Dear Community,
Local Theater Company was founded on the principle that great stories inspire empathy, and that empathy inspires a more just and equitable society. We do not stand for racism, violence or discrimination.
We mourn with our Black colleagues and Black community the recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Their deaths are only the most recent in a series of stark reminders that racism and white supremacy are thriving in our country.
Like many of us, you might be wondering what you can do. We hope you will join us by getting involved in efforts that will move our society toward non-violence, social justice and peace.
Get educated. Some powerful anti-racism books, stories and plays include:
BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates
WHITE FRAGILITY by Robin DiAngelo (read a conversation between Artistic Director Pesha Rudnick and Robin DiAngelo HERE)
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston
WELL-READ BLACK GIRL: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves Edited by Glory Edim
THE CONDEMNATION OF BLACKNESS: Race, Crime, and the Making of Modern Urban America by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
THE BLUEST EYE by Toni Morrison
AN OCTOROON by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
PASS OVER by Antoinette Nwandu
Get involved. Here are a few organizations that could use our support:
Black Lives Matter
https://blacklivesmatter.com/
https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/#
Campaign Zero: a comprehensive platform of research-based policy solutions to end police brutality in America.
https://www.joincampaignzero.org/
Showing up For Racial Justice (SURJ)
https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org
Give:
ACLU of Colorado
https://aclu-co.org
NAACP
https://www.naacp.org/
Black Lives Matter 5280
https://www.facebook.com/BlackLivesMatter5280/
We miss you. Be safe.
Respectfully,
Pesha Rudnick and Local Theater Company
