As an organization centered around filtering art through experience, we must honor and witness the real pain and trauma in our midst. Bushwick Northwest believes that racism in any form is unacceptable, and the organization stands committed to being an anti-racist alliance that features a diversity of voices and confronts institutional racism. As a white-founded and white-led organization, we acknowledge that we have more work to do. We recognize that we must dismantle our own historical and structural barriers and biases in order to grow into a more equitable collective and truly fulfill our mission to deliver literature, music, and songwriting to the Seattle community while building the next generation of musicians and readers.