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Say No to: Safe Olympia Coming to Evergreen

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Mahealani Haupu · petition starter
9 years ago Featured

If TESC agrees to allow signage from 'Safe Olympia' to be posted at the campus, this is consent or an agreement from TESC that OPD will have a presence on campus, jurisdiction, on top of the police force we have. 'Safe Olympia' is a service OPD provides to businesses downtown Olympia. Here on campus, we already have a police force in place.

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Katherine Thompson
9 years ago

Current student

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Bill Thomas
9 years ago

Everything was true and part of the official page...except the last line. Could we please have some FACTS about your statement? Or should we be sheeple and just agree with this without the facts first.

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Anonymous
9 years ago Featured

It's not the OPD that needs to enforce a safer campus for Evergreen students but the Evergreen administration itself that needs to find ways to disavow anti-LGBTQ attitudes. Inviting the OPD to have jurisdiction at the Evergreen campus always opens up the possibility of malpractice by the city's law enforcement that will no doubt put vulnerable populations on campus at greater risk, especially to students of color. Do not let this effort be a successful form of "pinkwashing" by the OPD and Evergreen's own reluctance to provide its own accountability to LGBTQ students.

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Sylvie Delaney
9 years ago

This would not provide a safer space at evergreen.

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Sam
9 years ago

No thanks

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Charlie SittingBull
9 years ago

I am not in support of OPD having jurisdiction on Evergreen State College.

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Franz
9 years ago

police put lgbt people in danger, not make us safer

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Ian Patrick
9 years ago

FTP

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Mahealani Haupu
9 years ago Featured

We have our own police force on campus that require training when it comes to LGBTQ+ students and staff. I'd rather work on them first before inviting another entity on our campus!

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Anuilagi Nguyen
9 years ago Featured

Evergreen State College already has its own polic force. It does NOT need more law enforcement on an ACADEMIC institution. I have NEVER felt safe with an increased police force and I am a veteran.

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Emma Rotolo
9 years ago

OPD is a bunch of bullies.

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LaVarr Singleton
9 years ago

NO no no no no no no no no no no! Like NO!

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mason soto
9 years ago Featured

the idea of having a police presence on campus, a force that have endangered the lives of my friends, even one of my professors, is disgusting. this move would do too much to intensify the structural racism and white supremacist presence that's already on campus.

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Juan Carlos Ruiz Durán
9 years ago

Safety is not security.

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Anonymous
9 years ago

Safe for whom?

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Isiah Montejano
9 years ago

EVERGREEN STUDENTS DO NOT NEED OPD ON CAMPUS

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Gabriella Gentile
9 years ago

NO COPS ON CAMPUS

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Eden marion
9 years ago

We need people on our side, actually on our side.

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Jenny-Rebecca Whitfield
9 years ago Featured

As a woman of color who identifies as two-spirit or Mahu. I do not feel safe allowing, Olympia Police Department here on campus. I've been harassed numerously throughout my time in Lacey and Olympia just, for having a Polynesian tribal sticker on my vehicle. I came to Evergreen to further my education and to feel safe. Adding another police force/entity here will only increase stress and anxiety. Specifically, speaking as a student of color a minority. The Olympia Police Department with recent events, has not been safe when dealing with LGBTQ+ harassment and Queer and Trans* People of Color.