Dear Students,
We hope this message finds all of you safe and healthy. We realize that there is so much going on in our nation and world right now, and feel it is important that we take the time to pause, reflect, and engage with the current moment.
On the evening of August 23rd, an unarmed Black man was tasered and shot from behind seven times in front of his children in Kenosha, Wisconsin. His name is Jacob Blake. He is 29 years old. He is currently paralyzed.
The Chief Diversity Officer, Associate and Assistant Deans for Diversity and Inclusion, and the Associate Director of Diversity and Inclusion Education from the health sciences campuses all wanted to hold space for Black students to come together across their respective schools and programs. Thus, we wanted to offer a space for Black-identifying students across the Health Sciences Campuses, to offer support to one another, talk about how they are feeling and coping, and discuss healing strategies. The session, Racial Justice Healing Community for Black Students, will be held this Monday, August 31st from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM.
We welcome all Tufts community members to reach out to any of us directly, if in need of support or guidance. We are sending peace, light, and strength to everyone during this time.
In solidarity,
Joyce Sackey, Associate Provost and Chief Diversity Officer (CDO), Tufts University Health Sciences Schools; Dean for Multicultural Affairs and Global Health, Tufts University School of Medicine
Damian Archer, Assistant Dean for Multicultural Affairs, Tufts University School of Medicine
Sara Folta, Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Jeanette Sabir-Holloway, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
Flo Tseng, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Climate, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University
Adriana Black, Associate Director for Diversity and Inclusion Education for the Health Sciences campuses
For privacy purposes, we are not including an registration link directly on this event page. Please contact Sara C. Folta at Sara.Folta@tufts.edu to RSVP.