Tim Cook CEO、「全ての人が恐怖を感じることのない社会を作るために立ち上がるとき」

Bloombergなどが、AppleのTim Cook CEOのメールを伝えています。

これは、現在アメリカで起こっているGeorge Floyd氏の殺害に端を発した人種差別問題の運動などに関するもので、Apple従業員宛にメールされたものです。

原文はこちら。Google翻訳結果はこちらです。

Team,

Right now, there is a pain deeply etched in the soul of our nation and in the hearts of millions. To stand together, we must stand up for one another, and recognize the fear, hurt, and outrage rightly provoked by the senseless killing of George Floyd and a much longer history of racism.

That painful past is still present today — not only in the form of violence, but in the everyday experience of deeply rooted discrimination. We see it in our criminal justice system, in the disproportionate toll of disease on Black and Brown communities, in the inequalities in neighborhood services and the educations our children receive. While our laws have changed, the reality is that their protections are still not universally applied.

We’ve seen progress since the America I grew up in, but it is similarly true that communities of color continue to endure discrimination and trauma.

I have heard from so many of you that you feel afraid — afraid in your communities, afraid in your daily lives, and, most cruelly of all, afraid in your own skin. We can have no society worth celebrating unless we can guarantee freedom from fear for every person who gives this country their love, labor and life.

At Apple, our mission has and always will be to create technology that empowers people to change the world for the better. We’ve always drawn strength from our diversity, welcomed people from every walk of life to our stores around the world, and strived to build an Apple that is inclusive of everyone.

But together, we must do more. Today, Apple is making donations to a number of groups, including the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit committed to challenging racial injustice, ending mass incarceration, and protecting the human rights of the most vulnerable people in American society. For the month of June, and in honor of the Juneteenth holiday, we’ll also be matching two-for-one all employee donations via Benevity.

To create change, we have to reexamine our own views and actions in light of a pain that is deeply felt but too often ignored. Issues of human dignity will not abide standing on the sidelines. To our colleagues in the Black community — we see you. You matter, your lives matter, and you are valued here at Apple.

For all of our colleagues hurting right now, please know that you are not alone, and that we have resources to support you. It’s more important than ever to talk to one another, and to find healing in our common humanity. We also have free resources that can help, including our Employee Assistance Program and mental health resources you can learn about on the People site.

This is a moment when many people may want nothing more than a return to normalcy, or to a status quo that is only comfortable if we avert our gaze from injustice. As difficult as it may be to admit, that desire is itself a sign of privilege. George Floyd’s death is shocking and tragic proof that we must aim far higher than a “normal” future, and build one that lives up to the highest ideals of equality and justice.

In the words of Martin Luther King, “Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change.”

With every breath we take, we must commit to being that change, and to creating a better, more just world for everyone.

Tim



なお、Tim Cook CEOのメッセージを理解するには原文と翻訳を照らし合わせて読むことがベストだと思います。

しかし、英語の長文のため、そこまで時間をかけられない人もいるだろうということで、私感ですが僕が大事かなと思った箇所を以下に簡単にまとめます。

「今こそ、George Floyd氏の無意味な殺害、長きにわたる差別の歴史によりもたらされた恐怖、痛み、怒りを正しく認識し、共に立ち上がる時です。」

「私は多くの皆さんから、コミュニティや日常生活での恐怖を感じ、そして何よりも残酷なことに、自分の肌の色に恐怖を感じているという話を聞きました。この国に愛と労働と命を捧げる全ての人が恐怖から解き放たれなければ、私たちは祝うに値する社会を手に入れることはできません。」

「Appleのミッションは、より良い世界に変えるために力を与えるテクノロジーを創造すること。私たちはこれまでも多様性から力を得て、世界中のApple Storeにさまざまな人を迎え入れ、すべての人を受け入れるAppleを築くために努力してきました。」

「しかし、我々はもっと多くのことを成し遂げなくてはいけません。」

「変化を生み出すためには、心の奥底で感じながらも無視しがちな痛みを再検証し、自分の見解や行動を見直さなければなりません。人間の尊厳の問題は、傍観しているだけでは解決しません。」

「ブラック・コミュニティの仲間たちへ-私たちは皆さんを見ています。皆さんは重要であり、Appleは尊重しています。」

「呼吸するたびに、私たちは変化に取組み、全ての人々にとって、より良い世界をクリエイトすることを約束しなくてはいけません」

Tim





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