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Welcome to the latest Economic Democracy Weekly. Today’s lead feature is an article authored by designer and film producer Marquise Stillwell on how to support a system of public art that’s truly responsive to the public. Also below is a book excerpt from On Property by Rinaldo Walcott, a Canadian sociologist who makes the case for the abolition of the prison-industrial complex. This newsletter also covers the historic confirmation of Deb Haaland as the first Native American cabinet official in US history and the implications of her appointment for economic justice in Indian Country. Last, but not least, is an article covering the first-year evaluation of a universal basic income pilot program in Stockton, California. In short, there’s much to chew over. Read on!
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Building a public art system worthy of the name requires equipping citizens to engage with it, reforming the design process, and allocating funding from the ground up. To create public works that truly serve our shared experience, we must maintain that community organizers and city-appointed art directors are sitting at the table as peers, not outweighed by power or pedigree, but rather equalized by their lived experience. Read more...
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This book excerpt from Rinaldo Walcott’s On Property examines abolitionist politics within the system of racial capitalism. “The work of abolition is to make new forms of human life possible,” Walcott writes. “Abolition helps us see this work in progress and work toward our own betterment.” Read more...
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