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>>> HELLO. I'M BRUCE JOHNSON.
WELCOME TO OFF SCRIPT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING 4@YOU.
WE THINK THIS IS A FIRST.
STUDENTS AT GEORGETOWN
UNIVERSITY VOTING ON WHETHER
THEY 4@SHOULD BE ASSESSED 4@A
SPECIAL FEE THAT WOULD
HELP FUND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
DESCE NDA NTS OF
SLAVES ONCE OWNED AND SOLD BY
GEORGETOWN.
GEORGETOWN. WOULD ADD A FEE OF $27.27 TO BE
PAID BY EVERY UNDER
GRAD STUDENT EACH SEMESTER.
THE FUNDS WOULD GO TO THE DESCE
NDA NTS OF 4@THE
4@
NDA NTS OF 4@THE SLAVES THAT GEORGETOWN SOLD
BACK IN 1838 TO 4@BOOST
THE UNIVERSITY'S FINANCING.
THERE ARE AN ESTIMATED 4,000
LIVING DESCE NDA NTS OF
GEORGETOWN SLAVES.
GEORGETOWN SLAVES. THEY CAN'T FIND ANY OTHER
SCHOOL THAT'S EVEN THOUGHT
OF THIS.
OF THIS.
OF THIS. EVEN IF STUDENTS VOTE FOR THE
FEES GEORGETOWN NOT 4@
REQUIRED4@ TO DO IT.
NOW, I'M JOINED BY THREE
GEORGETOWN STUDENTS.
GEORGETOWN STUDENTS. HELP ME IF I GET THE LAST NAME @
WRONG.
WRONG.
WRONG. ALEXAND RIA MOOKER, THAT'S 4@
CLOSE, DAVE AND SAMANTHA
MORELAND.
MORELAND.
MORELAND. LET ME FIND OUT WHO VOTED 4@WHA
ARE YOU VOTING FOR
>> I AM VOTING FOR IT.
YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> AGAINST.
>> AGAINST. >> FOR.
>> FOR.
>> FOR. >> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. WHY FOR
WHY FOR
WHY FOR >> I THINK THAT THIS IS THE
FIRST TIME THAT I HAVE
SEEN AS YOU SAID AN INSTITUTION
ACTUALLY TRY TO MAKE
CHANGE AND ADDRESS THE HISTORY
THAT THIS INSTITUTION
HAS WITH SLAVERY.
I SUPPORT THE STUDENTS WHO PUT
A LOT OF EFFORT
BEHIND IT.
BEHIND IT. >> OPPOSED.
>> OPPOSED. >> IT'S MORE IMPORTANT TO DO
SOMETHING RIGHT THAN
IT IS TO DO SOMETHING FIRST.
THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES 4@WIT
THIS IN ITS DETAILS.
I THINK ITS FLAWED.
I THINK THE UNIVERSITY SHOULD
PAY THE FEES, NOT 4@THE
STUDENTS AND EVEN IF YOU
BELIEVE THAT THE STUDENT
BODY SHOULD PAY YOU DO NOT HAVE
A RIGHT TO IMPOSE
YOUR MORALS ON OTHER
INDIVIDUALS.
INDIVIDUALS. >> YOU ARE VOTING FOR.
>> I THINK WE4@ NEED TO TAKE
ACTION.
ACTION.
ACTION. I
ACTION. I THINK WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF
4@WAITING TRYING TO PUSH
THE UNIVERSITY TO DO SOMETHING
THAT THEY ARE JUST
NOT GOING TO DO.
I THINK THIS 4@IS A PERFECT TIM
TO CREATE ACTION AND
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
>> HOW MUCH 4@OF A DIFFERENCE
WOULD IT MAKE 4@
IS IT MORE SYMBOLIC.
HOW MUCH MONEY WOULD BE RAISE
>> IT 4@STARTS IN 2020, RIGHT.
>> STARTS IN 2020 AND WE WOULD
MAKE $400,000.
MAKE $400,000. WE 4@WILL HAVE A TAX OF $27.20
EACH SEMESTER FOR EACH
STUDENT ON CAMPUS THAT.
WILL ADD UP TO $400,000 TO BE
SET ASIDE FOR THE
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >> AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADD
THAT THE MAJORITY 4@OF THE
DESCE NDA NTS ARE LIVING
BENEATH THE POVERTY LINE.
>> 4@AND I WILL BE 4@HONEST.
THE $27.20 FEE 4@IS ARTITRARY.
IT'S BASED ON SYMBOLISM, NOT
ANY FACTS ON THE
GROUND.
GROUND.
GROUND. I
GROUND. I SPOKE TO JESSICA TILLER WHO
IS AGAINST THE
PROPOSAL.
PROPOSAL.
PROPOSAL. SHE SAID IT'S NOT RIGHT FOR
STUDENTS TO BE FORCED TO
PAY.
PAY.
