About 's Shop
This shop is:
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Charitable Organization
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Women Owned
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BIPOC Owned
Creating more racial diversity and inclusion in circus spaces!
The BIPOC Acro Collective Care Ecosystem (aka BACCES) is a collective that is passionate about radical inclusion. As part of our mission, we work with event organizers to improve accountability and inclusion practices so that acro spaces feel more welcome to BIPOC acrobats. Additionally, we support BIPOC attendance at acro events by providing free tickets and travel stipends, and someday hope to support BIPOC-led acro festivals, teacher trainings, and performances. One of the primary tenets of BACCES is centering BIPOC in decision making and strategizing for all development and outreach efforts.
What we call ‘acro’ (partner acrobatics, acroyoga) has long been an activity that is primarily White, heteronormative, class-privileged, and reinforces traditional binary gendered roles. We have tried to create inroads for diversity and discussion on racial and social justice over the years, and there have been small amounts of progress. Unfortunately BIPOC are still grossly underrepresented. Some of that is due to access (cost of entry, time needed off work, lack of childcare, etc), and some due to culture (spaces that don’t feel ‘safe’ or inclusive for BIPOC, leadership not aligned with inclusive values, lack of representation in teaching/organizing/performance spaces).