'Urgency Is a White Supremacy Value'
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Oregon Health Officials Delayed a Meeting Because 'Urgency Is a White Supremacy Value'
In an email obtained by Reason, Regional Health Equity Coalition Program Manager Danielle Droppers informed the community that a scheduled conversation between OHA officials and relevant members of the public would not take place as planned.
"Thank you for your interest in attending the community conversation between Regional Health Equity Coalitions (RHECs) and Community Advisory Councils (CACs) to discuss the Community Investment Collaboratives (CICs)," wrote Droppers. "We recognize that urgency is a white supremacy value that can get in the way of more intentional and thoughtful work, and we want to attend to this dynamic. Therefore, we will reach out at a later date to reschedule."
Droppers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The email was sent from Droppers' state government email address, and drew sharp rebukes from many who received it. One such community member replied that "as a person of color, I am calling BS!" Another recipient, a health equity manager at a medical group, said she was "thrown" by the claim.
"Please, educate me on what the state means by urgency is a white supremacy value," she wrote. "Also, I would like to know how this gets in the way of the RHEC/CAC work. I have struggled all morning with how to communicate the reason for the postponement to our CAC."
Droppers did not follow up on her initial email with an explanation. A county health official, however, responded that "I too was taken by surprise on the statement and decided to investigate it for further comprehension and wanted to share a link that I found."
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@George-K said in 'Urgency Is a White Supremacy Value':
. . . the community conversation between Regional Health Equity Coalitions (RHECs) and Community Advisory Councils (CACs) to discuss the Community Investment Collaboratives (CICs)."
The whut??? I'd rather poke myself in the eye with a sharp stick than spend time with people who actually talk like this.
I mean that quite urgently.
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@Catseye3 said in 'Urgency Is a White Supremacy Value':
The name Danielle Droppers cries out for a limerick.
Dani Droppers dropped a bomb
‘Bout white folks being urgent.
To her surprise the pushback
Mails were urgently resurgent.Nice, but...
You need something that rhymes with "surprise."
Dani Droppers dropped a bomb
‘Bout white folks being urgent.
To her surprise
the pushback.....
Mails were urgently resurgent