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CONSIDERATIONS FOR INTERSECTIONAL LEADERSHIP INCLUSION
Desire, availability and means to to contribute time
1. Willingness to listen
2. Able to communicate ideas, strategize and advocate 3. Accepted and respected by several interest groups
Below are example guidelines from about inclusion. More importantly, listen to BIPOC in your area and consider these fac- tors when seeking leadership and ways to support Creatives so they have the capacity to participate.
The InterCultural Leadership Institute (ILI) mission is to “structurally address philanthropic disparities in arts investment. ILI is a collaborative program of ``Alternate ROOTS, First Peoples Fund, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures (NALAC) and PA’I Foundation”. ILI Goals:
1. BUILD stronger strategic intercultural collaborations and solidarity in the field of arts, culture and social justice.
2. PROMOTE the traditional and contemporary practices of artists and culture bearers, establish an alternative path-
way for them to work within existing structures and provide opportunity for them to create and normalize new struc-
tures.
3. ADVANCE and enhance the capacity of artists, culture bearers and arts organizations to pursue cultural equity and
sustain their work in a changing environment.
4. IMPACT the language, shift the attention and endow greater resources in multiple sectors to support transformative
practices of artists and culture bearers.” (*Ili-Vision)
(http://www.weareili.org/the-ili-vision.html)
“Creative People Power” (footnote) was written by Erik Takeshita and Laura Zabel, leaders in Springboard for the Arts and Helicon Collaborative. Their work reveals that there is a recent turn in economic theories to include art and culture, because “traditional approaches to problem-solving in their own sectors are not delivering on the promise to address complex community challenges and improve conditions for people.”
These community leaders identified 4 “building blocks” necessary to help unleash creative people power in com- munities:
1. Artists and Creativity at the Table(s) create roles for local artists in civic decision-making and non-arts set- tings. Use participatory processes and creative approaches to civic engagement.
2. Support for “Lots of Little” Resources and supportive structures that enable people — artists and other com- munity members — to put their creative ideas into action, in large and small ways, creating a “think it, do it” norm for community improvement.
3. Hubs and Homes Welcoming gathering places that enable civic and creative activity to be incubated and thrive.
4. Support for Making a Living and a Life Tools and supports that help artists, cultural workers, and creative entrepreneurs start businesses, find employment, access health care and other services, and otherwise contri- bute to the community (including, but going beyond, support for discrete projects).”
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