06/08/2020
Hello all,
Sorry for being relatively quiet during all of this. NY DanceSafe president and other chapter leaders have been extremely active in dismantling white supremacy both in harm reduction and in general. We have been since before COVID, but even more so during this time. Chances are, you will see a lot more content of this nature from our national organization. Please take the time to understand our stance as an organization.
Thank you.
To build off our post earlier this week, we are releasing our official full-length statement. Read more: https://dancesafe.org/dancesafe-black-lives-matter-statement/
In short, DanceSafe stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. We are in support of both BLM and the protests calling for the eradication of police brutality and militarization, white supremacy (both overt and covert), as well as other aspects of interpersonal and structural racism.
White silence is violence - this is the time to be on the right side of history.