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Forwarding on behalf of Jess Mollerup, student ambassador in CSE.<br class="">
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<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Hi,</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span class="">Geology</span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">students,</span></div>
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Black students at Western have recently published a list of demands for the Associated Students and Western Washington University. </div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Calibri Light", "Helvetica Light", sans-serif;" class="">"I</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Calibri Light", "Helvetica Light", sans-serif;" class="">n 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.</span><span style="margin: 0px;" class=""><br class="">
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: "Calibri Light", "Helvetica Light", sans-serif;" class="">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."</span></div>
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You can read a full copy of their list of demands in this<a href="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" originalsrc="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ftWAnwk05QLyj1t4FiTG0ttIJYNSrxd-xQR2fu5lJY/edit" shash="yKYNQzRo97CK0f/PWLmq7o8rFhTZajrewJEqbn4C6p47rBc53ERvIOqZoJdQBIidM2Uee7/FWYNePn4+zVrLqdlPpwJjRfDeV/mtgW7PYAG7S9hT/99UBegb/ElChrSSuX+vPkAnroHMtGVJOWOk1jdzuTKwUOzBeZZHH3cR5M0=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15ftWAnwk05QLyj1t4FiTG0ttIJYNSrxd-xQR2fu5lJY/edit" style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span class=""> </span>google
doc</a> and here is a link to sign their <a href="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" originalsrc="https://www.change.org/p/western-washington-university-demand-wwu-support-black-students?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22948954_en-US%3Av11&recruiter=998949161&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=c04b08d54a4a4dfdbee37b5992bdfed9" shash="tfR1oh0MBryOjCZffHrns/g8Ll79CYi8fP8zUrW5vK+gMEMCcROlKsEly04svOygFWLV5Ti9yoN/IjG6cnZVv5UgFmBVM0ktLcYSnQyeXTExh6VfVleAuoLP0akNUs2QoPNGYaNPE+9Z83qY9WYaEpBYPoMOh5GUEJdubNlUZRk=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://www.change.org/p/western-washington-university-demand-wwu-support-black-students?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_22948954_en-US%3Av11&recruiter=998949161&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=c04b08d54a4a4dfdbee37b5992bdfed9" style="margin: 0px;" class="">petition</a>.</div>
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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<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://president.wwu.edu/message-solidarity-and-action" title="https://president.wwu.edu/message-solidarity-and-action" class="">statements</a>.</div>
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<b class="">If you would like to join or support our coalition please use this<span class=""> </span><a href="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" originalsrc="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfy7riVMTErTiRgIXb2dJjEkgjgCYJzUq_N9VIm-j4KOFCxOw/viewform?usp=sf_link" shash="dDMn5UR95ZR+TETYIdtuI+Nqa9kuE8ls5D3g7miSI0WAnOYufm0AdWWj3BAsu+Fje4L1ZBFYgF6GtNgSnoewDqONADFobW2o7V8qbXFs4ExXx9vcKcCdJgjlIuTbvJkg1Cxz69Ni7KTHlEVp5H3/4loq+Pyy5B6/UXtcexPrZHQ=" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfy7riVMTErTiRgIXb2dJjEkgjgCYJzUq_N9VIm-j4KOFCxOw/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="margin: 0px;" class="">google
survey</a><span class=""> </span>so that we can email you with more information.</b></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(59, 32, 77);" class=""><b class="">Jess Mollerup</b></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(59, 32, 77);" class=""> [they/them]</span></div>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(59, 32, 77);" class=""><span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important;" class="">President |<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://win.wwu.edu/organization/physicists-for-inclusion-in-science" title="https://win.wwu.edu/organization/physicists-for-inclusion-in-science" class="">Physicists
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, Georgia, serif; color: rgb(59, 32, 77);" class="">Planetary Science Research Associate |<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://wp.wwu.edu/mars/people/" title="https://wp.wwu.edu/mars/people/" class="">Western
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Susan DeBari, Ph.D., she/her/hers<br class="">
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