More Than A Moment: Action With & For Black Creatives

In October 2020, the ‘More Than A Moment working group’, a group of Black artists & leaders from arts organisations across the West Midlands launched a pledge for the West Midlands art sector to take action to dismantle the systems that have for too long kept Black artists and creatives from achieving their potential in the arts and cultural industries.

We at Punch are very proud to stand in support of this pledge. We’ve decided to host this pledge on our website so that it can be seen further and wider; so that we can be held accountable to this pledge, and so that you, the reader, can also agree to the actions within the document.

Taken from the pledge:

“This is our promise for radical & permanent change:

• Create opportunities across the sector at all levels.

• Be accountable for the change.

• Create an anti-racist culture where Black people can thrive and fulfil their potential.

• This is a long-term commitment to change, and will be prioritised into short, medium and long-term aims, with appropriateness to the scale and capacity of the organisation. We will carry out the principles and actions outlined on the following pages.”