Making the revolution accessible.
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“Render pro bono services in a fair and reasonable manner.”
-Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, “Code of Professional Conduct,” Tennent 6.7.
In Latin, the phrase Pro Bono Publico means, "for the public good." As BIPOC interpreters, we recognize that all systems in the world around us have been corrupted by the hand of white supremacy; the interpreting field is not immune to this fact. While we understand the importance of the tenets in our field, in our pursuit to reclaim the words of the oppressors, we are reclaiming the term Pro Bono. We want to be transparent, that the majority of our social justice work is done on a strictly unpaid volunteer basis. We do accept and require payment for most virtual assignments, with a few exceptions. Black and brown labor is no longer offered free of charge, which is only "fair and reasonable." Moreover, whatever endeavors Pro Bono ASL may take on, we want to emphasize that ALL of our work is done for the public good.
“You have Black Deaf people,” she said. “They are at the intersection of Blackness and Deafness. How much more susceptible are they to police violence?
This revolution has to be accessible.” -Rorri Burton
Jonah Valdez - Los Angeles Daily News