This analysis explores the direct link between the actions at The Noguchi Museum and far-right movements, positioning the current political climate as THE logical outcome of settler-colonialism and fascism. Educating yourself about these connections is a powerful first step in challenging and dismantling unjust systems.
When your government is complicit in atrocities, confronting and countering the narratives at home that justify those actions becomes a crucial part of the liberation movement. By engaging in this struggle, you are making a clear statement that you refuse to accept the normalization of harmful ideologies. If we fail to do so, this way of thinking becomes embedded in our shared consciousness, making it easier for our society to believe that human rights naturally belong to some people and not to others.
If such bigotry is allowed to go unchecked at an institution like The Noguchi Museum—considering who Isamu Noguchi was—where does this move the bar in normalizing unimaginable dehumanization and cruelty as a part of our regular social consciousness and identity? What then, are we willing to accept as “normal.” If you are wondering what opposing the ban does for anyone, we encourage you instead to consider what it means to not oppose it.
By publicly stating your opposition to bigotry and the various other harms conducted by The Noguchi Museum’s leadership, you help shift the cultural conversation towards justice and amplify the call for accountability, not just at the museum, but everywhere. Inaction oppresses us all. Action creates a movement.
If you haven’t already, please sign our demands letter and spread the word. You can either do so through the link in our bio, or simply DM us your name, and we’ll add your signature manually.
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