The Resistance Turns to the Arts
Gregg Chadwick speaks at the AACN Symposium at UCLA on Art as a Tool for Social Justice by Gregg Chadwick Last Thursday, I spoke at the AACN Symposium at UCLA on Art as a Tool for Social Justice. It was an honor to speak at my alma mater. UCLA's proud history of advancing civil rights was a prime reason I attended the university as an undergraduate. I was inspired by the heroic stories of UCLA alums: Jackie Robinson as he broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Kenny Washington as he broke the color barrier in the National Football League in 1946 Ralph Bunche at the UN. And as I learned later the advocacy for social justice by UCLA Nursing Grad AfAf Meleis. As I write this, I am reminded that six years ago today, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was killed for simply being black in America. His death fueled a movement. I also remember that with millions of others, I marched on January 21, 2017 in the #WomensMarch. Our crowd in L...