A Collective Condemnation of Racist Police Violence
We, the undersigned members of the Hamilton College campus community, individually and collectively recognize the latest tragic results of systemic racism as a wake-up call that compels us to make the widespread protests and public condemnations of racist police violence a watershed moment that sparks sober self-reflection and meaningful forms of social action.
As a national institution of higher learning, one that prides itself on its emphasis on ethical and engaged citizenship, the time to fully and forcefully match words with deeds is now.
More specifically, we hereby condemn the systemic procedures and practices that synergistically foster unwarranted and racially disproportionate state sanctioned uses of deadly force and inhibit legal efforts to hold those who employ it fully accountable.
Additionally, we pledge to lead or lend support to local, state, and nationwide efforts to ensure that all who are sworn to serve and protect do so faithfully and that those whose racist actions besmirch the reputations of so many officers who do are rightly prosecuted and punished.
Let this be the moment that all Hamiltonians on the Hill and beyond denounce unwarranted and racially disproportionate police violence and pledge to promote the public good.
Let this be the moment that all Hamiltonians distinguish themselves as committed to equity and justice.
In solidarity,
Salma Alaoui
Samuel Alderson
Honor Allen
Mo Alloush
Abhishek Amar
Jennifer Ambrose
William Andriola
Angelique Archer
Liz Arnold
Sophie Auvin
Stephanie Bahr
Erol Balkan
Manuel Barrantes
Niki Barron
Joyce Barry
John Bartle
Lucas Barusek
Karina Bayrakdarian
Cat Beck
Richard Bedient
Vikranth Bejjanki
David Bell
Leslie Bell
Larry Bender
Mary Beringause
Kahleel Bernard
Catherine Berryman
Sambat Bhandari
Ishan Bhatia
Cameron Blair
Julia Bligh
Alex Blomfield
Jay Bloom
Madeline Bologa
Aimee Booth
Karen Boots
Jen Borton
Anna Botticello
Acacia Bowden
Alma Bradley
Sterling Bray
Barbara Britt-Hysell
Elizabeth Brotherton
Kate Brown
Heather Buchman
Jessica Burke
Kate Burnham
Tim Byrnes
Alan Cafruny
Dayna Campbell
Krista Campbell
Alistair Campbell
Lindsay Canaday
Peter Cannavo
Peter Cannavo
Denzel Capellan
Grace Carey
Sara Carle
Sophia Cerreta
Emely Chacon
Alexsia Chan
Olivia Chandler
Priya Chandrasekaran
Wei-Jen Chang
Lorna Chase
Tessa Chefalo
Stefanie Chin
Mufudzi Chogugudza
Jacob Circelli
Justin Clark
Rachael Clark
Sally Cockburn
Vanessa Colangelo
Katherine Collett
Sean Conroy
Ruth Coolidge
Sheridan Cordova
Henry Curcio
Allison Curry
Samantha D’Angelo
Allyson D’Antonio
Annie Danielson
Roger Danilek
Rhea Datta
Juliet Davidson
Brenda Davis
Celeste Day Moore
Erica De Bruin
Megan Dean
Mike Debraggio
Liz Del Giudice
Ellie Demaree
Daniel DeMatteo
Zachary Deming
Lori Dennison
Amber Denny
Maggie DeNoon
Ryan DiLello
Jo Dine
Gianna Dischiavo
Campbell Dorsett
Ginny Dosch
Eloise Doubleday
Bria Dox
Adaira Dumm
Ethan Dunn
Mona Dunn
Mariam Durrani
Jackson Dusinberre
Betzaida (Bette) Ecklund
Anna Edelson
Daniella Edwards
Stephen Ellingson
Elizabeth Ely
Jane Fanning
Maddy Fargis
Rachel Fein
Cameron Feist
Alex Fergusson
Emma Fighera
Toscana Finke
Reagan Flores
Barbara Fluty
Allie Forbes
Timothy Fox
A. Todd Franklin
Sam Gause
Julie Gederos
John Geissinger
Maria Genao-Homs
Margaret Gentry
Chris Georges
Max Gersch
Courtney R. Gibbons
Dennis Gilbert
Amanda Gilsten
Barbara Gold
Steve Goldberg
Laura Goldstein
Jeremy Gordon
Matt Grace
Kevin Grant
Mahogany Mo Green
Samuel Greenhouse
Naomi Guttman
Martine Guyot-Bender
Paul Hagstrom
Carson Halabi
Shelley Haley
Tina Hall
Lydia Hamessley
Usman Hamid
Joseph Han
Joel Harper
Gena Hasburgh
Thomas Helmuth
Jorge Hernandez
Travis Hill
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Adele Hinkle
Rob Hopkins
Laura Hornby
Qianzi Hou
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Nancy Huckaby
Maureen Hughes
Gus Huiskamp
Richard D. Hunt
Shane Hurd
Cecilia Hwangpo
Monica Inzer
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Esena Jackson
David Jacobs
Jae Jaeger
Amy A. James
Alexande Jarman
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Elizabeth Jensen
Sarah Jillings
Gbemende Johnson
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Regina Johnson
Amanda Johnson
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Eliza Jones
Quinn Jones
Shavell Jones
Kira Jumet
William Kaback
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Valerie Kane
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Haley Katz
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Peter Kelly
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Thomas Knauer
Robert Knight
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Mireille Koukjian
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Aaron Kraus
Bonnie Krueger
Jaime Kucinskas
Ty Kunzman
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Linda Lacelle
Anne Lacsamana
Jeff Landry
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Scout Lansing
Joe Largo
Adam Lark
Huzair Latif
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Jason Le
Karen Leach
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Rachel Lee
Herm Lehman
Amari Leigh
Michelle LeMasurier
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Nancy Loh
Paola Lopez
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