6/26: Staff Assembly Letter to the Community

Dear Community,

We mourn the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks, and all who have lost their lives. We denounce police brutality, systematic racism, and the unfair judicial system.

USC Staff Assembly supports our Black staff, students, and faculty. We will release our FY21 plan in the upcoming weeks. We will support university initiatives and intend to collaborate on all proposed programs that directly impact staff. We will also identify top priorities for Staff Assembly with a focus on actions that will lead to real change.

If you are interested in working with us or have information that would be helpful as we prepare for action, please email us. In the meantime, we  encourage you to watch and share these videos and campus stories:

USC Race and Equity Center: National Forum on Demonstrating Care for Black
Employees
Click here to access the video.

USC Office of Religious and Spiritual Life: Say their Names: Honoring Black Lives
Click here to access the video.

Annenberg School of Communication: A Path Forward
Click here to read the article.

Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs Speaking Out Loud: Enough is Enough
Click here to access the video.

We stand in solidarity,
USC Staff Assembly