Response to Chauvin Verdict
April 25, 2021
Dear Postdocs,
Last week, the jury returned a guilty verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd last year.
To echo Stanford leadership, “seeing accountability for the killing of George Floyd may provide a sense of justice, but it surely does not erase this burden”. Nevertheless, we remain optimistic that this decision may represent an inflection point, where we begin to overcome racial and social injustices that have been pervasive in policing. This verdict is a reminder of how much more work we have yet to do and how much more we have to do to heal as a community. SURPAS is committed to making our community a just, diverse, and inclusive place for postdocs to thrive during their time here.
Please keep a look out for registration to our upcoming Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Education (SHARE) training scheduled for May 19th at 11am and check out the wonderful events being hosted by the SURPAS JEDI Committee. In addition, we encourage you to make use of the wellness resources that Stanford Medicine has made available, which you can find below.
Lastly, please feel free to reach out to us with any questions or comments that you may have. You can contact us at surpasleadership@stanford.edu
In solidarity,
The SURPAS leadership team
RESOURCES:
- Care and Healing
- Education and Reporting
- Care and Healing
- Education and Reporting
- IDHE Anti-Racism and Equity Resources
- Manager Resources (only available to managers on restricted SHC Connect leadership site)
- Paul Georgantes HR Presents – “Why Black Lives Matter”
- Black Lives Matter (BLM) Conversations Huddle Sheet
- Reporting Workplace Violence
- Identify and understand the characteristics of white supremacy culture
- Communities Against Hate
