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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Social Justice, and Anti-Racism (DEISA) Commitment Statement

In solidarity with our students of color, the Mt. 黑料导航 English, Literature, and Creative Writing Department recognizes and is committed to ensuring that our department continues to encourage and support equity, inclusion, diversity, social justice, and anti-racism. These efforts are a hallmark of creating more equitable learning environments and a more just world. 

We acknowledge and oppose the historical and structural barriers to equity in society and education: the legacies of white supremacy, slavery, colonialism, and other forms of racial violence and injustice. We oppose racism and racist ideologies. We also recognize that college curriculum, including our own, have often sidelined and obstructed the narratives and experiences of Black, Latinx, indigenous, and all people of color. 

Going forward, we vow to intensify our efforts in the community college to be inclusive, diverse, and reflective of our students鈥� realities.  Regardless of race, class, gender, sexuality, religious affiliation, political perspective, or ability, we vow to create supportive and nurturing spaces for all students. Within our department and programs, we are committed to lasting change to achieve racial and social equity. Therefore,

we support our DREAMers and all Latinx students in their educational goals;

we defend our Asian American students against all anti-Asian hate;

we stand in solidarity with our Muslim students in the fight against Islamophobia;

we honor and respect all Indigenous Peoples as the traditional stewards of this land and the enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous Peoples and their traditional territories.  We pledge to raise awareness about the suppressed histories of Native peoples;

we affirm that Black lives matter.

We commit to taking the following actions in the interest of promoting more equitable and just learning environments for all students: 

1. We will infuse our teaching with empathy, compassion, understanding, and radical hope. 
2. We will develop social justice curriculum devoted to racial equity and the dismantling of white supremacy. 
3. We will continue to discuss and develop best practices for anti-racist teaching with the hope that these practices will close equity gaps and promote success for students of color. 
4. We will continuously self-reflect on our own teaching practices in order to ensure that our values, actions, and practices reflect anti-racist teaching. 
5. We will review our current course curriculum to ensure that all courses reflect anti-racist values. 
6. We will review equity data across the department and individually in order to monitor our progress towards the goal of closing equity gaps.