Activism 2000-09

Content warning: sexual assault, violence, language

An open letter questions safety on campus in response to student harassment. Protests take place in opposition to US military action and wars on Iraq and Afghanistan. Creative posters, newspapers and articles are published in response to xenophobia and Islamophobia in the wake of 9/11.

Girl with a birthday hat smiling

Women holding figurines

Cartoon of man with a mullet

Cartoon anthropomorphic beach ball

Photographs and cartoons in a grid

Man standing in front of protest sign

Woman holding up a protest sign

Collage of Bush and Gore

Electoral map of the US

Person holding up a fish

Newspaper page title "Save the Fort!"

Man in shirt and tie looking shocked

Celestial being farting out the universe

Collage of man being lynched

Concrete poem about female circumcision

6 cartoons about war, revenge and forgiveness

Illustrations of rabbits in different styles

Plane shaped like testicles flying over map of Providence

Get to know RISD

layer of rust-colored sheets with words and phrases like “struggle of being us”, “preservation” and “rage” written atop them

Center for Social Equity and Inclusion (SEI)

Learn about the center and its support of equity and inclusion initiatives at RISD.

students walking on the sidewalk in front of the red brick Waterman Building on RISD’s campus

Mission and values

Learn what drives all we do—as an institution and an engaged creative community.

risd graduating class of 1902 black and white historical photo

RISD Archives

Explore the collection and learn more about RISD’s history and how it has changed over time.