10/13/2020
It's October! Fall is here! And election season is upon us. As much as EW is not a political organization, this is a business that values racial justice.
We have a current administration that struggles to condemn white supremacy and wants to squander progress that has been made towards racial and social equity.
Last month, the president proposed that racial sensitivity training is divisive and should be eliminated. That is not okay. He wants to mislead people towards the wrong direction. " Let us say, instead, that Donald Trump has no true power to cancel federal contracts and that this is merely another desperate attempt to gaslight and siphon the energy of the public (which I would argue…yes). His rhetoric of encouraging federal agencies to “report any sightings” while brandishing about an obscure term like critical race theory is a thinly-veiled attempt at confusing and further dividing our country. He posits that critical discourse on race causes division, while failing to take the time to learn how critical race theory and anti-racism training can address the racial unrest currently captivating national conversation. However, the damage is done, and many who are unfamiliar with the framework will latch onto the idea that anti-racism training is the source of destruction and division, rather than the racist ideologies that Trump espouses in attacking this and other necessary work."
Our work to make these spaces more equitable is necessary work. It's too important to allow these attempts to turn into policy and law that prohibits it. If you also believe that this work is too important, honor that belief through your vote