Sit-In Calls for Action
More than 500 members of the Stonehill community participated in a first-of-its-kind sit-in on the main Quad on October 21, calling for greater racial diversity, inclusion and equity at the College and beyond.
Spanning the afternoon, the sit-in attracted more than 300 in-person students, faculty and staff, who followed public health and safety guidance, using cones spread out on the ground to mark safe physical distancing. Led by a newly formed group, Students in Action, the event was also livestreamed via Zoom, attracting at its peak 265 virtual attendees.
A diverse array of in-person and prerecorded speakers shared their thoughts and experiences around the need for strong racial and social justice efforts at the College and in society.
There was also poetry, song and a 10-minute-long moment of silence to acknowledge the Black victims of police brutality and other racial violence.
Stonehill Alumni Magazine
Summer | Fall 2020