Envisioning A Police-Free Campus: SACEI’s Letter to the UC Administration Demanding the Defunding of UCPD
A North Star guides our day-to-day actions, even when progress is slow, or when barriers arise and cause us to change course.
A North Star guides our day-to-day actions, even when progress is slow, or when barriers arise and cause us to change course.
I’ve decided to write about a concept that has grabbed at my consciousness at a couple points of extrospection. One point comes from reflection at the punctuation of my academic career, remembering the fact that I was often one of the few — or even the only — black person or person of color in the room. The second comes from observation of the current U.S. Congress and what these midterms election meant for the future of our democracy.
Every time I encounter an environmental organization, I can’t help but wonder, are they all this overwhelmingly white? I often find myself scanning rooms during talks or workshops and counting the number of minorities. I can usually fit them on one hand.
ERG students, in collaboration with groups across Cal, start a new data science course focused on diversity.