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Topic - Diversity Statement As Required By Bureaucracy
Author - @ronthroop
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I applied for a visiting artist position at a university. It’s chic these days to include a diversity statement.
Diversity Statement
I was born into the historically winning gender that has controlled all things art and world dominance since cavewoman times. I am a Caucasian man and citizen of the United States here to explain my commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and for many rational, thinking persons, doomed to fail right from the start.
But it’s true. Notwithstanding my outside appearance (and therefore my unfair advantage over other races, genders, ethnicities, and disabilities), I was born with the justice gene, and it has shaped my adult life tremendously. As an artist, I would declare that more than half of my output expresses a political or justice-related theme. Whether a painting or essay, I feel most inspired and creative while extinguishing the fire in my gray matter, stoked by a social wrong. Like the old adage suggests to assuage the frustrated and underrepresented (which all artists are), “Turn your anger into a work of art”!
Artistically, I believe that anger (more often frustration) expressed creatively, in equal parts to love, will embolden an exasperated culture to move toward a more equitable future for our species and also the billion or so other species who have no say in their futures during these early throes of the sixth extinction.
How do I express this commitment specifically?
For 29 years I raised two daughters as a stay-at-home Dad. I homeschooled both girls until their teenage years. I did the majority of housework, and all the cooking because my wife and I agreed that the best scenario for our family was for one of us to stay at home—preferably the one whose job and career was less tenable.
So I stayed home. And was thoroughly enriched by a new, empowering perspective and experience. I was raising children! Unlike my father, or his father (ad infinitum down the line), I began to see the world through the eyes of a pre-Betty Friedan generation of American women. I was enlivened and enriched by the experience, yet there was always some underlying emptiness at issue. As time went on, I was (am) no longer marketable for employment in the workplace much beyond an hourly minimum wage. I had (have) no financial prospects on the horizon. Yet I had (have) the safety net to relinquish my economy by choice. I understand that millions of committed underrepresented people today do not have that opportunity.
I raised my daughters to not only think critically, but also demand a fairer world for themselves. Each has learned to buck an oppressive system to her advantage. Our homeschool and dinner table experience was replete with social justice themes. Civil rights, people’s histories, women and gender issues, climate justice, education reform... Throughout these years I wrote and painted in my free time, usually in the very early mornings and late evenings. Social justice themes abound in my oeuvre, yet neither popularly nor financially to my benefit. Today I work full time in my home studio, painting and writing.
I am a strong advocate for change, especially in education where a level playing field is the best way to achieve an equitable balance. Education is the door leading to freedom. I strive through my art and life practice to share my vision with all peoples interested in creating a more just world.
The youth today carry the seeds to whatever becomes of our future. I believe my generation has done a pretty good job raising socially conscious human beings. For the first time in modern history, the generation gap is closing fast, and for all the right reasons. Unlike in previous cycles that handed down a continuation of the status quo, the youth of today are not rebelling so much as educating their elders about a better world to come. They’re also impatient, and rightly so. Social and environmental justice is wanted now, not tomorrow, for next week who knows what huge mass of ice will break off Antarctica? Thanks to the Internet, and especially social media, information is immediate and democratic, which builds bridges quickly across outdated divides of race, gender, disability, religion, age, marital status, socioeconomic placement, or even language. It holds the understanding that “knowledge is power” to millions, who for too long were marginalized by poorly designed systems. I would bring to the AAO a deep admiration and respect for people’s creative and inquisitive energies. I believe that artists are the first in line to sign the new social contract. Make way for the life giving ones! I would use my talents to inspire confidence, cooperation, and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As potential employee resident artist at the AAO, I make this promise to the local community. Read More
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I don't understand how this old book could end up in an old country house. It is written in the Old Church Slavonic language. Its age is difficult to determine, I'm not an expert. But according to indirect signs, the publication of the book dates back to the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The cover is made of wood covered with thin leather. Thick leather binding. Since that time, it cost a lot of money and it is unlikely that a simple peasant could buy it.
Unfortunately, I know almost nothing about my ancestors and this book does not reveal secrets, but it leads to various thoughts. Oddly enough, I can read it. I don't understand every word, of course. Many words are now out of use. But the meaning of the texts is clear to me. These are church texts and they reflect the ideas of the schism of the church.
Now this book for me is rather a memory of my grandmother Evdokia. She was a very pious person with strict rules. But she never forced anything on anyone. She was a very kind and quiet person. Read More
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Hello, dear friends;
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, is an exemplary personality not only politically but also socially. Mustafa Kemal, who is far ahead of his time, is an exemplary personality with many features. In addition to giving importance to modern, science and art, Atatürk is also very sensitive to the environment.🌳 "The Moving Villa" 🏠 🚶🏻♂️will give you an idea of what kind of environmentalist Atatürk was.
When I heard the story of this Villa, I was very impressed and I wanted to see this place while I was visiting Yalova.
You can see the address of the villa by using the what3words and plus codes locations above. My advice about this place is to reach the Villa by walking from the coastal road right next to the IDO pier.
You can enter the Moving Villa walkway, located on the right side of the İDO Pier, through this door. You can enjoy the view and reach this special place by walking along the beach for about 15-20 minutes. While the left side of the road is the sea, there are picnic areas on the right side. You can also swim on the beach here in the summer season. There is also a pedestrian and bicycle path. Motor vehicle use is prohibited on this road.
So far, we have talked about how to reach Moving Villa. Now let's get to the story of this place. Atattürk set off from Istanbul to Bursa in 1929 with his yacht named Ertuğrul. He admires the plane tree he sees during his journey and dreams of a house in the shade of this tree. Then the construction of this house begins. Read More
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