OUR MISSION
The Diatribe uses restorative art to disrupt historical systems of oppression by reimagining education, holistically honoring the community through our approach to our work and creating an unapologetic vision for liberation that is accessible to all.
Our Vision
WE WILL USE ART AS A CATALYST TO REDEFINE, RE-EVALUATE, & REACH THE WORLD AROUND US
OUR VISION
- We will create art that is informative because we know that some of the most complex topics can be digested easier through an artistic lens, and that some of the most complex verbiage can be redivided through the creative gaze; words like racism, justice, and even liberation.
- We will create the things we have always wanted to see in the world, listening to our community members to know how they want to be represented, and putting youth at the center of our efforts.
- We will foster a space to cultivate art that will challenge, inspire, educate, disrupt, and even sometimes offend when necessary.
- We will celebrate art that can be used as a catalyst to inform the masses.
- We will teach those who are willing to learn how to hone their creative talents. Together, we will use art to impact our cities, states, communities, and most importantly, our neighborhoods.
Our Vision
We are reimagining Education
OUR VISION
- We fight for educational freedom while striving to revolutionize it. We understand that equity in education will take the wildest of imaginations; we will provide space to nurture, foster, and guide those brave imaginations.
- At The Diatribe, we teach through doing and believe in using lived experience as a means to provide a blueprint for our collective future.
- We know that the youth in our community will soon take the reins in guiding that future, so we center them in our work. We give them the tools to think critically and to feel empowered to make the changes they want to see.
Our Vision
WE HONOR THE COMMUNITY
OUR VISION
- We want all of our community* unapologetically living in joy – and we acknowledge that “all” includes us. In order for us to receive that joy, we must combat that which threatens it.
- We honor our history, the ancestors who fought for us. We honor our present and those who are suffering in it.
- Our organization was founded and is run by Black, Brown, and Queer folks and our efforts are focused on ending the robbery of resources from Black, Brown, Queer, folks of varying abilities, gender identities, and neurodiversities.
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OUR Values
Collective liberation | Educational freedom | Community | Youth Voice
Collective liberation | Educational freedom
Community | Youth Voice
We are committed to radical imagination through art activism, speaking our truth to power, transparency, intersectionality, inclusivity, and mutually supportive community care in all we do.
BACK OUR TEAM’S GROWTH
The Diatribe is a group of nontraditional teaching artists partnering with schools and prominent organizations in West Michigan empowering students to tackle large societal issues by harnessing the power of radical vulnerability as they share their stories in a rhetorically compelling way.