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Wed Jun 10 11:17:10 MST 2020

FYI.....

We posted this in the TMN yesterday, 9 June 2020. At that time there was no announcement from the VPRII, the ALVSCE VP, or any other official UA representative.

This is a movement and consistent with VP Burgess’ comments, I fully support the spirit and intent.

Best regards,

Jeff Silvertooth

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Subject: Please distribute this message to the people under your responsibility with your own additional message: RE: Take a stand against racism #ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM

Everyone, like me you have probably received at least one email message in the last 12 hours asking you to:

Take a stand against racism #ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM through direct action to address injustices that Black academics and students are faced with through institutional and systemic racism specifically through:

No work
No research
No classes
No business as usual

You likely also received the following link below to educate yourself on how you can eradicate structural and systemic oppression. https://www.shutdownstem.com/for-department-leaders

I have not yet had the time to go to the link, but I will immediately after sending this email.

Those of you in UA’s research network should also have received an email from VPRII Cantwell about the New Topic for Today's (June 10) RII Research Chat at noon-1pm, at which In support of #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia, SVPRII  Cantwell will focus on racial injustice and inequities in STEM. I strongly encourage you to attend if you can.

As a partner and as an ally with all people who suffer any form of systemic discrimination, prejudice, inequality, unfairness, inequity and/or racism, or these same things perpetrated by individuals, my work today will be limited only to that directly fulfilling the purpose and intents of equality access to higher education for all articulated in both Morrill Acts (1862 and 1890), because not doing so would have a negative effect on equality, equity and access for the very people I stand with in support.

Regards

Shane

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