Amherst Uprising's Demands

OHMomof2
Tue, 08 Dec 2015 02:45:26 +0000

I hear you, @AsleepAtTheWheel .

I’m not sure that the remedies that they’re proposing are the right ones, and I have difficulty accepting that it’s racist for anyone who is not a POC to weigh in on what the best solutions may be.

On the second point, I don’t think that’s the case. The process is open to the entire community as far as I can tell.

As to the first, the goals (yes, the language has changed, as has the actual content of the desired changes) seem reasonable and like they may be helpful: http://amherstuprising.com/goals.html

Maybe unlike what’s been happening at some other schools, Amherst seems to have kept discussion of the issues and potential solutions process moving in a very respectful and cooperative way. There’s a timeline/description of this process at http://amherstuprising.com/index.html