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<span>Dear Elizabeth, Elliott, and fellow members of the Senate Executive,</span></div>
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<span>I'm attaching a marked-up version of the resolution, here, with a few minor suggestions for rewording (mainly for the sake of clarity). I also made a suggestion--that we consider adding another bullet point to our recommendations, as follows: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">We encourage the Presidential Task Force on Recognizing our Diverse History to expedite their work, and to submit bold recommendations on removing or radically recontextualizing aspects of our shared
material environment on campus that continue to honor the ideologies of white supremacy and/or settler colonialism.</span></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 5, 2020 1:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'uosenateexec@lists.uoregon.edu' <uosenateexec@lists.uoregon.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Uosenateexec] Senate Resolution Against Racism and Systemic Oppression</font>
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Dear Members of the Senate Executive Committee,</p>
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I’m reaching out to you in this moment in time that I believe calls for strong leadership from the university senate. Incoming senate president Elliot Berkman and I have prepared this senate resolution against racism and systemic oppression (attached). The
document has been crafted in consultation with numerous individuals from a variety of constituent groups on campus. We ask for your feedback and further invite you to consider co-sponsoring the motion to be introduced in our final senate meeting of the year.
We hope to distribute the motion to the full senate Monday AM (6/8).</p>
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We realize that this request and action is coming at a busy time for all of you, at a time when you must be exhausted, worried, and struggling with a mix of feelings. Thanks for taking time for this and please reach out to me at any time if you want to speak
further and share your thoughts, concerns, or questions.</p>
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Sincerely,</p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#44546A">Elizabeth A. Skowron, Ph.D.</span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#44546A">Professor, Department of Psychology</span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#44546A">Eugene, OR 97403</span></i></p>
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<a href="http://ctn.uoregon.edu/"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#44546A">http://ctn.uoregon.edu/</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:#44546A"></span></i></p>
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