To the Administration, Board of Trustees, and President of the Rhode Island School of Design:
As of today, we, the undersigned students, staff and faculty of the RISD Painting Department, stand in full solidarity with the custodial staff, groundskeepers, and movers strike represented by Teamsters 251. We stand alongside other departments in making a statement. Despite its outward posturing of progressivism and diversity, RISD is an institution that was founded on and continues to benefit from and perpetuate colonial structures. It is sadly typical that RISD refuses to provide a liveable wage to its most crucial employees.
The Painting Department will join in an action of support on Wednesday April 12th that has been planned by the RISD community. Further action will be evaluated pending response regarding the situation and the consensus of the department.
Signed,
The RISD Painting Department
As of today, we, the undersigned students, staff and faculty of the RISD Painting Department, stand in full solidarity with the custodial staff, groundskeepers, and movers strike represented by Teamsters 251. We stand alongside other departments in making a statement. Despite its outward posturing of progressivism and diversity, RISD is an institution that was founded on and continues to benefit from and perpetuate colonial structures. It is sadly typical that RISD refuses to provide a liveable wage to its most crucial employees.
The Painting Department will join in an action of support on Wednesday April 12th that has been planned by the RISD community. Further action will be evaluated pending response regarding the situation and the consensus of the department.
Signed,
The RISD Painting Department
