Peace Corps' Commitment to Addressing Racial and Social Injustice
June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Peace Corps issued the following statement on June 10 by Director Jody Olsen:
The Peace Corps family-both at home and around the world-is outraged and saddened by the killing of George Floyd. We mourn his life and all Black lives lost to beliefs, behaviors, and practices that continue to be embedded in systems of racism throughout the United States.
Hundreds and thousands of peaceful demonstrators here in the U.S. and in many countries around . . .
The Peace Corps family-both at home and around the world-is outraged and saddened by the killing of George Floyd. We mourn his life and all Black lives lost to beliefs, behaviors, and practices that continue to be embedded in systems of racism throughout the United States.
Hundreds and thousands of peaceful demonstrators here in the U.S. and in many countries around . . .