Artists are a tremendously important part of building the Regenerative Economy. The United Frontline Table (UFT) collaborated with 15 movement artists who translated the fifteen regenerative economy policy planks into poster art for the Regenerative Economy Poster Portfolio. The aim of the Poster Portfolio is to help popularize the People’s Orientation to a Regenerative Economy, the framework that was developed by the UFT to Protect, Repair, Invest, and Transform our communities and our climate.
INDIGENOUS AND TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY
Indigenous peoples have suffered and continue to suffer from historic injustices as a result of dehumanization and racism and the colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right of self-determination in accordance with their own needs and interests, extending to their rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements entered into with the United States and its several States.
About the Artist
Jackie Fawn is a Yurok/Washoe/Filipino graphic artist from Del Norte County, California. Currently, Jackie is living in Akwesasne, NY and exploring the magic as a first time mother.
JUSTICE FOR BLACK COMMUNITIES
About the Artist
Hi I am The Amazing David Brame, Blerd Extraordinaire– I’m an educator, afrofuturist, artist, illustrator but foremost I am a cartoonist. My work fits within a framework of afro-pop surrealism with a heavy focus on narrative and mark making. As a cartoonist I use my skills to make comics and other forms of visual sequential storytelling.
Artist Statement
Justice for Black Communities is spectrum of ideas, feelings, thoughts and actions. With this piece I wanted to highlight the black diaspora and specifically black indigenous communities in the western hemisphere like the Garifuna, Choctaw and Taino. I wanted to use color, movement and notable symbols of Black identity to make those visual relationships more prevalent. I used the words of community members as design elements to further highlight how our bodies and how we present ourselves is intrinsically connected to our continued efforts for justice. My hope is that this plank will provide a launch point and inspiration for further movement and action towards Justice for Black Communities.
JUSTICE FOR MIGRANT COMMUNITIES
About the Artist
Angelica Frausto aka Nerdy Brown Kid is a social scientist by day and artist by night. She is a queer Xicana born and raised in the south side of Chicago. When she is not parenting a child, or conducting psychological research, she draws to heal and raise awareness. Her work is for and about womxn and femmes of color. Angelica is currently based in South Bend, Indiana, along with her child, and partner.
Artist Statement
I was inspired by the Haitian migrants that were at the border earlier this month.
PROTECTIONS AND INVESTMENTS FOR SACRIFICE ZONES AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES
Everyone has a right to breathe clean air and drink clean water. But that right is not afforded to people living next to the engines of the extractive economy: refineries, incinerators, industrial agriculture, etc. The extractive economy has sacrificed communities in exchange for accumulating wealth, resources, and power. The past and present harms done to people living in “sacrifice zones†and environmental justice communities must be rectified and repaired. Our society cannot build a more just and healthy economy if communities continue to be seen as expendable.
About the Artist
Amir Khadar (They/Them) is a Sierra Leonean-American artist, designer, cultural organizer, and educator from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their main mediums are digital art, fiber art, and poetry. They are actively experimenting and growing as an artist through establishing relationships to ways of making, but their practice has always been grounded through afro-futurism, gender theory, beauty, and ancestral practices.
HOMES GUARANTEE
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About the Artist
ENERGY SOURCES AND POLLUTION MITIGATION
About the Artist
Jessica Thornton (she/they) is an artist, printmaker, designer and arts organizer. She was born in Ȧbo, Finland, raised in the Netherlands, and she currently lives on Ahtna and Dena’ina lands in Palmer, Alaska. Her art practice has evolved from her 7+ years as a community organizer and is deeply tied to the social and environmental justice movements that she supports.
Artist Statement
My intention with this design was to illustrate the need for community control over our energy sources, the democratization of our energy commons and the importance of centering the health and well-being of our environment and our communities within any decision making processes. The sphere contains the vision of clean energy sources and a healthy balance with our environment and our communities. The solutions are within our reach, symbolized by the hand holding the sphere.
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The salmon is an important symbol – it is a keystone species that indicates the health of our environment, and it is also an important species that many of our communities rely on for their physical, cultural and spiritual health. This plank specifically talks about false solutions and the dangers of unjust and privatized renewable energy expansion – something we are very familiar with in Alaska. The salmon in this design is intentionally swimming freely, symbolizing the need for community control and deep democracy when it comes to managing our energy sources.
The salmon also teaches us that swimming upstream can be incredibly challenging, but with grit and determination we will get to where we belong. While we face many difficulties along the way, we will reach our destination – a regenerative economy rooted in justice.
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND LAND SOVEREIGNTY
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About the Artist
Crystal Clarity is an Artist, Illustrator, printmaker, Art director, dream weaver, and visual strategist for movement moments. She brings 15+ years experience directing community mural projects across the city and beyond.
EQUITABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY/ EMISSIONS-FREE TRANSIT
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About the Artist
Kah Yangni is an illustrator + muralist living in Philadelphia, PA. They make heartfelt art about justice, queerness, and joy. After studying other things in school, they realized their passion was art and dove into a life of making- learning to create art with a variety of tools, like screenprinting and mural-making. Kah works with folks around the US to share hopeful visions of a more awesome, healthy world.
INVESTING IN THE FEMINIST ECONOMY
Artist Statement
In order to work for inspired change we have to visualize what we want, but most of us were raised in a patriarchal society in which it’s easier to figure out what you’re against than what you’re for. Still, there are moments and spaces we could look to for visions of reciprocity, relationships and care, in which our labor is valued and our choices are respected. I created this vision of a feminist economy by nurturing the energy from those spaces until it grew.
About the Artist
Bec Young is a visual artist based in Detroit, Michigan who seeks to inspire—and draw inspiration from—movements for justice and ecological wellness. Working primarily in printmaking, paper-cutting and illustration, her practice also includes direct interactions within communities, empowering others, skill-sharing, and facilitating change. She is a member of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative.
Communities across the U.S. and across the world have been devastated by military occupation, war, and state-sanctioned violence. The U.S. military is also the single largest consumer of fossil fuels in the world, and has served as the enforcer of occupation of Indigenous and sovereign lands while upholding violent resource extraction across the world. Addressing climate change requires ending the military industrial complex.
About the Artist
Gran Om is a group of artists from Mexico City whose graphic art focuses on social justice issues.
