Black Lives Matter: Eleanor Health Co-Founder and Executive Team Statement on Breonna Taylor Verdict9/25/2020 Eleanor Health Team, Personally, Louisville is my hometown, and the ruling and process of Breonna Taylor’s case have been especially disgusting, in the shadow of her killing. This hits home in the literal sense, as I know it does for many of the Eleanor team and community. As your Co-Founding and Executive Leadership Team, we write this email to recognize and acknowledge the pain the recent verdict in the case of Breonna Taylor may bring to our Black Eleanor teammates. We deplore the decision to not bring justice to those responsible for the killing of Breonna Taylor, and we stand in solidarity with the Black community through this time of acute trauma, and always. At Eleanor, we stand for equity and justice, and look to progress these values, particularly for Black people, who don’t experience equity and justice in this country. Period. In our commitment to support the Eleanor team, especially our Black Eleanor teammates, counsel and guidance from the Black Lives Matter Committee has led to the following:
Lastly, we want to leave you with the words of Breonna Taylor’s mom, as they resonated with us: Palmer also recalled her feelings upon hearing that no officers would be indicted for their involvement in Taylor’s death. “Mad. Pissed. Upset. Hurt. A lot of emotions,” she said. “I wasn’t surprised, though. I didn’t have faith in them to begin with. I was holding out hope.” Before leaving, Palmer remarked there was “still a lot of work to be done.” “It doesn’t end there,” she said. “People need to get out and vote. Voting is going to get the change we need. Protesting is nothing if we don’t take it to the polls.” To support the change that is needed, we strongly encourage you to register to vote and develop a voting plan. Those who need to vote in person will be allowed up to a half day paid time off to cast their ballots, working around their member care schedules. Please reach out to us with any other support you need. Yours in Solidarity, Srishti, Corbin, Nzinga, and Michael from Eleanor Health Durham https://eleanorhealthdurham.blogspot.com/2020/09/black-lives-matter-eleanor-health-co.html from Eleanor Health Durham https://eleanorhealthdurham.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/black-lives-matter-eleanor-health-co-founder-and-executive-team-statement-on-breonna-taylor-verdict/ from Drug Rehab https://drugrehab8.blogspot.com/2020/09/black-lives-matter-eleanor-health-co.html from Drug Rehab https://drugrehab88.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/black-lives-matter-eleanor-health-co-founder-and-executive-team-statement-on-breonna-taylor-verdict/ from Opioid https://opioid0.blogspot.com/2020/09/black-lives-matter-eleanor-health-co.html via Opioid https://opioid0.wordpress.com/2020/09/26/black-lives-matter-eleanor-health-co-founder-and-executive-team-statement-on-breonna-taylor-verdict/
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