaces that actually serve the communities in which they reside? The article includes quotes from former Queens Museum President and Executive Director Laura Raicovich and Chaédria LaBouvier, the first black curator and black woman to organize an exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, who spoke out about being sidelined in the promotion of the Jean-Michel Basquiat exhibit she curated.

Explainer: what is decolonisation?

Key terms related to colonisation and decolonisation, including self-determination, 'settler-colonial', and 'neocolonial'. Includes ways to support decolonisation.

'Non-Indigenous people in settler-colonial societies can start by asking:

whose Country do I live on - what nation?
if my land was stolen, my culture and sovereignty denied, what rights would I want, need and expect?
who on Country must I listen to and work with?'