Thanks for raising this as a topic. As an immigrant myself, I think these nuances matter. The American dream is built on those who risked (and still risk) everything for the hope of a better future.

How about  "the arts and humanities enhance and enrich the lives of everyone in our community".

Or "the arts and humanities enhance, enrich and connect people in our community".

These have the advantage of being fully inclusive and also signaling the importance of being intentional about building community.

So thankful for all your work, colleagues!

Onward & upward,

Fiona

From: Public Art Network <public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com> on behalf of "Bloom, Roberta" <rbloom@auroragov.org>
Reply-To: Public Art Network <public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com>
Date: Monday, August 26, 2019 at 3:42 PM
To: Public Art Network <public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com>
Subject: RE: More inclusive proclamation

How about something like “residents and visitors”?

As a highly diverse community, with a large population of immigrants and refugees, we struggle with this also.

Roberta

Roberta Bloom, Public Art Coordinator

Department of Library and Cultural Services | City of Aurora

14949 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora, CO 80012

office 303.739.6747

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From: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com [mailto:public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of andy
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 12:46 PM
To: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com
Subject: RE: More inclusive proclamation

Send your change in wording.  Obviously
“citizen”   would not fit your model, nor “resident”  so would like to know what you come up with for our purposes as well

Andy witt

From: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com [mailto:public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Debra Alleyne
Sent: Monday, August 26, 2019 2:09 PM
To: public_art_network@americansforthearts.simplelists.com
Subject: More inclusive proclamation

Good morning Network,

I am in the process of getting the Arts and Humanities month proclamation to my mayor and I struggled over this bit of language and found it pretty non-inclusive.

In these times when the title of American is being co-opted, stripped from certain people and defined to exclude others; when legal immigrants, foreign nationals like me choosing to reside in the US are being targeted; where there are communities with undocumented immigrants living in fear and in the shadows we have to be that much more careful about the language that we use.

The template proclamation provided that reads "the arts and humanities enhance and enrich the lives of every American"  doesn’t feel like it is the best way to demonstrate inclusiveness when talking about the people that the work we do impacts every day.

I am going to change the language for the proclamation that I advance to the mayor and I encourage you all to think about it and do the same.

Thanks J

Debra Alleyne | Public Art and Historic Preservation Management Analyst

City of Indio ◦ Community Development Department

100 Civic Center Mall ◦ Indio, CA 92201

Direct: (760) 391-4075 ◦ Fax: (760) 391-6432

Email: dalleyne@indio.org

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