Students for GU272+

#StudentsforThe272 inquiries: [email protected]

[Sandra Green Thomas @SandraGreenTho2]

Young people on college campuses thruout USA understand that REPARATIONS are long overdue for the descendants of the enslaved. @Georgetown @FrTimSJ #gu272 @rachelswarns @Students4GU272 @Pontifex @JesuitEnslaved @JesuitsGlobal https://t.co/b2A8dQyYDm

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

the 2019 GU272 referendum. We hope this town hall provides a platform for the university to directly address the larger community. We all deserve to receive concrete answers regarding the status of where the university stands vis-à-vis the student body and descendant community.

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

Let Georgetown and the Jesuits know we demand answers, not more empty promises. We expect to see you at the town hall April 12. Details coming soon.

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

by President DeGioia and other members of the administration who were involved in this process. We formally invite President DeGioia, the members of the student body, and members of the larger Georgetown community to a town hall on April 12th - the anniversary of the passing of

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

@thehoya GU has not spoken with us about their plans. What we heard directly from admin was “were planning now to re-engage a number of efforts. One of those would be our work to move forward on establishing a reconciliation fund.” We do not believe this signals any tangible step forward

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

@thehoya This information is misleading. Georgetown admin met with GUSA reps and told them that they plan on establishing a reconciliation fund. The University did not clarify whether this fund would be the original GU272+ referendum or the voluntary fund they proposed last fall.

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

We realize our demands page may be difficult to read. Here is the text on a white background, and the full letter can be found at the link in our bio.

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

This is the letter and demands we presented to the Georgetown Board of Directors at their meeting today. Read the full text at this link: https://t.co/BPS7XsFkCZ

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

So Georgetown acts like it supports racial justice, but won’t implement the GU272 Referendum or countless demands from Black students? Write an email to administrators and Board of Directors (who meet tomorrow) to remind them we will not be ignored.
https://t.co/la7SgWoiMn

[Georgetown University @Georgetown]

Hoyas are seeking racial justice in a variety of ways – teaching, research, artistic expression, advocacy and activism. Take a look at how our community is calling attention to disparities in health, income, housing through research, writing, and activism.
https://t.co/Ng44KpM6qr

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

The Board of Directors meets again tomorrow. Help us remind them that we will not sit idly by while they ignore their responsibilities to pay back the debt to descendants of the GU272+. Send an email using this template: https://t.co/la7SgWoiMn

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

Georgetown decided to participate in a disgraceful act of PERFORMATIVE SOLIDARITY by announcing Juneteenth as a university holiday.
Our institution only stands because of the institution of slavery. Your words mean nothing. Implement the referendum @Georgetown.

[Georgetown University @Georgetown]

#Juneteenth marks the celebration of emancipation in the United States. The holiday, sometimes known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union general Gordon Granger read federal orders stating that all previously enslaved people in Texas were free.

[Students for GU272+ @Students4GU272]

On June 19th, 1838, Georgetown University sold more than 272 human beings in order to keep the college open. It’s been 182 years and no reparative justice effort has been implemented.
It’s been over 400 days and the GU272 referendum has still not been implemented.
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