WC4BL Statements

Regarding the Increasing Harassment and Punishment of Pro-Palestine Healthcare Workers

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023

As physicians and physicians-in-training dedicated to dismantling racism and accompanying systems of oppression in medicine, we condemn the rising harassment and punishment of healthcare workers advocating for a free Palestine and the end of Israel-led, U.S.-funded genocide and apartheid. Over the past several weeks, Palestine Legal, an organization dedicated to resisting the silencing, harassment,...

WC4BL Statement on Palestine Solidarity and Resisting Israeli Apartheid

May 24, 2021May 24, 2021

In light of the recent escalation of Israel’s long history of violence towards Palestinians and the 73th anniversary of the Nakba, White Coats for Black Lives affirms its support of the Palestinian liberation movement, including the rights to life, self-determination, justice and return. We believe in the health and well-being of those most marginalized...

WC4BL Statements

WC4BL Organizing for Anti-Racism June 2020

June 2, 2020June 24, 2020

White Coats for Black Lives is heartbroken and outraged at the recent murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade. We stand in solidarity with the people taking to the streets to protest white supremacy, anti-Blackness, and police brutality. We also recognize the important role that medical schools and hospitals play...

WC4BL National Prison Strike Letter of Endorsement

August 18, 2018August 22, 2018

Jailhouse Lawyers Speak Millions for Prisoners Human Rights Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee of the IWW (IWOC) & all incarcerated peoples Re: In solidarity with the National Prison Strike On behalf of White Coats 4 Black Lives (WC4BL), please accept this letter of solidarity to all incarcerated peoples participating in the 2018 National Prison Strike...

WC4BL Statement on the Life of Erica Garner

January 8, 2018April 23, 2018

White Coats for Black Lives would like to extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Erica Garner, who passed away on December 30, 2017. Erica Garner was a mother, daughter, sister, and aunt, and a passionate organizer in the fight against racism and police violence. We mourn her death, and take seriously the...

WC4BL STATEMENT ON THE AHCA

April 6, 2017April 23, 2018

In August, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump asked Black and Latinx voters, “What the hell do you have to lose?” Months later, Mr. Trump has vividly illustrated exactly how much people of color have to lose. He has attempted to impose travel regulations that limit our ability to visit our families, seek economic opportunity, or...

WC4BL STATEMENT ON THE KILLINGS OF #ALTONSTERLING AND #PHILANDOCASTILE

July 10, 2016April 23, 2018

We, the medical students of White Coats for Black Lives, mourn the murders of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, grieve with their loved ones, and stand in solidarity with the Black community and their allies in Baton Rouge and St. Paul as they protest the continued violence against Black people by police. We also...