The University of California, Berkeley, is accused of “systemic racism” for forcing non-white residents to work on community farms only on certain days.
The Mountain States Legal Foundation, a Colorado-based pro-constitution activist group, recently filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education alleging misconduct by the university.
Ela Tract Community Farm providing that space exclusively to “Black, Indigenous, and People of Color”; report New York Post.
“UC Berkeley now believes that racism is progressive, but it is not the racial It’s no different from discrimination.”
The Regents of the University of California acquired 104 acres of land in Berkeley and Albany, California, in the early 20th century. Over the past decade, a small portion of the land has been used as a community farm.
according to Go to the Glorious Vegetable Farm website: “The UC Gill Tract Community Farm is a collaborative community project between the University of California, Berkeley and the local community that focuses on issues of food justice and urban agriculture.California. Located in Albany, State, on the corner of San Pablo Ave and Marin Ave.
The farm is largely, if not entirely, supported by grants and appears to be run by radical leftists.
Berkeley Student Farm is a coalition that includes students participating in the UC Gill Road Community Farm.
state Its website states: “The work of decolonizing our land, our food, our communities is an ongoing and ongoing effort. We offer workshops centered on emancipation and decolonization of agricultural practices.”
Especially gill farm issued A “statement of solidarity” condemning the police in 2020.
“We must defund the police,” the statement said. “We must eliminate the public’s use of police as first responders. We must eliminate their weaponization. We must eliminate the use of police as first responders. We must eliminate their weaponization. We must eliminate the deadly power of police. We cannot wait to end this racist reign of terror.”
The farm also called for the dismantling of “white supremacy in our community.”
The newspaper said the complaint includes an email from the farm’s program manager saying, “Saturdays are exclusively BIPOC-only. Exceptions will only be made for events that are BIPOC-centered and have sufficient advance notice and planning.” It was emphasized that the
Farm managers also appear to view the white residents as a threat and a walking sacrilege, writing, “We trust you will come together to protect the perimeter of this safe and sacred space.”
“Preventing white people from accessing Berkeley’s College of Natural Resources Farm on Saturday is a clear violation of Title VI, which prohibits educational institutions from engaging in or condoning racial discrimination.” Mr. Mann said.
previously provided She served as assistant secretary of the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights under President Donald Trump.
In addition to potentially violating federal law, the farm’s alleged racist policies appear to go against the farm’s own standards.
In a series of community agreements, the farm states: “We do not shame or disrespect others or make unsolicited comments about people’s bodies, race, gender, religion, or other aspects of their personal identity.” “No,” he said.
“The anonymous text attached to the complaint does not include specific information about time or location, and as you can see, Gil There is no mention of any program on Tract’s website or calendar.” or activities of the type described in the complaint. ”
Despite casting doubt on the farm’s racist allegations on Saturday, Mogulov said, “The university takes complaints like this very seriously, and we will be back on Monday to find out what the facts are.” “I can assure you that we will contact the appropriate parties on campus.”
Trachman may have named the farm, but he also suggested that federal authorities need to scrutinize UC Berkeley for other programs that may have been corrupted by “systemic racism.” .
This is not the first time the Mountain States Legal Foundation has filed a complaint alleging discriminatory behavior at the university.
Last year, this group
It has been submitted Civil rights lawsuit challenging the University of California, Berkeley isolated graduation ceremony, alleging a violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.civil rights office It was then opened A lawsuit against the university.
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