[Agvisors] FW: IMPORTANT: Coalition of Black Students and Allies Statements

[Valle, Serena Sidra - (ssvalle)]

Hello Agvisors,

I want to share the following statements written by the Coalition of Black Students and Allies.

Best,
Serena
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From: disabilityculture-request at list.arizona.edu <disabilityculture-request at list.arizona.edu> On Behalf Of DRC-Disability
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 9:56 AM
To: disabilityculture at list.arizona.edu
Subject: [disabilityculture] IMPORTANT: Coalition of Black Students and Allies Statements

Hello everyone,
Attached to this email, we have included the PDF of the statements written by the Coalition of Black Students and Allies written to President Robert C. Robbins, Provost Liesl Folks, Chief Brian Seastone, and the University of Arizona Administration. In our statement at the June 4th Re-entry Briefing, we stated that the University needed to center and listen to the demands and concerns of Black students and community organizers. The University needs to do more than "listen" to these demands. Those named in this letter (President Robert C. Robbins, Provost Liesl Folks, Chief Brian Seastone, and the University of Arizona Administration) need to make actionable steps to respond to these statements, and make plans to successfully complete and achieve a majority of the demands by FY21- as outlined by the Coalition of Black Students and Allies.

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all the best,
the DCC Team
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