Petition: We’re working to fight racism in our area
To the editor:
We, the undersigned, condemn racism and assert that Black Lives Matter. Graffiti and other expressions of racism are a form of violence specifically targeting Black citizens and other people of color. Further, they make our communities less safe and can’t be tolerated.
We are committed to doing the work necessary to dismantle white privilege within ourselves and our society. We are dedicated to liberty and justice for all, not just for some.
Racist graffiti is not welcome here, nor are racist viewpoints, but we, the undersigned recognize that all American white people have racism within us. This is the society and culture in which we were raised. It is our responsibility to release this privilege and work for a truly equitable community.
Sincerely,
Adrien N. Vlach, Saranac Lake
Alan James Spencer
Amanda Zullo, Lake Clear
Anastasia Osolin, Saranac Lake
Andrea Kilbourne-Hill, Saranac Lake
Anita Anthony Estling, Saranac Lake
Ann Mullen and Karen Graff, Saranac Lake
Anne Marie Nightingale-Duprey, Vermontville
Audrey Schwartzberg, Saranac Lake
Barbara K. Stowe
Beth Bartos-Martin
Beth Guglielmi, Lake Placid
Caroline Dodd, Saranac Lake
Charlotte Staats, Keene
Chase Jermano, Lake Placid
Chelby Lawrence, Lake Placid
Chris Morris, Saranac Lake
Cindy Shortell, Vermontville
Cindy Williams, Saranac Lake
Crystal Smedley
Danielle Nicole, Wilmington
Danyelle Jones, Saranac Lake
Donna Mensching, Saranac Lake
Dylan Van Cott, Saranac Lake
Eileen Mills, Lake Placid
Elaine Taylor
Rev. Dr. Elizabeth S. Hall
Emilie Allen and Patrick McAvoy, Gabriels
Ernest Hough, Bloomingdale
Gail Frelier Kissel, Lake Placid
Gail Meyer, Saranac Lake
Gwen Goodman
Gwyn-Anne McCallie Bissonette, Lake Placid
Hadley Kruczek-Aaron, Saranac Lake
Jada Meadows, Saranac Lake
Jane Haugh, Upper Jay
Jen Kretser, Saranac Lake
Jennifer Chasalow VanBenschoten, Jay
Jennifer Willett Everritt, Bloomingdale
Jess Collier, Saranac Lake
Jessica Jakobe, Rainbow Lake
Jessica Nugent Kelly and family, Lake Placid
Joann White, Saranac Lake
John L. Spear, Lake Placid
Katherine Rhodes, Saranac Lake
Kathy and Lonnie Ford, Saranac Lake
Kathy Woughter
Keela Grimmette, Lake Placid
Kelley Metzgar, Saranac Lake
Kelly Hogg Hofschneider, Saranac Lake
Kim Massari Holmlund, Saranac Lake
Kristin Aldrich, Saranac Lake
Laura and Jenna Eldred, Lake Placid
Linda Jones
Lisa Randall, Lake Placid
Lucy Blue
Marcy Gotzmer, Saranac Lake.
Martha Pritchard Spear, Lake Placid
Martine Schachenmayr, Lake Placid
Mavis Agnew, Lake Placid
Mary Pat Baker, Lake Placid
Mary Smith, Saranac Lake
Meg Stanton, Bloomingdale
Michaela Dunn, Saranac Lake
Michale Glennon, Ray Brook
Nancy Corwin, Lake Placid
Nicole Morin, Saranac Lake
Noel Carmichael, Lake Placid
Pamela M. Palumbo
Patricia Monroe, Saranac Lake
Peg Draper, Lake Placid
Peggy LaPoint Orman, Saranac Lake
Rene Jacoby, Lake Placid
Ryan Nerp, Saranac Lake
Sarah Galanti Shoemaker, Saranac Lake
Sarah Updegraft
Shana Bielemeier, Saranac Lake
Shaun Kittle, Saranac Lake
Sonya Fisher Stein
Stacie Beccaria, Saranac Lake
The Cash family, Lake Placid
The O’Brien/Wood family, Lake Placid
Tom, Jessica, Samantha and Dorie Pecota, Saranac Lake
Tracey Folmsbee Schrader, Saranac Lake
Vannesa Houghtlin, Saranac Lake
Virginia Slater, Saranac Lake