Urrieta_News_Postings_Petitions: [Hle] What is a sanctuary center of higher education?

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Good morning LEAD NetRoots members and colleagues,

Some people had asked for a better definition on what is a sanctuary center of higher education?

First, the campus must pledge to remain an open educational community for all, particularly those who have been targeted in recent months.

A sanctuary center of higher education is a place that values and protects all members of the community. It is based on the moral and ethical responsibility of colleges and universities that grows from their special role in society as places of free inquiry and education.

It is designed to counter the fear that impedes our mission. It puts the institution on record as pledging it will do what it can to protect vulnerable populations in the event that forces move against them unfairly or immorally. It means the we pledge to refuse to cooperate with immoral laws, executive orders, police demands, or judicial decisions that target these members of our community. It means we refuse to report the names or other information about our students, to turn them over to authorities, or to otherwise aid in their persecution.

In terms of an actual proposal or plan, some steps may be:

a) Prohibit access to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on campus.

b) Deny ICE access to student, staff, and faculty data.

c) Provide relevant training for all faculty, staff, and students.

d) Ensure all students, faculty, and staff are treated equitably.

e) Develop a plan to provide assistance, information, and safety for students and families.

f) Shelter targeted students, staff, and faculty, along with their families.

If you haven't yet, please consider signing, helping make our college campuses safer environments for diverse communities, and support protections against the persecution and bigotry toward Muslims, LGBTQIA people, African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, Mexicans and Latinos, immigrants, women, sexual assault victims, and disabled populations, and will not participate in any attempt to deny our students their right to an education in a dignified future.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/letter-of-petition-requesting-protections-for-csu

Thank you - Gracias, EM
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Enrique G. Murillo, Jr., Ph.D.
Executive Director, LATINO EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY DAYS (LEAD) ORGANIZATION
President, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONSORTIUM OF HISPANIC-SERVING INSTITUTIONS

College of Education
California State University, San Bernardino

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/letter-of-petition-requesting-protections-for-csu