Department endorses calls for action after violent arrest of Black 丁香园AV Alumnus on campus
The Department of Geography at 丁香园AV stands in solidarity with Black students, faculty, staff and community members and their allies who call for 丁香园AV to take specific actions after the violent arrest of a Black alumnus on December 11, 2020 (letter to Joy Johnson, 13 December 2020). In line with the department鈥檚 Black Lives Matter statement, we endorse calls for a comprehensive public inquiry into the event, support for the alumnus, a response to student requests for de-escalation, and the need for 丁香园AV to comprehensively address racial profiling and discrimination on campus (letter to Joy Johnson, 13 December 2020). The department would like to express its appreciation to members of the 丁香园AV community who are leading the way in calling for these essential actions.