https://www.plannedparenthood.org/p...-margaret-sangers-name-from-nyc-health-center Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Announces Intent to Remove Margaret Sanger’s Name from NYC Health Center Contact: Carrie Mumah, carrie.mumah@ppgreaterny.org, 212-274-7294 For Immediate Release: July 21, 2020 NEW YORK – Today, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced its plans to remove Margaret Sanger’s name from the Manhattan Health Center as a public commitment to reckon with its founder’s harmful connections to the eugenics movement. PPGNY also announced it is working with the Community Board, City Council and community to rename an honorary street sign that marks the “Margaret Sanger Square” at the intersection of Bleecker and Mott Streets in Manhattan. The announcement reflects the first of many organizational shifts to address Sanger's legacy and system of institutional racism, which negatively impacts the well-being of patients, staff and PPGNY’s broader communities. The initiative is part of PPGNY’s Reviving Radical initiative - an initial three-year commitment and framework for holding long overdue dialogues and uplifting a vision for repair and transformation that communities of color and reproductive justice leaders have been calling on for decades. “The removal of Margaret Sanger’s name from our building is both a necessary and overdue step to reckon with our legacy and acknowledge Planned Parenthood’s contributions to historical reproductive harm within communities of color,” said Karen Seltzer, Board Chair at PPGNY. “Margaret Sanger’s concerns and advocacy for reproductive health have been clearly documented, but so too has her racist legacy. There is overwhelming evidence for Sanger’s deep belief in eugenic ideology, which runs completely counter to our values at PPGNY. Removing her name is an important step toward representing who we are as an organization and who we serve.” Launched in 2019, Reviving Radical has engaged more than 300 community members and staff in shaping a new vision for PPGNY’s relationship in the community. Reviving Radical Community Mandates put forth by those in attendance and that we are committing to as an organization: Reckon with Planned Parenthood’s legacy and contributions to historical reproductive harm within communities of color Divest from and dismantle white dominant organizational cultural norms and values Adopt Individual and Institutional practices that value people of color Center communities of color voice, experience and knowledge of self Build accountable relationships with communities of color “I am heartened by the decision by PPGNY to rename its Manhattan Health Center. While this comes at a time when the entire nation is reckoning with its sordid past and present realities of racial injustice, I am even more encouraged that this symbolic gesture is also accompanied by a deeper commitment to take even bolder steps toward institutional transformation,” said Dr. Lynn Roberts, Reviving Radical Commissioner & Associate Dean of Student Affairs & Alumni Relations, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health & Health Policy. “May this organization’s realization of these mandates serve as a guide to other organizations embarking on becoming anti-racist organizations not only in name, but in practice.” Further plans on the renaming of the Health Center and street will be announced soon. ###
Interestingly enough, the idea that Sanger was into eugenics (in a harmful way) and didn't think much of black people is a Republican talking point...specifically from Herman Cain and Ben Carson. The center can do whatever it wants to do with renaming, I honestly don't care, but Sanger may not have been the villain many think she is. https://www.npr.org/sections/itsall...thood-started-to-control-the-black-population Fact Check: Was Planned Parenthood Started To 'Control' The Black Population?
I think the lesson in these cancel threads is that history will always be weaponized, chopped up, obscured, or buried. Rules of American Acquisition #666: Buyer/boycotter beware?
Problem with terms like "Cancel Culture" is that it tries to lump all corrections into one big bucket. There's a difference between Robert E Lee and Thomas Jefferson. One was an imperfect man who still did great things. Another was a traitor to the country.
People can name their center whatever they want. Why are you people against freedom? It’s not like they are making you MAGAs change your name
