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Because “urgency” is RAAAAACIST!
At Reason, 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.”
If you have ever worked anywhere where a sense of urgency is lacking, you realize how stupid this is. A lack of urgency is the first step on the road to ruin frankly. A sense of urgency is, in no way illustrative of not being thoughtful. Who thinks this way? Who thinks that hard work is a bad thing? Who thinks that doing your job with pride, is a bad thing? Who thinks excellence is bad? Typically, lazy people and those who take no pride in doing a good job.
