Land Acknowledgment
WADE Dance INC. operates on unceded Indigenous land, specifically the homeland of the Lenape peoples. We acknowledge the genocide and continued displacement of Indigenous peoples during the colonial era and beyond. The island of Mannahatta in Lenapehoking has long been a gathering place for Indigenous people to trade and maintain kinship ties. Today, these communities continue to contribute to the life of this city and to celebrate their heritage, practice traditions, and care for the land and waterways as sacred. WADE also acknowledges that it was founded upon exclusions and erasures of many Indigenous peoples, including those on whose land this institution is located. This acknowledgement demonstrates a commitment to beginning the process of working to dismantle the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism.
Learn more about Land Acknowledgement Practices and Resources
WADE’s Commitment to Accessibility
Breaking Barriers to Financial Access
We believe everyone should be able to take part in our programs, regardless of financial and economic status. We have enacting a rebalancing payment program that gives each individual the ability to pay what they can and helps to redistribute wealth where it is most needed. Those who pay more do not receive any extra advantages, rights, or power over others; the additional donation supports another student’s ability to participate who are of economic need. We refuse to turn individuals away due to financial restrictions. WADE offers payment installment plans as well as scholarships and work-study opportunities without requiring proof of income or other financial paperwork.
Accessibility
Our mission is to be accessible to all. At WADE we will provide reasonable accommodations for all participants based on their specific access needs. We will actively listen to each person’s accessibility needs and avoid making generalizations about a participant's disabilities, chronic illnesses, or neurodiversity. WADE has Access Check-Ins for each of our programs via the program’s corresponding registration Google Form.
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
BLACK LIVES MATTER. PERIOD.
WADE strongly and proudly supports the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the #SayHerName movement, and the #MeToo movement. An arts organization dedicated to upholding and fighting for the inalienable human rights of all women, WADE condemns the violence and systemic oppression of all femme-identifying individuals; no matter their race, physical ability, socioeconomic status, or religion. We have committed ourselves to honoring the lives of all women, particularly the lives of women in marginalized communities who are directly affected by gender-based violence and police brutality.
Please click on the links below to learn more about these individual movements and how you can get involved.
www.blacklivesmatter.org
www.standwithbre.com
www.metoomvmt.org
www.aapf.org
STOP AAPI HATE.
WADE stands in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the AAPI community. We vehemently condemn the ongoing attacks of discrimination against the AAPI community being incited by hate speech surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. We stand firmly against hate and violence in all forms.
Please help us in supporting our Asian American and Pacific Islander friends and collaborators.
Rachel Ha-Eun Lee
website
We Need to Talk About Asian Hate
Colleen Kong-Savage
website
The Turtle Ship
Ai Isshiki
website
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We realize that providing positive support and media attention to marginalized communities is one of the first steps in uplifting and upholding our beliefs in equity and inclusion. WADE promises to continue to seek out new Queer and BIPOC businesses for future partnerships in communities around the world. As a company, we proudly support the following businesses run by Queer and BIPOC: