Olivia and Raven talk about the controversy surrounding acts of symbolism in the form of dedicating monuments to people, and discuss some significant findings in the national monument audit, which assessed the diversity of 50,000 monuments across the US.

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Discussion Summary:

1:05: Topic intro, the meaning in acts of symbolism, and thoughts on monuments.

06:04: How acts of symbolism have been used to reinforce white supremacy.

14:34: Interesting findings in the national monument audit.

22:30: Performative symbolism.

29:22: How to make acts of symbolism impactful, and plans of the Monument Lab.

35:25: Outro.

Learn More!

Who do American monuments honor the most? A landmark study finally has answers.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/who-do-american-monuments-honor-the-most-a-landmark-study-finally-has-answers

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