The University of California, Berkeley, is under fire for allegedly banning white residents from using its community farm on Saturdays, in what one commentator decried as “systemic racism.”
The university told the Post that the Gill Road Community Farm in nearby Albany had limited its space to “Black, Indigenous, and people of color” on Saturday, claiming that the Mt.・He said he was investigating Mountain’s complaint to the U.S. Department of Education. State Law Foundation.
“UC Berkeley believes that racism is ongoing, but it is no different from racism in the past,” said William Trackman, the group’s general counsel.
“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 tolerating racial discrimination.” added Luckman, a graduate of the University of Berkeley.
He said federal authorities should launch a thorough audit of all UC Berkeley programs to address what he calls “systemic racism.”
Founded in 2013, the farm is a partnership between the University of California, Berkeley and the surrounding community. According to the farm’s website, students and faculty are researching urban agriculture and growing crops to prepare healthy meals as part of the “food justice” movement.
The complaint includes an email from a farm program manager saying, “Saturdays are exclusively BIPOC. Exceptions are only allowed for events that are BIPOC centered and have sufficient advance notice and planning.”
“I trust you will all come together to protect the perimeter around that safe and sacred space,” the farm manager said.
UC Berkeley officials said they were unaware of the discrimination complaint until the Post contacted them and provided them with a copy.
“The anonymous text attached to the complaint does not give any specific information about times or locations. And, as you can see, the Gill Tract website and calendar does not contain any programs or programs like the one mentioned in the complaint. There was no mention of any activity,” said Dan Moguloff, a spokesperson for the University of California, Berkeley.
“That being said, the university takes complaints such as this very seriously and we assure you that we will be contacting the appropriate personnel on campus on Monday to confirm what the facts are.” he said.
The challenge to the University of California, Berkeley’s alleged segregated farming practices comes after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June last year that the university’s racially conscious, or “affirmative action,” admissions policies were unconstitutional and needed to be abolished. The case was filed in response to the ruling.
The university’s more racially conscious “diversity, equity and inclusion” program, created to advance opportunities for black students and other minorities, comes after complaints that it constitutes reverse discrimination. are under legal supervision.
Last week, a federal discrimination complaint was filed against a Minnesota college scholarship named after George Floyd that is available only to black students.
In this case, the petitioner is equal protection project The Legal Insurrection Foundation has also filed discrimination claims against other race-based exclusionary or preferential programs, including the State University of New York at Buffalo Law School and Medical School.
