Affirmation rally for diversity, equity and inclusion fills Sproul Plaza

November 10, 2016

More than a dozen professors rallied Thursday to assure students, staff and other faculty members of UC Berkeley's unwavering commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion and its promise to provide allies, advocates and spaces for people of color, women, undocumented students as well as ethnic, religious and other minorities who have expressed concerns about the future following the election of Donald Trump.

The professors, most of whom serve as equity advisors for their academic departments, spoke to a cheering, overflow crowd on Sproul Plaza and urged listeners to remain active in demanding and promoting social justice long after Election Day. Several of those who spoke acknowledged their own immigrant roots, or belonging to one of the wide range of groups that have felt placed repeatedly in the crosshairs of criticism, contempt and retribution by a vitriolic Trump campaign.

Read more

Berkeley News