Anti-Racist Resource: Interview with Ann Lewis

Conversation with feminist activist artist and white accomplice Ann Lewis. Introduction audio by Activist and educator Joseph Capehart explaining the difference between reforming, defunding, and abolishing the police — and why it’s important.Ann Lewis is a Detroit-based multidisciplinary artist who uses public space and participatory performances to respond to current social and political issues. As an interdisciplinary activist artist, she incorporates painting, installation, sculpture, and participatory means to explore themes related to American identity, power structures, and justice. Ann's work often includes repetition through graphic elements, and a limited color palette while conveying messages around intersectional social justice issues such as gentrification, women's rights, and police brutality. Her work is informed by engaging affected communities and reflects relevant scientific data through intuitive use of concept-specific materials. Through community organizing, participatory performance events, public art, and gallery installations, she continues her dialog of mindful and social evolution.Resource: Anti-Racist Resource Labhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHxo_LpNdtg_QgIwAvxjvVAAgainst Our Will: Sexual Trauma in American Art since 1970https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-08206-6.htmlWomen Race and Class- Angela Davis (this is a free PDF of the book)https://legalform.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/davis-women-race-class.pdfTHE DETROIT SEXUAL ASSAULT KIT (SAK) ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT (ARP)https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/248680.pdfAnn Lewis Website: https://annlew.isJoin the INTERFEM book club on IG@interfembookclubFollow Ann Lewis on [email protected] episode first aired 5/3/2021 for Broken Boxes on Radio Coyote, a project initiated by Raven Chacon and CCA Wattis Institute, on the occasion of Chacon's 2020-21 Capp Street Artist-in-Residency. Radio Coyote is currently produced by Atomic Culture and will transition to new programming on July 16, 2021. www.radiocoyote.org