This is over the $32 million that Google has donated to racial justice in the last five years.
Alphabet has pledged to donate $1 million each to Centre for Policing Equity as well as the Equal Justice Initiative. If you would like to share this silent space with your fellow Googlers, join the live stream at 1:00 pm PDT today," Pichai said.Īlong with this, Pichai has also announced that Alphabet will be offering $12 million in funding to organisations that are working to address racial inequities. "We acknowledge that racism and violence may look different in different parts of the world, so please use this as a moment to reflect on those who have been lost in your own country or community at a time that works for you. It's meant to serve as a visceral reminder of the injustice inflicted on Mr. Sundar Pichai also explained the reason for the very specific 8 minutes 46-second timeframe stating, “The length of the moment of silence represents the amount of time George Floyd suffered before he was killed. A moment of silence in Minneapolis on Tuesday lasted nine minutes and 29 seconds, the amount of time a white officer’s knee remained on George Floyd’s neck. Today at 1:00pm PDT we’ll be standing together to honour the memories of Black lives lost in an 8 minute and 46 second moment of silence.” Taking a stand against racism He added, “In the meantime, I wanted to provide space for us to come together as a community. We discussed many ideas, and we are working through where to put our energy and resources in the weeks and months ahead.” each day during the Charles Schwab Challenge for a moment of silence to honor George Floyd and other lives lost to racial and social. Yesterday, I met with a group of our Black leaders to talk about where we go from here and how we can contribute as Google. As the PGA Tour returns this week, it will pause at 8:46 a.m. He said in a statement, “Our Black community is hurting, and many of us are searching for ways to stand up for what we believe, and reach out to people we love to show solidarity. Various tech brands have stood up and shown their support for the cause, including Google.Īlphabet CEO Sundar Pichai in a recent company memo has asked his employees to hold a moment of silence in recognition of the death of George Floyd and honour the memories of back lives lost. The US is in a very dark space right now, with riots and civil unrest in several parts of the nation, after police brutality killed George Floyd, spiking the #BlackLivesMatter movement once again.
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