So ironic, really, that this message showed up in my mailbox the same day that Michael Richards' tirade hit the web. If there's anyone out there who'd like to contribute to Damali's project, please e-mail her.

solutions

Posted by: "damali ayo" damali@damaliayo.com

Sun Nov 19, 2006 10:18 am (PST)

list folks-

your mission, should you choose to accept it is:

send me your list of:

1) five things white people can do to combat (eliminate)
racism/improve our current racial dynamics

2) five things people of color can do to combat (eliminate)
racism/improve our current racial dynamics

i'm going to review, and compile these and send them to the list,
post them on my web site, and make them a part of my presentations to
schools and communities. (if anyone has an "in" with a billboard
company, please let me know- i've always wanted to do a billboard
project, and this would be perfect.)

why?

because people are always asking me to tell them "what to do?!?!" and
to come up with solutions to the problems i illuminate. and i firmly
believe that the more of us who are involved in creating those
solutions, the better chance they have of working for all of us.

so have your voice heard, and disseminated, ayo-style.
a now-art project will follow to help disseminate these solutions,
and there may be t-shirts, and interviews. maybe we can start a
movement....

damali