#shutdownacademia

[earthstory]

Not only is this a good read, I'm told that's a really well done logo.  https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/gd/2020/06/10/black-in-geosciences/

[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Academia, like every part of our society, has a race problem. Today, I'm joining in the effort to change that. (Featured image credit: #ShutDownSTEM) 

Want to help? For the next month, all of my proceeds from FYFD merchandise sales are being donated to the National Society of Black Physicists, the National Society of Black Engineers, and African American Women in Physics. To make that go even further, I’m personally matching that donation up to $500. So go get some merch and support a great cause!

[definitelyforsurenotbees]

Tomorrow instead of normal lab work I’ll be reading and educating myself on how I can be a better ally. I pledge to donate what I earn through tomorrow’s PTO to a stem focused group for women of color (still researching, open to suggestions! Currently leaning towards Black Girls Code)

I encourage any followers I have, especially those in STEM, to join me if it’s safe for you to do so. As white people we have a massive majority in STEM, which means massive influence. It needs to change.

[therealuniverse]

Particles for Justice

Strike for Black Lives

Today, June 10, has been declared "Shut Down STEM" day, a day when researchers should take time to educate and inform themselves about the ways the that racism and colonialism have left damaging legacies on the sciences. This page will join in by sharing some related content today while also working to better educate myself. https://www.particlesforjustice.org/

[poolsidescientist]

#ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM

Hey guys, not sure how many of you are in academia but my student union is participating in this initiative to take the day off from our usual research to educate ourselves and and really think about how systemic racism, specifically against black people is perpetuated and what we can do about it. I am participating in the endeavour and figured it appropriate, despite being late in the day, to share it with anyone who might be interested.

[earthstory]

https://siarchives.si.edu/history/featured-topics/African-Americans/louis-purnell

Meet Louis Purnell, a WWII Aviator who went on to catalog samples for the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, but who was then forced out of that museum after his colleagues would not allow him to publish samples that he had recorded and identified. He went on to a successful career working at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, doing the sort of work he was forced out of doing in the geosciences.

[earthstory]

Sign the Petition

Call for a Robust Anti-Racism Plan for The Geosciences

If you're working as a professional geoscientist, this petition not only would be worth your time to sign, but there are also a variety of recommendations in the text for things that our whole field can do to grapple with the legacies we have been featuring today.

[earthstory]

The Darker Side of John Wesley Powell

Like other early American geologists, the man who explored the Colorado River did anthropologic research that presupposed the racial inferiority of Native Americans

This article on John Wesley Powell, who famously explored the Grand Canyon area and after whom Lake Powell is named, explores his so-called anthropological studies of the Native populations and his belief that those populations needed to be "Civilized". An illustration of the choices we are making when we tell certain parts of a story to glorify an individual, while leaving other parts to a legacy that isn't discussed.