{"id":419,"date":"2020-07-10T14:33:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T14:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/mmm\/?page_id=419"},"modified":"2020-09-30T02:57:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T02:57:16","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/mmm\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-header\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-524 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/mmm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/520\/2020\/08\/A-Kelly-Burke-Quilt-2019-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/mmm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/520\/2020\/08\/A-Kelly-Burke-Quilt-2019-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/mmm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/520\/2020\/08\/A-Kelly-Burke-Quilt-2019-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/mmm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/520\/2020\/08\/A-Kelly-Burke-Quilt-2019-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/mmm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/520\/2020\/08\/A-Kelly-Burke-Quilt-2019-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/mmm\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/520\/2020\/08\/A-Kelly-Burke-Quilt-2019-1.jpg 2040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">Memorial.<span class=\"markotf5x8tmh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Monument<\/span>.Movement, a nation-wide exhibition of art by artists, community activists, and organizations. Memorial.<span class=\"markotf5x8tmh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Monument<\/span>.Movement will be a dynamic interactive exhibition platform to amplify art as a call to action to vote in November 2020. Since the death of George Floyd, memorials and <span class=\"markotf5x8tmh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">monument<\/span>s to Black Lives Matter have been created throughout the neighborhoods and towns in the US. Our interactive exhibition will showcase these projects and remind us all that protecting our democracy and ending systemic racism starts with getting out the vote on Election Day November 3, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since the murder of George Floyd, spontaneous artwork including <span class=\"markotf5x8tmh\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">monument<\/span>s, murals, and more have been created in defiance of Black lives lost to police violence. They include posters, murals, crafts, temporary replacements for toppled statues, videos of performances, bead works, digital projects, etc. Our goal is to gather and archive the dynamic creative expressions of our communities to increase voter turnout in November.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\"><strong>This project is made possible by Art Against Racism, a NJ non-profit organization, and The Brodsky Center.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey is an affiliated partner providing technical support.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"page-header\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Memorial.Monument.Movement, a nation-wide exhibition of art by artists, community activists, and organizations. 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