Black Lives Matter Mural
An alliance of local Black organizers from Hudson/Catskill Housing Coalition (HCHC), allies and artists seek to reclaim our streets and declare that Black Lives Matter by creating murals of our own (on Warren Street in Hudson and Main Street in Catskill). Mayor Kamal Johnson of Hudson committed immediately to the Hudson mural. The Catskill Village Board of Trustees rejected our proposal.
Will you join us in standing for Hudson and Catskill’s Black residents?
Will you commit to supporting racial justice locally?
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“‘A Slap in the Face’: N.Y. Town Rejects Black Lives Matter Painting” – New York Times (July 13, 2020) The debate over whether to allow the street art has exacerbated racial tensions in Catskill, where just over a fifth of the population is Black.
By Sarah Maslin Nir
“Where I Live, Hostility Toward Black Lives Matter Is Often Indirect” – The Nation (July 15, 2020) But it’s still there in rural New York—just as it is in Washington.
By Karen Rothmyer
Catskill Village Board of Trustees public statement rejecting the proposed mural.
“2. “Black Lives Matter” has become a political movement and in certain examples is causing more of a divide than ever before. Some of the statements of this organization are not in line to how our community feels as a whole.”
"Trustees: No to mural, banner instead" — Columbia-Greene Media (June 30, 2020)
By Sarah Trafton
“Catskill does not approve 'Black Lives Matter' mural” — WGXC Morning Show (June 28, 2020)
Members of HCHC discuss the ongoing effort to install a Black Lives Matter mural in the village of Catskill and the barriers they have faced in trying to do so.
"Debate continues on BLM mural" — Columbia-Greene Media (June 25, 2020)
By Sarah Trafton
BELOW: Hear the June 24 Catskill Village Board of Trustees meeting debate about painting a "Black Lives Matter" mural on Main Street, where the board does not take any action:
