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[FordistributiontotheAllStaff&FacultyDL,GreenerCommons,andtheCooperPointJournal,with

theexpectationthatitisapublicdocument.]

June2,2017

AsEvergreenfacultymembers:

Weacknowledgethatallofuswhohavepowerwithintheinstitutionshareresponsibilityforthe
racistactionsofothers.Furthermore,thoseofuswhoarewhitebearaparticularlylargeshareofthat
responsibility.

Weacknowledgethatwehaveagreatdealofworktodoinordertohonorandliveuptothe
demandsmadebystudentleadersduringlastweeksprotests.
(http://cooperpointjournal.com/2017/05/27/complete-list-of-student-demands).

Weacknowledgethatstudentsofcolorandotherswhoareunderrepresentedandunderservedhave
beenvoicingtheirdemandstousforsometime(throughtheStudentsofColorFocusGroupsof
2014,throughtheirparticipationinauthoringtheStrategicEquityPlanfromNovember,inCooper
PointJournalcoverage,forexample)andwehavenotyettrulylistenedandacted.

Weacknowledgestudentsrighttoprotest,andaffirmPresidentBridgesrecentdecisionnottouse
themisguidedlanguageofthecurrentStudentConductCodetopunishtheprotestors.

Wevehementlyrejecttheclaimthatstudentshavebeenviolentsimplybecausetheyhavebeenloud
andemphatic.Thereisadifferencebetweenexercisingtherighttofreelyvoiceanopinionand
incitingviolenceandthatdifferencehasnothingtodowithvolumeorforcefulness.Wesupport
thedemandsmadebystudentsandhonorthepositiveinstitutionalchangetheyhavealready
achievedthroughtheirprotests.

Ourmosturgentdemands(below)centeronthesafetyofthoseindividualswhoarecurrentlymost
atrisk.Atthesametime,weacknowledgethatintheweeksandmonthstocomeourattentionwill
needtoturntothelargerstructuralissuesstudentshaveidentified.

Insolidaritywithstudents,wecommitourselvesto:
*Participatingactivelyandself-criticallyintheannualmandatorytrainingsspecifiedinthe
MemorandumofUnderstandingrecentlysignedbytheUFEandmanagementbargainingteams.
*Holdingeachotheraccountablewhenweactinracistwaysagainstourcolleaguesorourstudents,
accordingtosharedlanguageandunderstandingdevelopedinthetrainings.
*HoldingPresidentBridgesaccountabletothepromiseshemadeattheall-campusforumonMay
26,2017,andtotheprocessofongoingdialoguewithstudentleaders.
*ActivelysupportingtheStrategicPlanputforwardbytheEquityandInclusionCouncil,including
providingsubstantivesupporttotheVicePresident&ViceProvostofEquityandInclusiontasked
withimplementingandextendingtheirwork.

Insolidaritywithstudents,wecallfortheEvergreenadministrationto:
*Centerstudentperspectivesinapersistentmediaapproachtocounterthealt-rightnarrativesthat
aredemonizingEvergreenandDayofAbsencespecifically.
*Takeseriouslythethreatsmadetoindividualcommunitymembersanduseallavailable
institutionalresourcestoprotectthem.
*DemonstrateaccountabilitybypursuingadisciplinaryinvestigationagainstBretWeinstein
accordingtoguidelinesintheSocialContractandFacultyHandbook.Weinsteinhasendangered
faculty,staff,andstudents,makingthemtargetsofwhitesupremacistbacklashbypromulgating
misinformationinpublicemails,onnationaltelevision,innewsoutlets,andonsocialmedia.

Weareangryandfrustratedandconcerned.Wealsobelieve,however,thatiftheCollegecanmuster
ameaningfulcollectiveresponsetorecentevents,thiscanbeapowerfulleverforgrowthinstudent
numbers,success,andequityandforfutureinstitutionalchange.Weurgetheadministrationnotto
leadwithfear,oradesiretosuppressstudentsvoices.Weurgethemtolettheenergyandclarityof
thosevoicescarryusforward.

Insolidarity,theundersignedfaculty,

AliceNelson
AllenOlson
AnnedeMarcken
AnneFischel
AnthonyZaragoza
BenKamen
CarolynProuty
CatalinaOcampo
CheriLucas-Jennings
EirikSteinhoff
ElizabethWilliamson
EmilyLardner
ErinGenia
GildaSheppard
JayW.Stansell
JeanMandeberg
JeanneHahn
JeffGlassman
JudithGabriele
JuliaHeineccius
JuliaZay
JulieLevinRusso
KarenGaul
KathleenEamon
KathyKelly
LarryMosqueda
LaurieMeeker
LeslieFlemmer
LinNelson
LisaSweet
LizaRognas
LuciaHarrison
LynarraFeatherly
MarjaEloheimo
MichiThacker
MirandaMellis
NaimaLowe
PaulMcCreary
PaulPrzybylowicz
PaulineYu
PeterBohmer
d.wolach
RileyRex
RonJ.Smith
RuthHayes
SandraYannone
SarahPedersen
SavvinaChowdhury
SeytaSelter
ShawOsha
SonjaWiedenhaupt
StevenFlusty
SunshineCampbell
TedWhitesell
TomWomeldorff
VauhnFoster-Grahler
ZoltanGrossman
MarianneHoepli

Staffinsolidarity,

AlashaAdams
AlexisCariello
AndreaMartin
AngelaSpoja
AshleyWilliams
BridgetIrish
CoryMounts
DorotheaCollins
EmilyPieper
EmmieForman
GraceFisher
IgnacioAlarcn
J.S.P.
JadonBerry
JeanEberhardt
KaileAdney
KellySchrader
MlanieValera
MelissaPonder
MichellePope
PatriciaFoshaug
PeterRandlette
RipHeminway
SaraFiksdal
StefanieBrennan
SteveBakker
TroyKochel
TyroneSomerville

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