HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-07-20 Public Comment - S. Bryn - Christopher Coburn for City Commission VacancyFrom:Sidney R. Bryn
To:Agenda
Subject:Chris Coburn for City Commissioner
Date:Wednesday, October 7, 2020 9:06:12 AM
To whom it may concern,
My name Sidney and I am a second-year medical student at the University of Washington
School of Medicine-Montana WWAMI site, and I am writing in support of Chris Coburn for city
commissioner. I have had the pleasure of meeting Chris in his role as one of the instructors of
Ecology of Health and Medicine, a class that introduces medical students to the inequities that
exist in medicine and challenges us to address our own implicit bias. Chris has been an
extremely valuable addition to my medical education and to the education of my fellow
colleagues. He has graciously given us a different lens to look through as we address the
racism, sexism, homophobia, and other -isms that plague healthcare today. His lived
experience has been very important for my classmates and I to hear as Montana WWMAI is
traditionally white/white passing and students typically come from highly privileged places.
Chris is the perfect candidate for city commissioner and is an immeasurably valuable Bozeman
community member. We are extremely lucky to have someone who honestly cares about the
health and wellbeing of everyone in our community. He is genuine and kind while also fighting
to address the inequities that exist in Bozeman. I fully support Chris in his endeavor to become
city commissioner. There is truly not a better person for the job.
Sincerely,
Sidney Bryn
MS2
Bozeman Foundations Site
UW School of Medicine
sbryn@uw.edu
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