Local 212 Joins MATC Anti-Racism Coalition
On Tuesday, December 14, 2021, leaders from groups representing MATC students, faculty, and staff formally shared their Joint Statement on Anti-Racismwith the MATC community and local press. The group, known as the MATC Anti Racism Coalition (MAC) was formed to collaboratively combat racism within the institution. The coalition includes leaders of two student organizations, The Black Student Union and Latinx Unidos, the institution’s two labor unions, Local 212 and AFSCME Local 587, as well as the Employee Resource Group, Latinx United Network Alliance (Higher Ed Luna), and the African American Network (AAN).
Local 212's MAC membership and the joint statement are both fully endorsed by your Executive Board. The statement provides guidance for all of us, as MATC leaders, to create an anti-racist institution. It identifies how MATC can demonstrate fairness and equity, and how the college can support students in challenging racism when identified. In short, the statement affirms the coalition’s belief that MATC will not reach its potential for greatness in serving those who enter its doors until racism - past and present- is openly named, acknowledged, and addressed.
