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In light of a white supremacist rally at UF, the undersigned members of the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, and the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation emphatically state that we personally abhor the rally participants’ messages of hate, extremism and white supremacy. We believe ideas of racism, sexism, homophobia, xenophobia and indeed any denigration of a person as the other and not deserving of equality and respect has no place in our society. We believe our strength as an academic community and city is in our diversity and acceptance of people from different cultures and backgrounds.
It is not enough to not be racist — we must be anti-racist. This means not being racist is not enough. As members of an educational institution that values diversity, we are compelled to speak out.
We fully affirm UF’s non-discrimination policy that says, “The University is committed to non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, genetic information and veteran status as protected under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.” Our strength as an academic community and city is in our diversity and acceptance of people from different cultures, societies and backgrounds.
Through this letter, we — as individuals — express our full support of organizations and people who engage in peaceful efforts to help combat bigotry, racism and intolerance. We reject everything white supremacy stands for and instead stand in resolute solidarity with students, staff, faculty and citizens most affected by hateful ideology which has no place in our society.
Signed,
Mark Hostetler - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Ray Carthy - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Robert Fletcher - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Vanessa Hull - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Martin Main - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Susan Jacobson - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Steve Johnson - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Mike Moulton - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Christina Romogosa - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Bill Pine - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Abby Powell - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Peter Frederick - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Samantha Wisely - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Lyn Branch - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Emilio Bruna - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Benjamin Baiser - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Bette Loiselle - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Ethan White - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Jane Anderson - Postdoct. Assoc., Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Elizabeth Braun de Torrez - Postdoct. Assoc., Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Mathieu Basille - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Raoul Boughton - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Morgan Ernest - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Deborah Miller - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
John Blake - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Jim Austin - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Eric Hellgren - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Katherine Sayler - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Elizabeth Pienaar - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Jack Payne - Faculty, Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation
Karen Kainer - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Taylor Stein - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Tim Martin - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Stephanie Bohlman - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Matt Cohen - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Basil Iannone - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Matias Kirst - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Martha Monroe - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Jason Smith - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Damian Adams - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Doug Carter - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Jiri Hulcr - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Rosvel Bracho - Postdoct. Assoc., School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Raelene Crandall - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Micheal Allen - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Jason Vogel - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Grenville Barnes - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Wendy-Lin Bartels - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Charles Cichra - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Donald Behringer - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Michael Andreu - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Denis Valle - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Eben Broadbent - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Wayne Smith - Emeritus Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Hao Ye - Postdoct. Assoc., School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Charles Martin - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Savanna Barry - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Debra Murie - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Karl Havens - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Angelica Almeyda - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Joshua Patterson - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Tania Quesada - Postdoct. Assoc., School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Susan Barbieri - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Juliane Struve - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Robert Buschbacher - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Nancy Peterson - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
William Patterson - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Benjamin Wilkinson - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Bob Swett - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Ruth Francis-Floyd - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Alison Adams - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Michael Bannister - Emeritus Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Paloma Carton de Grammont - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Vincent Lecours - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Robert Hensley - Postdoct. Assoc., School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Bon Dewitt - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Alan Long - Emeritus Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Andres Susaeta - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Roy Yanong - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Gary Peter - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Quenton Tuckett - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Melissa Kreye - Postdoct. Assoc., School of Forest Resources and Conservation
Jiangxiao Qiu - Faculty, School of Forest Resources and Conservation
