Voices that Cut Through the Noise
Dear CWC Community,
The last ten days in America once again warn us that racism, if not eradicated, will cause undue harm to our fellow citizens, rip us apart as a nation, and eventually topple our democracy. Will we listen?
YES.
Awhiteman kneeling on ablack man’sneck is not just onekneeon one neck. It’s the weight of centuries of oppression, evisceratingthelives of Black people, through physical violence, economic violence, and social violence. It’s the manifestation of an entrenched racist and patriarchal system. It’s what happens in a culture that has far too long assumed that the person under the knee alonebears theresponsibility of moving the knee. But, George Floyddecimated that assumption when he cried, “I can’t breathe.” We are listening and we hear you, Mr. Floyd.Yours is a cry we commit to amplify and address through our work at the Colorado Women’sCollege.
We will dig deeper and ask ourselves what more we can do.We will begin with empathy as we convene courageous conversations to change beliefs and behaviors, including our own.Wewillact in concert withstudents, faculty, staff, alums, partners and friends to hammer away at organizational systems, community structures, political systems, and social constructs.We will own our identities and experiencesaswe approach the work ahead with humility, curiosity, courage and persistence.We will inspire hearts and minds and motivate a united community to dismantle, destroy and rebuild in the image of an equitable world.
At CWC, webelieveequityis in reach - not just in our students’lifetimes, but in our own. For over 500 years, this country has been waiting for the generation that putsanend to racism and inequity. To that we say, in solidarity,“Us. Now.”
Ann Ayers
Dean, Colorado Women’s College
I offer this message from the hearts andmindsof our entire team at CWC, with whom I am grateful and honored to work each and every day.
#equityis #blacklivesmatter #silenceisviolence #cwc
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