PAY. THAT
PAY. THAT IT FORCES HOW WE GOT INTO @
THE SITUATION.
THE SITUATION. >> ADDRESS THAT.
WHY SHOULD STUDENTS HAVE TO PAY
IT WAS THE ADMINISTRATION --
YOU KNOW THAT OWNED THE
SLAVES, THAT SOLD THE SLAVES
THAT ENDED UP IN
LOUISIANA.
LOUISIANA. WHY SHOULD THE STUDENTS HAVE TO
PAY
PAY
PAY >>
PAY >> THEY DID IT FOR THE
UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY. THEY DID IT FOR TH4@E 4@STUDENT
THE UNIVERSITY.
THE UNIVERSITY. THEY SOLD THE 272 SLAVES IN
ORDER TO PAY FOR DORMS
FOR THE UNIVERSITY, AND THAT
ALL GOES TO STUDENTS.
WE DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THAT
SALE AND FROM THE
MONEY THAT GEORGETOWN GOT TO 4@
KEEP FROM GOING
BANKRUPT 200 YEARS AGO IN 1838.
I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO GET MY
EDUCATION AT 4@GEORGETOWN
WITHOUT THE 272 SLAVES SOLD SO
WHY ISN'T IT MY
RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY THAT FEE @
>> I WOULD ENCOURAGE
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INTERESTED
IN THIS TOPIC TO LOOK AT THE 4@@
WORKING GROUP ON
SLAVERY, MEMORY REPORT.
IT WAS A GROUP OF PROFESSORS,
STUDENTS,
STUDENTS,
STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS WHO IN 2017
PUBLISHED A REPORT OF THE
4@
PUBLISHED A REPORT OF THE HISTORY AND SOLUTIONS.
NOWHERE IN THAT REPORT DID THEY
SAY STUDENTS SHOULD
PAY.
PAY.
PAY. TH4@EY 100% SAID THAT THE
UNIVERSITY SHOULD PAY.
THAT IS THE ANSWER TO THIS
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM.
PROBLEM. >> SO MANY PEOPLE WHO LIVED
HERE IN THE DC AREA AND
HAVE LIVED HERE FOR A LONG TIME
DON'T 4@KNOW4@ THE
HISTORY OF GEORGETOWN.
HEELEY HALL 4@WAS NAMED AFTER
PATRICK HEELEY WHO WAS
BORN A SLAVE IN ARKANSAS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. AGAIN I COME BACK TO IT.
NOW EVERY STUDENT WOULD HAVE TO
PAY IT, WHAT IF THEY
CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY
>> 4@THAT'S PART OF THE ISSUE.
THE TEAM WILL TELL YOU THAT
THIS WILL BE INCLUDED IN
THEIR FINANCIAL AID PACKAGE.
NO PROMISES HAVE BEEN MADE FROM
THE UNIVERSITY.
THE UNIVERSITY. THAT'S A CONCERN OF THE VOTE 4@
TEAM.
TEAM.
TEAM. >>
TEAM. >> 4@OKAY.
>> 4@OKAY. ANY PREDICTIONS IN.
>> I
>> I
>> I >>
>> I >> I
>> I >> I THIS HIGH HOPES.
I THINK THE MAJORITY OF THE
UNIVERSITY WILL VOTE YES
FOR IT.
FOR IT.
FOR IT. WE HAD A RALLY IN RED SQUARE
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. A
TODAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THE
TEAM ACTUALLY GOING
OUTDOOR KNOCKING, CANVASSING.
>> TALKING.
>> TALKING. >> TALKING LIKE WE WROTE VOTE
YES IN RED SQUARE
LIKE -- WE 4@HAVE DONE A LOT.
I THINK THAT'S THE UNIVERSITY
WILL VOTE IN FAVOR.
>> GOT A PREDICTION
>> I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE A
PREDICTION.
PREDICTION. WE HAVE HAD 50% TURN OUT IN
THIS ELECTION WHICH FOR
A GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY STUDENT
ELECTION IS HIGHER
THAN WE HAVE 4@SEEN IN YEARS
PAST.
PAST.
PAST. >>
PAST. >> HOW 4@WOULD THE FUNDS BE
GIVEN OUT TO THE DESCE
NDA 4@NTS.
NDA 4@NTS. >> IT'S EVERYBODY.
IT'S EVERYBODY.
IT'S EVERYBODY. WE WILL -- AFTER -- IF IT
PASSES WE WILL CREATE A
BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT WILL BE
COMPOSED OF DESCA NDA
NTS AND STUDENTS AND THEY WILL
DECIDE HOW TO
ALLOCATE OUT THE MONEY.
I THINK THAT THIS MAY SOUND
LIKE A LITTLE DIFFERENT
BUT THERE IS A BOARD ON CAMPUS
THAT ALREADY DOES
SUCH THINGS.
SUCH THINGS. >> AND THE VOTE ISN'T BINDING.
IT'S ONLINE.
IT'S ONLINE. IT