Fall 2017
Committee:
Equitable Practices
WHEREAS, California Community Colleges should be inclusive to all cultures, ethnic groups, creeds, and cultural backgrounds;
WHEREAS, many students of California Community Colleges are students with strong cultural backgrounds—most of which have been historically marginalized;
WHEREAS, California Community Colleges don’t currently hold any specific holiday in regards to Indigenous People’s Day; and
WHEREAS, Christopher Columbus is a historical figure known to have committed acts of violence, such as mass genocide, to indigenous people;
WHEREAS, it has been proven that Christopher Columbus was not the first to discover American soil; and
WHEREAS, California Community Colleges’ missions do not and should not support the acts of Christopher Columbus, in the sense of eradicating the lives of American indigenous people;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges advocate for all California Community Colleges to abolish Columbus Day from their academic calendars; and be it
RESOLVED, that the California Community Colleges District replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People's day on all academic calendars; and be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges strongly advocate and implement events in regards to celebrating Indigenous People’s Day across community colleges statewide.
WHEREAS, many students of California Community Colleges are students with strong cultural backgrounds—most of which have been historically marginalized;
WHEREAS, California Community Colleges don’t currently hold any specific holiday in regards to Indigenous People’s Day; and
WHEREAS, Christopher Columbus is a historical figure known to have committed acts of violence, such as mass genocide, to indigenous people;
WHEREAS, it has been proven that Christopher Columbus was not the first to discover American soil; and
WHEREAS, California Community Colleges’ missions do not and should not support the acts of Christopher Columbus, in the sense of eradicating the lives of American indigenous people;
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges advocate for all California Community Colleges to abolish Columbus Day from their academic calendars; and be it
RESOLVED, that the California Community Colleges District replace Columbus Day with Indigenous People's day on all academic calendars; and be it
RESOLVED, that the Student Senate of California Community Colleges strongly advocate and implement events in regards to celebrating Indigenous People’s Day across community colleges statewide.