[Geoldept] Fwd: Student anti-racism coalition

[Susan DeBari]

Forwarding on behalf of Jess Mollerup, student ambassador in CSE.

Hi, Geology students,

Black students at Western have recently published a list of demands for the Associated Students and Western Washington University.
"In light of the recent unprovoked murders of Black people in the United States, scores of universities have published statements reflecting their solidarity with the African diaspora as well as their institutional commitments to diversity. Western Washington University is no different in this regard. Western has agreed to open conversations, reach out to Black students, and consider how it might support national change. What it has not done, however, is commit to real, tangible change that will significantly impact the lives of its current and future Black students.

We are writing this statement to demand that you start with us first. Fix what has been broken for decades on this campus, before committing to stand with the nation and the world for racial justice. In the event our previously expressed needs have escaped your memory, we are including them in this document, along with additional demands to help the university move beyond lip service and into action."
You can read a full copy of their list of demands in this google doc<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fdocument%2Fd%2F15ftWAnwk05QLyj1t4FiTG0ttIJYNSrxd-xQR2fu5lJY%2Fedit&data=02%7C01%7Cdebari%40wwu.edu%7Cae2d54af4e1c4ab2954c08d817152653%7Cdc46140ce26f43efb0ae00f257f478ff%7C0%7C0%7C637284726895187593&sdata=FrCZNY1Ohw5EjvVgTO9%2BfMp0s6%2BjnRc90ZdY19CedZI%3D&reserved=0> and here is a link to sign their petition<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.change.org%2Fp%2Fwestern-washington-university-demand-wwu-support-black-students%3Futm_content%3Dcl_sharecopy_22948954_en-US%253Av11%26recruiter%3D998949161%26utm_source%3Dshare_petition%26utm_medium%3Dcopylink%26utm_campaign%3Dshare_petition%26utm_term%3Dc04b08d54a4a4dfdbee37b5992bdfed9&data=02%7C01%7Cdebari%40wwu.edu%7Cae2d54af4e1c4ab2954c08d817152653%7Cdc46140ce26f43efb0ae00f257f478ff%7C0%7C0%7C637284726895197589&sdata=jEhgcVXY1I9egRpuBAoBxPzVbv%2BkcoBwcz%2FTdlZLqJk%3D&reserved=0>.

A group of Western students has formed an anti-racism coalition with the immediate goal of supporting the demands of WWU Black students by pressuring Western to re-allocate funds from the WWU Police Department budget, and a long-term goal of holding Western accountable to making institutional policy changes that reflect their various anti-racism and equity/diversity/inclusion statements<https://president.wwu.edu/message-solidarity-and-action>.

If you would like to join or support our coalition please use this google survey<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfy7riVMTErTiRgIXb2dJjEkgjgCYJzUq_N9VIm-j4KOFCxOw%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Dsf_link&data=02%7C01%7Cdebari%40wwu.edu%7Cae2d54af4e1c4ab2954c08d817152653%7Cdc46140ce26f43efb0ae00f257f478ff%7C0%7C0%7C637284726895197589&sdata=9oDuifN8FtTV4uQLHJs0TnuYzhuqPEjj9Z70f381wl4%3D&reserved=0> so that we can email you with more information.


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Jess Mollerup   [they/them]

President | Physicists for Inclusion in STEM<https://win.wwu.edu/organization/physicists-for-inclusion-in-science> [PhIS]
Planetary Science Research Associate | Western Mars Lab<https://wp.wwu.edu/mars/people/>
Student Ambassador<https://cse.wwu.edu/student-ambassadors> | College of Science and Engineering
Physics & Astronomy Department<https://cse.wwu.edu/physics/physicists-inclusion-stem-phis> | Western Washington University





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Susan DeBari, Ph.D., she/her/hers
Professor, Geology Department and Science Education Program, MS 9080
516 High Street
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA 98225

Phone:  360-650-3588
https://cse.wwu.edu/geology/debari







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