[Queens] Urgent Call for Solidarity

Dear Network, Apologies for cross-posting or if this is the very first email you are receiving. Roskilde University (RUC) is under attack. Recent media and political "debate" targeting the university’s so-called “high” intake of Bangladeshi students is not just misleading but it is racist and unacceptable. As if this were not enough, today’s press release from the Acting Chair of the Board of Directors has shocked us yet again. Instead of defending our community, this press release further reinforces Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s and the media's racist rhetoric. In response, we, concerned staff at RUC, have written a joint letter to the Roskilde University Board of Directors and Rectorate. We urge you to sign it and share it widely. We unequivocally condemn today’s statement by Dea Forchhammer, Acting Chair of the Board of Directors of Roskilde University. We demand that the Acting Chair and the Board immediately retract their statement and issue an unconditional apology to all staff and students- in particular Muslim, Black, and Brown students and staff. Here is the link: https://lnkd.in/dAyjeiVa Sözen BAŞTÜRK PhD Researcher Roskilde University