Community Discussion | Monuments

In this discussion, we will be addressing Monuments- should we take them down? Preserve them? Destroy them? We invite you to read these articles (links below) and join a Zoom call on Thursday July 2, 5:00-6:30pm, for informal discussion among current students, incoming students and faculty.  

We’ll kick off the discussion with a brief introduction on the topic, then break into smaller discussion groups. Following the break-out groups, we will come back together to assess what we have learned and what we are still missing. The event will not be recorded. 

Please email micahdor@design.upenn.edu for the Zoom link

ARTICLES

You Want a Confederate Monument? My Body Is a Confederate Monument
The New York Times, by Caroline Randall Williams (PDF here) 

Must we allow symbols of racism on public land?
The Harvard Gazette, by Colleen Walsh (PDF here)

What Does It Mean to Tear Down a Statue?
The New York Times, by Jonah Engel Bromwich (PDF here)

Cities Want to Remove Toxic Monuments. But Who Will Take Them?
The New York Times, by Will Wright (PDF here)

On Being an Anti-Racist Preservationist
Nicholas Hall, by Mary Wang interviews Michael Diaz-Griffith (PDF here)

The Anti-Racist Preservationist's Guide To Confederate Monuments Their Past and a Future Without Them
by @michaeldiazgriffith (PDF here)

Homeland Security Says It Will Secure Historic Landmarks From 'Anarchists'
NPR, by Scott Neuman (PDF here)