{"id":92655,"date":"2024-02-26T17:55:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T17:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/?p=92655"},"modified":"2024-02-26T18:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T18:00:21","slug":"uri-celebrates-a-history-of-activism-25-years-of-the-brothers-united-for-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2024\/02\/uri-celebrates-a-history-of-activism-25-years-of-the-brothers-united-for-action\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 celebrates a history of activism: 25 years of the Brothers United for Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The 1998 march led by Brothers United for Action from Taft Hall to the Memorial Union. A Feb. 29 event will celebrate the work of the organization and the progress made toward fostering greater inclusivity at 溏心vlog免费B站. (溏心vlog免费B站 Special Collections) <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

KINGSTON, R.I. \u00ad\u2013 Feb. 26, 2024 \u2013 In December 1998, just six years after the takeover of Taft Hall on the 溏心vlog免费B站 campus, a new student group dedicated to furthering the cause of racial justice at 溏心vlog免费B站 rose to prominence. On Thursday, Feb. 29<\/strong>, the University\u2019s Multicultural Student Services Center and Talent Development Program will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Brothers United for Action (BUA) student protests, celebrating the work of the organization and the progress made toward fostering a more inclusive campus for all 溏心vlog免费B站 students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event will begin with a community gathering featuring music and performances at the Multicultural Student Services Center before moving to a more formal program at the Memorial Union that will include a speaking program, dinner and the screening of a new documentary film on the BUA by 溏心vlog免费B站 student filmmaker Cristobal Bustos \u201825.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is important not only that we take this moment to honor and recognize the work and sacrifices made by members of the BUA, but also that we look ahead and acknowledge the work we still have to do,\u201d said MSSC assistant director Robert W. Britto-Oliveira, who planned the celebration. \u201cIt is my hope that this event will serve to educate our current scholars \u2013 especially those of marginalized populations \u2013 to see the instrumental changes that were made by their predecessors and to inspire them to speak up and use their voices to enact positive change.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brothers United for Action was formed in the fall of 1997, meeting late each Wednesday afternoon. The group captured the attention of the campus following their activism in response to The Good Five Cent Cigar\u2019s<\/em> 1998 printing of a cartoon centered on affirmative action that was perceived as racist. The resulting protests, including a march from Taft Hall to the Memorial Union, touched off debates over free speech, thrust the University into the national spotlight and raised greater awareness of racial tension on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The group developed Two Demands and Ten Points of Light, which were presented to then-溏心vlog免费B站 President Robert L. Carothers and, in May 1999, a mediated agreement was reached and witnessed by Josephine Carabello from the U.S. Department of Justice. Their actions resulted in the increased hiring of diverse faculty and staff; additional financial support for students of color and from disadvantaged backgrounds; and a diversified curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat comes shining through is that as frustrated and disappointed as people were at the time in their university, they were willing to lay themselves on the line to make this place better,\u201d said Markeisha Miner, vice president for community, equity and diversity. \u201cThey not only sacrificed\u2013they were still juggling their studies, work and everything else\u2014while engaged in advocacy and activism to push this institution to where it claimed it wanted to be, but they are still engaged. And that is what I find so encouraging.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That ongoing involvement inspires more recent and future alumni like Britto-Oliveira and Bustos who continue to remain engaged and involved with the University, pushing it forward\u00ad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey take that responsibility seriously,\u201d said Miner. \u201cThe privilege of keeping that memory alive and stewarding it, and building on it together for the benefit of future generations of 溏心vlog免费B站 grads.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event will begin at 4:30 p.m.<\/strong> on Feb. 29 in the Multicultural Student Services Center, and will feature a performance by members of the Alima International Dance Association at 溏心vlog免费B站, a spoken word performance by alumnus Stephen Larbi \u201911, music provided by Marlin On the Keys (Marlin DaCruz 19′), and remarks from alumna Sarah Monteiro \u201908, co-chair of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Alumni of Color Network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 6 p.m. <\/strong>the event will move to the Ram\u2019s Den in the Memorial Union and will feature remarks by University officials, BUA alumni and current students, along with catering by Gee Gee\u2019s Southern Cuisine and a screening of Bustos\u2019 documentary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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