Statement to WWU Board of Trustees / Student Assembly for Power and Liberation

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February 12, 2016  Student Assembly for Power and Liberation

Statement given at the board of trustees meeting today;

“First, it is paramount to acknowledge that we are on Duwamish land, and the campus of Western Washington University is occupying Nooksack and Lummi land. As we work, we must continuously think about the legacy of colonialism upon which we stand.

The Sheriff consistently shifts the blame / Facebook comment, Joy Gilfilen

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Yesterday at 7:28pm  January 5, 2016  Joy Gilfilen

(Note: the following is a comment Joy posted on the post above in the Bellingham Racial Justice Coalition Facebook group.)

The problem is that most of this is political lobbying and half-truths. The Sheriff consistently shifts the blame of mismanagement to others, and the guilt of overcrowding to the state or to his powerlessness to change anything. Continue reading