Dear Neighbors,
Let’s chat about white privilege.
A wonderful @chalkandbrush post this week has made me think about some of the privileges that I have from being a white mural artist. Clients leave me the keys to their businesses or access to their homes without giving it a second thought. I can paint murals on the street without being questioned. People find me by word of mouth often in white and wealthier circles. It’s an uncomfortable thing to sit with and important to understand how much white privilege still exists even when we (white people) work really hard to get where we are and earn what we make.
I am hoping to put this privilege to work. If you want and can you afford a mural the first $1000 (my minimum) can be paid directly to a social justice organization, community organization or mutual aid fund doing the really important work. Send me an email at averyodesign@gmail.com.
Now here’s a rainbow.
Love and light,
Avery O
