<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-9d8e82a7-7fff-25f5-4125-d3171d00cb96" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(153,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">SOLIDARITY OPEN MIC NIGHT</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:rgb(244,204,204);font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Friday, October 1st, 2021 @7pm</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> - In the Cardinal Lounge</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hosted by - </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/fuerza_plattsburgh/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(153,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">FUERZA: The Black and Latinx Student Union</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-9d8e82a7-7fff-25f5-4125-d3171d00cb96" style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The disturbing news that has circulated around the U.S of the Gabby Petito case is one that is heavy and hard. The worst part of it all is that her case was the only one of many that made national news and headlines whereas roughly 710 other reported cases in the same area of missing and murdered womxn/girls, did not. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">These individuals were indigenous, black, and brown womxn/girls of color. We wondered with you, “When will their stories be heard?”, “Where is their justice?”, “Where is their moment of silence?”. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In remembrance and in solidarity of the missing/murdered indigenous womxn and other womxn of color, FUERZA: The Black and Latinx Student Union will be hosting a Solidarity Open Mic event this Friday October 1st at 7pm. We are providing a shared and safe space of grief, remembrance, and recognition to those the United States failed to bring justice to. Our sisters. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,242,204);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We encourage people to come, show solidarity, and speak on behalf of these horrific events that have surfaced to our attention. Remember, we are a community and we are all in this together. We hope to see you there!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><b style="font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:normal"><br></b></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fuerza/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">#Fuerza</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/plattslife/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Playfair Display",serif;color:rgb(224,102,102);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">#Plattslife</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p></span></div>