WFR Stands in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter Protests

All recovery begins with an honest acknowledgment that a problem exists. In The United States, systemic racism and police brutality have over the past 450 years resulted in the murder of, denigration of, and denial of justice for millions of African Americans, Indigenous People, and People of Color. The racist murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery tragically illustrate how systemic racism in the United States destroys families and communities and condemns millions of Americans to lives of pain, fear, and suffering. Writers for Recovery stands in solidarity with people across America and around the world who condemn these racist murders and demand the immediate reform of our policing and justice systems to eliminate systemic racism and police brutality and deliver true justice for BIPOC. As an organization, we pledge to increase our outreach to people of color and provide more opportunities for them to participate in WFR. And we will rededicate ourselves to our work within communities and corrections facilities to amplify those voices that have too long been denied an audience. Black Lives Matter, and the time for change is now.