(New York Post) Raytheon calls on its white workers to reject racial āequalityā in favor of āequity,ā and āparticipate in reparations,ā internal documents from the defense contractor show.
Workers at the nationās second largest defense company are also encouraged to ādecolonize your bookshelf,ā ājoin a local āwhite space,’ā and ādefund the police,ā as part of the companyās critical race theory program, according to documents shared on Twitter Tuesday by Manhattan Institute senior fellow Christopher Rufo.
The Massachusetts companyās āStronger Togetherā program was introduced last summer in an effort to get its 180,000 employees to āhelp drive near- and long-term societal change,ā Raytheon Technologies Chief Diversity Officer Marie Sylla-Dixon wrote in February.
The program is based around the framework of āintersectionality,ā a theory that ranks discrimination and privilege around peopleās social and racial identities.
The documents, which Rufo said he obtained through a corporate whistle blower, ask white, straight, Christian, able-bodied, English-speaking employees to deconstruct their identities, āidentify [their] privilege,ā and āstep asideā in favor of other identity groups.
Last summer, Raytheon CEO Greg Hayes launched the Stronger Together campaign instructing employees on "becoming an anti-racist today." He signed a corporate diversity statement and then asked all Raytheon employees to sign the pledge and "check [their] own biases." pic.twitter.com/GacZYK4gIr
— Christopher F. Rufo āļø (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021
Raytheon then asks white employees to deconstruct their identities and "identify [their] privilege." The company argues that white, straight, Christian men are at the top of the oppression hierarchyāand must work on "recognizing [their] privilege" and "step aside" for minorities. pic.twitter.com/mM53oJtfs9
— Christopher F. Rufo āļø (@realchrisrufo) July 6, 2021