Protest ArtCenter Racism

Update #2 (08/14) 1:15 PM

ArtCenter College of Design President Lorne Buchman has dropped the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan. They also dropped the ball.

Executive Cabinet excluded the DEI Council from the Action Plan formation while never instituting any of their proposals, prompted 10 leading members of the council to resign citing a failure of shared governance that Aaron Bruce, Chief Diversity Officer, reassured students weeks ago in a letter (Action Plan Update: Wed, Jul 15) was an integral part of the plans creation. (Via DEI Council Meeting Recording Link)

Not only has shared governance failed but Aaron Bruce admitted in that council meeting that it had been his intention to dissolve the council from the onset of his hiring, showing that the executive leadership of ACCD planned for the shared governance failure in order to consolidate power.

Shared governance began from student sit-ins demanding tuition reduction, and it is of no surprise when there is the largest amount of student organizing on campus since then that administration decides to remove institutional power from faculty and students.

Every one of the 40 initiatives is a failure. It’s self congratulatory on what they are already doing while promising nothing. We reject the DEI Action Plan and will be going on a tuition strike until our demands are met.

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Sat. August 22, 4PM Protest ArtCenter Racism in front of 1111 (FB Event Link)
Sun. August 23, 6PM Zoom Meeting to solidify our tuition strike logistics.  (Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-join-the-accd-student-tuition-strike-tickets-117351777325)

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