Dear Members of the UP Community,
Let us begin by saying loudly and clearly: Black Lives Matter.
We stand in solidarity with the movement for racial justice.
We mourn the lives lost at the hands of systemic racism.
We Say Their Names.
We will not be silent.
The recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade, and the continued violence and hatred against BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) in the United States and around the world make us reexamine and reflect (again and again!) on our own role in the systems and structures that lead to and perpetuate this violence and hatred.
Perhaps like you, our emotions and thoughts during these past weeks have ranged from anger, fear, and sadness to despair. And yet we must fight. We must not be silent. We must embrace hope that is grounded in action.
So, today and always, we stand in solidarity with the movement for racial justice.
Inspired by our anti-racist, feminist values, we commit ourselves to fighting for racial justice; to caring for those who are affected by violence and hatred caused by racism (in mind, body, or spirit); to protecting BIPOC at UP, in Portland, wherever we are; and to creating a more just world.
However you choose to act, we encourage you to do so with care for yourself and others.
Here we have collected resources to use in interrogating our own roles within systems and structures of hatred and violence. We invite you to join us in this effort and to bring other resources to our attention, as we seek to understand how we got here and how we can move forward.
No justice, no peace.
In solidarity,
The Gender and Women's Studies Advisory Committee
Dr. Lara-Zuzan Golesorkhi
Dr. Alexandra M. Hill
Dr. Christin L. Hancock
Dr. Sarina R. Saturn
Dr. Lara Trout
Dr. Jeff Gauthier
Dr. Giannina Reyes-Giardiello
Dr. Maria Echenique
Dr. Vail Fletcher
This letter was also signed by:
Dr. Alice Gates, Social Work
Molly Cullen
Tara Prestholdt
Dr. Priya Mani, Faculty
Autumn Fluetsch ‘20
Abby Van Vleet
Delaney Vetter, UP '20
Kate Rohl, staff and student
Jesse Persing
Jacob Ortiz (student)
Debra Stephens
Claire Costin, PhD, CPA (Faculty)
Grant Sippel, Alumni
Kate Harder, student
Laura McLary
Courtney Campbell, First Year Programs, Shepard Academic Resource Center
Raphaelle Leblanc, student & student athlete
Kira Pierce
Nick McRee, Professor, Dept. of Sociology and Social Work
Dr. Lars Erik Larson, faculty
Kate Harder, student
Dr. Dave Houglum, Franz Center for Leadership, Entrepreneurship, & Innovation
Hunter Coward, Shepard Academic Resource Center
Brenagh Sanford, Staff
Dr. Karen Eifler
Bonnie Parks, faculty
Kathryn Lampe (student)
Jen Lovejoy, faculty
Alex Robbins (UP Registrar's Office)
Jon Down
Lily Esch - student
Brittany R. Linville Graduation Coordinator at UP
Raphaelle Leblanc, student & student athlete
Christopher Wiley
Montana Hisel-Cochran, Instructor, Pamplin School of Business
Jennifer Lawson, UP employee
Dr. Lauren Alfrey, Assistant Professor, UP
Ezequiel Delgado-Cervantes, Staff
Jeff Brown
Andrew Keippela - Associate Athletic Director for Development
Diane Sotak, Librarian
Yuri Hernández Osorio, Diversity & Inclusion Programs
Ellen Macomson, Athletics
Kira Pierce
Elli Reed
Theresa McCreary Campus Ministry & Moreau Center for Service & Justice
Dr. John Orr
Jason Brough
Genevieve Brassard
Michael Wode
James Jurinski, Professor PSOB
Dr. Craig A. Swinyard
Martin Williams
Nolan Lease
Sam Barrett
Elisabeth Davies
Mia C. Aguilar, Communication and Sociology ‘23
Kiara Cruz
Jack Mullaney
Lauren Carlos
Justice Magraw - UP Volleyball Assistant Coach
Maureen Briare, faculty
Salvador Orara
Jazmin Moreno
Susan Murray, Biology faculty
Dr. Christie Engesser Cesar
Dr. Lauren Alfrey, Assistant Professor, UP
Ryan Kenton
Sammie Van Norstrand, Student
Anthony Embry (Staff)
Brian Dezzani, Director of Recreational Services
Cara Hersh (faculty)
Gary Lee Malecha
Harper Cook
Sophie Charles, staff
Amber Lefstead, UP Staff - Moreau Center for Service & Justice
Dr. David De Lyser, UP Faculty
Tyler Wagner, Moreau Center for Service and Justice
Calley Kerwin Estocapio
Anne Pitsch Santiago
Alexa Dare, Communication
Kaylie Haas, UP alum
David Taylor
Sophia Kerr-Davis
Suzie Wyss, Staff
Robert A. Zipp - Staff
Carolina Cortes, UP ‘21
Julia Oksana Goldman
Phoebe Anderson
Benjamin Kahn - Staff
Lawrence Wiggins
Elise Sunderland, class of 2017
Christina Buselli/ Student
Michelle Sunderland, UP Staff, UP Parent of Alumnae
Siena Henson
Brenna Schumacher
Sheila Smith - Staff
Amy Norton - Information Services Staff
Jacob Caniparoli '14 - Staff
Dawn Lloyd, IS-ATSI
Brian Flynn - Staff
Trudi Timperman
Alauno Porter
Jamie Merritt, Staff
Gabriel Kraemer
Mary Virnig
Mark Kennedy, Faculty
Hannah Harrison
Ruby Lindgren
Faculty in Engineering
Paul Le Clercq, Staff
Niki Schulz, faculty
Kaylan Tate/Student
Dr. Jordyn Wolfand, Faculty
Elisha Faagai
Lisa J. Reed, J.D.
