Monday, July 04, 2022

State health agency postpones meeting because ‘urgency’ is ‘white supremacy’

State health agency postpones meeting because ‘urgency’ is ‘white supremacy’
"...OHA Regional Health Equity Coalition Program Manager Danielle Droppers delayed a meeting between agency officials and community members on the grounds that being prompt is a “white supremacist value.”
  • “We recognize that urgency is a white supremacy value that can get in the way of more intentional and thoughtful work, and we want to attend to this dynamic,” 
Droppers wrote in an email. 
“Therefore, we will reach out at a later date to reschedule.”
A link at the end of Droppers’ message goes to a website called “White Supremacy Culture,” in this instance specifically about being on time. 
  • “A constant sense of urgency,” the page reads, “makes it difficult to take time to be inclusive, encourage democratic and/or thoughtful decision-making, [and] to think and act long-term.”..."

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