I condemn, in the strongest terms, the systemic racism and white supremacist foundations that pervade our societal, cultural, and academic norms and practices. I support Black organizers, and in doing so condemn policing in our country, especially policing against Black and other people of color. I will not tolerate racist and classist policies and practices, not in myself, and not in those I interact with within academia, that assume the wealth and privilege of others. I will do better and I support and demand that my community do better.
#BlackLivesMatter
#DivestfromthePolice
#DefundthePolice
Ways I am holding myself accountable:
1) Developing the Anti-Black Racism Syllabus with all physiology graduate students in my department for Fall quarter 2020 weekly Physiology seminars.
2) Attending and participating in a White Caucus centered on holding each other accountable and dismantling our own white supremacist practices that we use, operate under, and benefit from everyday.
3) Demanding action from UCI administration and UCI Police Department regarding the racial profiling and policing of UCI community members and the systemic racism the administration upholds and the UCI Police Department acts on.
#BlackLivesMatter
#DivestfromthePolice
#DefundthePolice
Ways I am holding myself accountable:
1) Developing the Anti-Black Racism Syllabus with all physiology graduate students in my department for Fall quarter 2020 weekly Physiology seminars.
2) Attending and participating in a White Caucus centered on holding each other accountable and dismantling our own white supremacist practices that we use, operate under, and benefit from everyday.
3) Demanding action from UCI administration and UCI Police Department regarding the racial profiling and policing of UCI community members and the systemic racism the administration upholds and the UCI Police Department acts on.