BREATHE - an art and political space - ezine
JULY 2020 ISSUE - FRONT COVER
It continues. Rayshard Brooks was killed June 12th in the parking lot of a Wendy’s in Atlanta, Georgia, after two officers with the Atlanta Police Department responded to a 911 call. This time the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard as he ran away with the officer's taser, was charged with murder.
July Issue Dedicated to Rayshard Brooks
While the world suffers from the weight of all the isms that oppress people, our focus is on racism in all its forms in the United States, especially on the impact of systemic racism on Black lives.
We started this magazine because the horrific murder of George Floyd and his last words inspired us to commit ourselves to do what we do as artists to help bring about the change we need.
As long as artists choose to contribute pieces addressing the racial injustices carried out against Black lives for over 400 years, we will continue to maintain this artistic space to seek justice and lasting change.
BLACK LIVES MATTER
WHO GOVERNS MATTERS
ART MATTERS
POEMS
Hamish Todd - Seattle Curfew
Timmy Woods - Who Am I ?
Jonathan Leslie - White Privilege
Peter Asco - Urban Threat
VISUAL ART
Tania Abramson - I’m Screaming Inside
Amplifier - Tatyana Fazlalizadeh
Seattle International District Art - Samuel Coleman
MUSIC
Paul Abramson & Crying 4 Kafka
Tyrants & Tyranny
Twisted Rules that I Deplore
ESSAY
Nicole Renee La Follette
Let’s all keep learning,
EDITOR TEAM
Leopoldo Seguel - Chief Provocateur
Koon Woon -Poetry Editor
Keith Holyoak - Associate Editor
We Invite Artists to Join Us
We invite artists who refuse to remain silent at a time of widespread social injustice and environmental crisis to contribute their work, regardless of their medium of expression.
We seek artistic works that illuminate what is, what should be, what could be. We want art that educates, heals, and inspires us to act.
Our first issue was dedicated to honoring George Floyd. This and future issues will build on that dedication, aiming to present work that addresses and redresses injustice and oppression.
This BREATHE graphic was created by Leopoldo Seguel using a sketch from ‘Google Search Images: Atlas’
and text based on the teachings of Sally Ann Eck
“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.” Toni Morrison
“We need arts and entertainment to help inspire us toward justice…The world of arts and entertainment can use their cultural influence to inspire change that we need. There is a role for all who dream of a justice that we haven’t yet experienced.” Keith Ellison, Minnesota AG, June 2020
“I'll tell you what Freedom is to me. No fear.” Nina Simone