While researching Neo-Dadist sculptor Soroku Toyoshima this afternoon, I ran across a quote by his son that feels like it’s meant for the coming year:
“Create dialogue, because in the end, you’re not going to change people’s minds by telling them they’re dumb.” — Tak Toyoshima
This comes from a 2021 interview titled “Teach-In on Race: Tak Toyoshima on Using Art to Heal the World,” on the Emerson College website. Tak is probably best known as the creator of the “Secret Asian Man” cartoon. And while he’s not exactly a Unitarian Universalist, Tak is UU-adjacent, with a spouse who’s active in a local UU congregation.