Pac-12 Announces Social Justice, Anti-Racism Efforts In ‘Comprehensive Activation Plan’
Nov 5, 2020, 3:03 PM | Updated: 3:04 pm
This is the Pac12 logo in Rice Eccles Stadium before the Utah Utes and Brigham Young Cougars college football game on September 10, 2016 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
(Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Pac-12 Conference announced that its season will begin with a “comprehensive activation plan” to focus on inclusion, social justice and anti-racism efforts.
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On Saturday, November 7, the Pac-12 will kick-off its 2020 season.
The conference said that the opening weekend of its game will “feature student-athlete-driven activations that showcase actions around inclusion, social justice and anti-racism as part of the greater, conference-wide imPACt program.”
“Pac-12 student-athletes have shown enormous passion and dedication to the work surrounding social justice and anti-racism,” said Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott. “Their voices are powerful, their ideas are actionable and their energy is boundless, all of which has been to the benefit of the Pac-12 Conference, Team imPACt and our universities.”
We join our student-athletes & universities in announcing a comprehensive activation plan for social justice & anti-racism to kick off our 2020 football season.
Pac-12 student-athlete voices lead the way! 👇
More info ➡️ https://t.co/ZED4Qakoxh pic.twitter.com/UdoaLVAGa5
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) November 5, 2020
In addition, the conference said that it worked with student-athletes at all 12 Pac-12 schools to create public service announcements on “building awareness, identifying solutions and providing leadership in the fight against the systems of racism, exclusion and hate.”
“Our student-athletes are more motivated and empowered than ever to make their voices heard,” said Washington State University athletic director Pat Chun, co-chair of the Pac-12 ImPACt Leadership Council. “I am proud of the student-athlete-first approach the Conference has taken to the expression of ideals like diversity, inclusion, and meaningful progress that are the bedrock of the Pac-12.”
The University of Utah begins its 2020 slate of games against the Arizona Wildcats on Saturday, November 7 at 1:30 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on ESPN2.
