A public university in Salem, Massachusetts, has in recent weeks support for various controversial topics challenged in the Executive orders of Trump administration, including illegal immigrant protection and gender identity, shared with students in the days thereafter President Donald Trump’s inauguration.
FSALEM State University (SSU) Vice president of diversity and inclusion Christopher Macdonald-Dennis, the student body e-mailed two days after Trump took on “progressing together” given the changes in Washington, DC, according to one exclusive report In the reform of the campus.
“Although the unknown can be quite disturbing, then know that we will stay there for each of our members of the community, regardless of their identity,” wrote the civil servant. “What happens outside our campus, we continue to use the principles of inclusion and here are part of Salem State.”
MacDonald-Dninnis also said that Salem State would “collaborate with our sister schools of the state university” and control how the new executive orders of the Trump administration would influence the university.
During his first hours in function, Trump issued a whole series of executive orders aimed at federal diversity and pro-transgender initiatives. (Fox News Digital)
In another e -mail obtained by the reform of the campus, SSU General Counsel Rita Colucci discussed the school policy with regard to law enforcement and immigration legislation in an e -mail of January 29 to students.
“Salem State University (SSU) strives for a safe and hospitable environment for our students, teachers and staff,” she wrote. “We understand Het Laatste Nieuws and the Chatter of Social Media about the Executive Order signed by President Trump, have asked questions about how SSU protects our community. This applies in particular with regard to privacy and interactions with external authorities such as law enforcement or immigration facilities. ”
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The message from Colucci dedicated students about what they should do if they are approached by “unknown law enforcement staff on campus”, in which it is explained that they should refuse all the questions they could ask.
She then reminded them that “university police do not have the authority to enforce civil immigration legislation”, adding that they will not stop or hold individuals to maintain civil immigration matters, such as the documentation status, ask for the immigration status of A person unless it is related to a criminal offense, arrests or holds a person and holds people and transfer people to federal immigration agents without an order for arrest.
SSU said it will follow the laws of the federal and Massachusetts that apply to the university. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
The message has also appointed students to “useful” immigration resources such as the Massachusetts immigrant and refugee Advocacy Coalition, the National Immigration Law Center, United We Dream and Greater Boston Legal Services “
When the spokesperson Corey Cronin, spokesperson for Salem State University, was reached, said that the university is committed to its mission and core values ​​while striving to serve all students.
“We will follow the federal and Massachusetts laws that apply to our campus,” said Cronin. “We work together with our sister state universities and wait for further guidance of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. “
Additional resources provided to SSU students and obtained through the reform of the campus include official guidelines “Ken your rights” for interaction with immigration and customs enforcement (Ice) and other “immigration sources” and “gender, sexuality and reproductive health sources.”
An “lgbtqiap+ awareness & authentic allyship” PowerPoint obtained by campus Reform defines lesbian, homosexual, bisexual/biromatic, transgender, queer and interrogation of sexual orientations, as well as other terms such as “Allosexism”, “Androgyn”, “and and and and and and,” “Heteronormitivity. ”
The slide performance offers various examples and views of LGBT flags, including the “Neutrois”, “Polyamorous”, “Pony”, “Twink”, “Two-Spirit” and “Ally” flags.
The slide performance offers various examples and views of LGBT flags. (Getty Images)
Various challenges with which the LGBTQ+ community is confronted are also discussed according to the slide show, including discrimination and violence and heteronormativity in which “oversaturation of heteronormative perspectives in media, education, medical and policy” is difficult.
“Transphobia, homophobia and bifobia may be more pronounced in certain regions and against specific subgroups within the LGBTQ+ community,” is the slide performance. “Many deliberately leave the use of terms such as ‘transfobe’, ‘homophobic’ and ‘bifobic’ because they describe inaccurately suppression systems as irrational fears.”
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During his First hours at the officeTrump has issued a whole series of executive orders aimed at federal diversity and transgender initiatives, including clarification that it is government policy to recognize only two sexes, male and feminine.
