Women in Animation stands against a recent 'racist swell' toward people of Asian descent in a letter to members and the community
Women in Animation Stands With Asian Friends and Family in "Defiance to the Blatant Racist Swell"WIA president Marge Dean also addresses animation business changes — "virtual pipeline becoming an industry standard" — since the coronavirus pandemic began, in a letter to members and the community.
Dean also used the letter to comment on the changing state of the animation business, specifically how remote working has developed and increased because of COVID-19. "There are certain steps that still require in-person contact but I believe it is just a matter of weeks before we figure out how to do those from afar as well," she wrote.
It’s taken a pandemic to make the waters in the Venice canals beautiful again or to make the air in China clean again. In my own neighborhood, I see families strolling up and down the street walking their dogs and pushing strollers. People are cooking and eating at home and having lots of family time. Everyone is learning how to manage the intersection of family and work on a much more intimate level. Interestingly, they are having to develop the skills that working moms have honed for decades.
As you may recall, when our world was rocked in 2017 with the Weinstein and subsequent other harassment scandals, WIA created a resource page to support our members. Once again, we are setting up a page for folks working at home or unfortunately at home but not working. It will be regularly updated with financial relief resources, tips for mental health, ways to strengthen our digital community and more. This time we’ve added a feature where you can submit resources for the board as well.
We are seeing this today by some who are using the pandemic to spread racism and hatred toward people of Asian descent. There is story after story of people being spit on, beat up, yelled at and chased just because they are Asian. One person interviewed said, “I feel like I’m being invaded by hatred. It’s everywhere. Its silent. It’s as deadly as this disease”
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