"Recent events on campus have shed a light on the racial climate here at WashU. Many of us have expressed our pain and disappointment via social media, only to be met with pushback, ignorance, and anonymous hatred. For those of us who have grown exhausted, this is to remind us of the immense potential for change inherent to social media.
This is not here to be perfect.
This is not here to be criticized.
This is not here to personally attack anyone in the WU administration, but to hold them accountable.
"The idea behind Dear Chancellor Wrighton is simple: many of us have grown tired of talking to the student population, but still wish we could speak face to face with WashU administration. This is a way we can—not anonymously, not with text, but with personal video testimonials explaining ourselves and our pain to the people who run this institution.
"This video campaign is TOTALLY INDEPENDENT OF ANY STUDENT GROUP—meaning that no organized people will be putting their name on this campaign other than the WUSTL community at large. This campaign is simply an idea to help people get their voices heard. This campaign will not work if we have ten or twenty videos. What we need is volume—200, 300, 400 videos. This campaign is not just for WU students. We encourage alumni to make videos as well. We encourage current students to ask their parents/guardians to make a video. We know now how we feel and we will not be easily ignored. We have a lot of momentum that can not be lost. Every individual voice is important and this can be a place for them to be heard. For those who haven’t felt comfortable voicing their opinions in heated debates, for those who have been putting their all into bringing these issues to light, rally your fellow students, your parents, your alumni, WU Staff to speak out and make a video. Make a video by yourself or with a group of friends. It can be scripted or off the top of your head. Just do it."
- Letter of Intent, Facebook event page, Spring 2013
This is not here to be perfect.
This is not here to be criticized.
This is not here to personally attack anyone in the WU administration, but to hold them accountable.
"The idea behind Dear Chancellor Wrighton is simple: many of us have grown tired of talking to the student population, but still wish we could speak face to face with WashU administration. This is a way we can—not anonymously, not with text, but with personal video testimonials explaining ourselves and our pain to the people who run this institution.
"This video campaign is TOTALLY INDEPENDENT OF ANY STUDENT GROUP—meaning that no organized people will be putting their name on this campaign other than the WUSTL community at large. This campaign is simply an idea to help people get their voices heard. This campaign will not work if we have ten or twenty videos. What we need is volume—200, 300, 400 videos. This campaign is not just for WU students. We encourage alumni to make videos as well. We encourage current students to ask their parents/guardians to make a video. We know now how we feel and we will not be easily ignored. We have a lot of momentum that can not be lost. Every individual voice is important and this can be a place for them to be heard. For those who haven’t felt comfortable voicing their opinions in heated debates, for those who have been putting their all into bringing these issues to light, rally your fellow students, your parents, your alumni, WU Staff to speak out and make a video. Make a video by yourself or with a group of friends. It can be scripted or off the top of your head. Just do it."
- Letter of Intent, Facebook event page, Spring 2013
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Questions? The organizers Camille Wright, Jacqui Germain and Princeton Hynes welcome contact via [email protected].