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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Edward! I have to agree with Edward and Gina. In the times we are in right now, this needs to be discussed, resulting in
<b><u>action</u></b> beyond just the Senate releasing a letter denouncing racism. If our agenda is not about systemic racial inequality and what is going on in our world right now, I too will be absent from the senate meeting in solidarity with Black Lives
Matter. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu <uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Gina Biancarosa<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 8, 2020 10:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Edward Davis <edavis@uoregon.edu>; uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Uosenate] #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia this Wednesday - I will be absent from the Senate<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Edward, thank you for bringing this to our collective attention.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Elizabeth, I wonder if we do meet that we use the meeting not for business-as-usual, but for exactly the kind of reflection, discussion, and action this group is calling for. In other words, the meeting might focus squarely on systemic
racism and generating action plans. If that won’t work, I will be absent as well.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">G<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Gina Biancarosa, Ed.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Associate Professor and Ann Swindells Chair in Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Department of Special Education and Clinical Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Department of Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Center on Teaching and Learning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">HEDCO 354, College of Education, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Email: <a href="mailto:ginab@uoregon.edu">
<span style="color:blue">ginab@uoregon.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Phone: 541-346-2883<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu">
uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu">uosenate-bounces@lists.uoregon.edu</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Edward Davis<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, June 08, 2020 10:06 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu">uosenate@lists.uoregon.edu</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Uosenate] #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia this Wednesday - I will be absent from the Senate<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Senate colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you haven’t seen it yet, there has been a call to take Wednesday, June 10, as a day for White and non-Black People of Color in the academy to educate themselves on institutional racism in the USA, reflect on their position in this system,
and define a detailed plan of action for them to carry forward. I will not attend the UO Senate meeting on Wednesday out of respect for this call and the national moment we are in. I will be working with the Department of Earth Sciences to hold a departmental
forum for discussing these issues and coming up with a departmental plan of action for improving representation and inclusion in our field. I suggest that the rest of you should think about holding similar meetings with your units to define a path of action.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More information about #ShutDownAcademia is available here:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.shutdownstem.com/__;!!C5qS4YX3!Vla1JQotz5fhMG-FtvSi3LCksJitRVqp3oZaRBRtNCbR9JNS2yztYRzI2Erq88dN$">https://www.shutdownstem.com/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Be well,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Edward<o:p></o:p></p>
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