NSSLHA at SFSU for Justice
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On Monday May 25th, 2020 George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officers. While handcuffed, an officer felt it necessary to sit on Floyd's neck with his knee for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, at which point bystanders watched helplessly as George lost consciousness. During this time, Floyd made multiple attempts to plead for his life with the detaining officer. Bystanders recording the incident also made efforts to inform the officer George Floyd was dying, as he struggled to scream "I CAN'T BREATHE." The officer who sat on Floyd's neck, was arrested and charged. However, the three remaining complicit officers have yet to be reprimanded.
On Monday June 1st, 2020 the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) released the following statement in response to the many within our discipline who demanded ASHA take an official stance regarding racism—
"We stand with those who stand against racially motivated violence. We stand in opposition to any actions that silence change and progress, as well as those actions that impede and interfere with mutual respect and dignity"
ASHAWEB 2020
We would like to take this opportunity to respond on behalf of our fellow students and members of the speech community, who feel this statement lacks heart, empathy, and is rooted in ambiguity. Our response is the following commitment:
"We stand for what is right. We stand for the African American population who is two-and-a-half times as likely as white Americans to be killed by police. We stand for our people of color and minority groups who feel underserved and without protection. We stand for parents who must sit their children down and coach them on how to properly avoid being killed by police. We stand for the brave individuals who are risking their lives to protest and make their voices heard. We stand for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, and the countless others who have lost their lives at the hands of injustice. We stand for what is clearly right. The side that says enough is enough. The side that says, we want change and we want it now."
At this moment, NSSLHA SFSU is committed to doing our part in contributing to a worthwhile cause that is and should be close to everyone's hearts. We have constructed a gofundme account on behalf of NSSLHA SFSU, where all donations received will go straight to the Minnesota Freedom Fund. This fund is a community based non-profit organization that combats the harms of incarceration by paying bail for low-income individuals who cannot otherwise afford it.
As a campus and community that represents minorities both in ethnicity and identification, we want to remind our campus and fellow students that we are here to support you in whatever capacity possible.
On Monday June 1st, 2020 the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) released the following statement in response to the many within our discipline who demanded ASHA take an official stance regarding racism—
"We stand with those who stand against racially motivated violence. We stand in opposition to any actions that silence change and progress, as well as those actions that impede and interfere with mutual respect and dignity"
ASHAWEB 2020
We would like to take this opportunity to respond on behalf of our fellow students and members of the speech community, who feel this statement lacks heart, empathy, and is rooted in ambiguity. Our response is the following commitment:
"We stand for what is right. We stand for the African American population who is two-and-a-half times as likely as white Americans to be killed by police. We stand for our people of color and minority groups who feel underserved and without protection. We stand for parents who must sit their children down and coach them on how to properly avoid being killed by police. We stand for the brave individuals who are risking their lives to protest and make their voices heard. We stand for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, and the countless others who have lost their lives at the hands of injustice. We stand for what is clearly right. The side that says enough is enough. The side that says, we want change and we want it now."
At this moment, NSSLHA SFSU is committed to doing our part in contributing to a worthwhile cause that is and should be close to everyone's hearts. We have constructed a gofundme account on behalf of NSSLHA SFSU, where all donations received will go straight to the Minnesota Freedom Fund. This fund is a community based non-profit organization that combats the harms of incarceration by paying bail for low-income individuals who cannot otherwise afford it.
As a campus and community that represents minorities both in ethnicity and identification, we want to remind our campus and fellow students that we are here to support you in whatever capacity possible.
Organizer
SFSU NSSLHA
Organizer
San Francisco, CA
Minnesota Freedom Fund
Registered nonprofit
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