On Sunday, a group of 16 students from different multicultural organizations met to discuss and take action toward Resolution 68, which was not approved in the Student Senate on Thursday.

The Inclusion Act was proposed as a reaction from various instances of micro-aggressions toward African-Americans that have recently come to light in different parts of the country, such as the infamous protests and rallies surrounding the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. The projected bill had the common goal of garnering institutional support, to call attention to the chancellor, to focus attention on the recent anxious support toward the Board of Governors, and finally, to educate students about diverse subjects and current social issues.

Originally the proposed bill petitioned $1,000 in funds to provide different multicultural organizations with funds to host educational activities promoting diversity. During the meeting, it was speculated that a lack of organization and clarification was the catalyst for the negative response that the bill received. It was also discussed that the proposed bill lacked clarity, and although at first the option of simply revising the bill was considered, it was decided that the goals of the bill should be re-evaluated and reworked.

Through the discussion, it was determined that the goals of the Resolution 68 project, which included increasing the amount of cultural competence inside the student body and improve communication among leaders of different organizations, all with the end goal of unifying the university community by accepting diversity.

Despite the advances that were made during the meeting, it was decided that others in leadership roles would need to be consulted so that a repeat of the last rejection would not happen again.

“If this is going to have the effect that we want, it needs the time to develop,” said John Miller, a senior in psychology representing the African-American Culture Center.