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In Solidarity

June 6, 2020

In solidarity

Our nation has failed black and brown people for as long as we have inhabited this soil. What we are experiencing now is the shattering of an illusion of safety, and hopefully the start of a positive transformation. Here in our community we are hearing long overdue voices elevated. We have to commit ourselves as a society to listen; to honor, respect and understand the experiences of those wronged; to remove the barriers; and to establish representative leadership.

As a community organization, we have the ability and the obligation to work always for complete equity, inclusion and respect. In honoring the Black Lives Matter movement, we pledge to listen and learn, to participate in the healing and the long-term solutions, to look inward and review our organization through a lens of racial equity, to improve our practices, and to work to make the wrongs right. We pledge to commit ourselves to equity in safety, access, leadership, and justice always.

Together we will create a better community and nation,

The Bike Newport Team:

Staff: Bari Freeman, Clare Woodhead, Allyson McCalla, Seán O’Connor

Board Officers: Glenn Bradfield, Valerie Larkin, Chris Martin, Jordan Stokes

Board Members: Hadley Bazarsky, Glenn Bradfield, Tyson Bottenus, Marguerite Crocker, Liz Doucette, Lola Herrera Ximenez, Valerie Larkin, Chris Martin, Sandee Saunders, Jordan Stokes, Chip Young

Advisors: Sarah Atkins, Don Jagoe, Renee Kaminitz, Laura Murphy

Nuestra nación ha fallado a las personas afroamericanas durante el tiempo que hemos habitado este suelo. Lo que estamos experimentando ahora es la destrucción de una ilusión de seguridad y, con suerte, el comienzo de una transformación positiva. Aquí en nuestra comunidad estamos escuchando voces elevadas que debían haberlo sido hace mucho tiempo. Tenemos que comprometernos como sociedad para escuchar; honrar, respetar y comprender las experiencias de los agraviados; para eliminar las barreras; y para establecer un liderazgo representativo.

Como organización comunitaria, tenemos la capacidad y la obligación de trabajar siempre por la equidad, la inclusión y el respeto. Al honrar el movimiento Black Lives Matter, nos comprometemos a escuchar y aprender, participar en la curación y las soluciones a largo plazo, mirar hacia adentro y revisar nuestra organización a través de una lente de equidad racial, mejorar nuestras prácticas y trabajar para corregir los errores. Nos comprometemos a dedicarnos siempre con la equidad en seguridad, acceso, liderazgo y justicia.

Juntos crearemos una mejor comunidad y nación,

The Bike Newport Team:

Staff: Bari Freeman, Clare Woodhead, Allyson McCalla, Seán O’Connor

Board Officers: Glenn Bradfield, Valerie Larkin, Chris Martin, Jordan Stokes

Board Members: Hadley Bazarsky, Glenn Bradfield, Tyson Bottenus, Marguerite Crocker, Liz Doucette, Lola Herrera Ximenez, Valerie Larkin, Chris Martin, Sandee Saunders, Jordan Stokes, Chip Young

Advisors: Sarah Atkins, Don Jagoe, Renee Kaminitz, Laura Murphy

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