rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/mobilized-african-diaspora-demands?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-mobilized-african-diaspora-demands' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Mobilized African Diaspora https://actionnetwork.org/groups/mobilized-african-diaspora https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/petitions/photos/000/198/884/normal/columbia-uprising-1968-04-2018-ss03.jpg On July 21st, 2020, President Lee Bollinger released a letter that not only specifically denounced anti-Black racism after the murder of George Floyd, but also opened with a promise to “do more and begin again, with a great sense of honesty and new purpose.” Racist incidents on Columbia's campus and Columbia's continuous history of anti-Blackness within the West Harlem community indicate glaring areas for improvement. MAD (Mobilized African Diaspora) demands the university cease anti-Blackness on campus and in the community and meet demands regarding their relationship with the West Harlem community, their relationship with NYPD, defunding Public Safety, ban-the-box, and an improved academic environment for Black students. The link to the full letter can be found in our Instagram bio @mad.columbia and at the link below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yLZN0AyGZlvpnNxzbc9osaWMMeI7WjxGJo0Ujc1x98I/edit?usp=sharing. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/mobilized-african-diaspora-demands