Lisel Stancil, Staff
Elise Sunderland, class of 2017
Lindsay C. Chelton, Shiley School Staff
Yollixpa Rios Martinez/Admissions Counselor
Sigma Delta Pi
Belle Murphy, student
Emma Wells, student
Dr. David M. Lamme
Dr. Aaron Moss (Assistant Professor, Shiley School of Engineering)
Lauren M Cline
Katie Wojda (student)
Emily Hosoume
Justice Magraw - UP Volleyball Assistant Coach
Karina Handeland
Natalie Nelson-Marsh
Kaylan Tate/Student
Kiara Cruz
Anush
Lindsey Garcia
Joseph Hoffbeck, Faculty
Kathleen Staten
Sona Uradnik, Alumnus
Perry Sunderland, UP Parent of Elise '17, Emily '20
Joey Houck - Infrastructure Manager
Traci Schick, Faculty
Mirza Gurda
Yeudith Valdovinos student
Barbara Bloom-Groshong, Instructor
Cora Hyatt (student)
Grace Fortson
Peter Mohammadi
Aislinn Hill, Moreau Center Service & Justice Coordinator
Christine Pratt - Student
Barbara Bloom-Groshong, Instructor
Megan Murphy, alumni
Ankit Madhira
Emily May
Will Mulligan
Ben Zemanski - Men's Soccer
Olivia Nomura / Student
Bao Huynh
Peyton Hockett
Dr. Tammy VanDeGrift, Shiley School
Glenna Andrews/Athletics, Staff
Lauren M Cline
Daman Oberoi, Computer Science Instructor
Thayne Covert
Noel Kildiszew, Office of Admissions
La Mesa Redonda
Jackie Greulich/Staff
Samantha Shoemaker
Casandra (Cassy) Esparza / UP Staff - Admissions
Jordyn Mayer, Student
Christopher Lee, Assoc. Prof. of Mathematics
Carolyn James, Mathematics
Dr. Gregory Hill
Dr. Valerie Peterson, faculty (Mathematics)
Dr. Christine Weilhoefer - Faculty Biology & Environmental Studies
Dr. Elise M. Moentmann
Laura Kathryn Smith -Accessible Education Services (SARC)
Andre Jaurigui
Elise Sunderland, class of 2017
Todd Basil, student
Christine Pratt - Student
Daniel Lagunas Student
Nicole Panowicz, student
Dr. Chris Hallstrom
Madison Bible
Matthew Warshawsky
Dr.Thomas Greene
Brittney K (Alumni)
Connor Farrell
Trevor Riedmann, UP student
Caroline Dockerty
Dr. Jen Symons, UP Faculty
Sarah Weiger
Ruby Becker, ‘20
Jacquie Van Hoomissen, Associate Dean for Math and Science
Laurie Laird (staff)
Dr. Jakob Kotas
Karen Peters, staff
Tiana Vente
Sage Taylor, ASUP President
Dr. K. Bieryla
Allen Hansen, Pilot Space
Abbie Aspinwall
Laurie Dizney
Cecilia Lin, Faculty
Claire Mueller, Student
Hannah Highlander
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