Cisco postponed its virtual Cisco Live event following George Floyd’s murder while in police custody last week and the massive civil unrest that has since erupted in cities across the United States.

The annual event, which went virtual this year because of the global COVID-19 pandemic, was supposed to kick off today. About 13 hours before CEO Chuck Robbins was slated to deliver his opening keynote, however, Cisco notified attendees that it postponed the event until later this month.

“This decision was a difficult one to come by,” Robbins said in a video message. “In light of recent events, and the turmoil happening across the United States, and some of your feedback, we feel this is the right thing to do. Right now, people across the U.S. and the world are dealing with so much pain, frustration, and anger, and many of us need time for space and healing.”

Robbins also more directly addressed police brutality and racism, which he called “another pandemic, not one that is by any means new, but one that we must confront. The recent murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many more before them are horrific, maddening, and truly abhorrent."

On Monday, Robbins said Cisco would make a $5 million donation to groups including the Equal Justice Initiative, the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund, Color of Change, Black Lives Matter, and Cisco’s own fund for fighting racism and discrimination. “This is just a first step,” he said in the video message. “There is so much more we can do beyond just a statement of solidarity or financial support including acknowledgement, understanding, and action.”

Several other tech giants including Intel, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter, in recent days, have also pledged to donate millions to groups fighting for racial justice and condemned Floyd’s death. However, many of these same companies have also faced criticism for the lack of diversity among their employees as well as charges of discrimination in their workplaces.