startorialist:As tragic events keep piling up, it bears repeating: Black Lives Matter. Scien
startorialist: As tragic events keep piling up, it bears repeating: Black Lives Matter. Science is a human endeavor and traumatic events (not to mention institutionalized racism and microaggressions) take a significant toll on our black colleagues, which we can’t ignore if we want to foster and inclusive, equitable, and productive scientific community. We highly recommend this article by Danielle Lee (aka DNLee ) which explains it better than we ever could: …it would be nice to know that we can safely grieve and feel and acknowledge how these tragedies touch us…and not be judged as being wasteful or distracted. Strange, because we actually are distracted. Trauma and grief and worry have a way of doing that. But in very competitive academic or industry science cultures, distracted is often a demerit. It’s frustrating being demerited for being human and vulnerable. I’m too traumatized to science right now. Here is a list of things to read and do to advocate for #blacklivesmatter via Chanda Prescod-Weinstein. - Summer & Emily Source images: NGC 6397, NGC 6357, IC1805 Our country today feels no different from when we originally posted this almost four years ago. Here are some additional resources of things those of us with privilege can do:26 Ways to Be in the Struggle Beyond the Streets (via Ejeris Dixon)5 Ways White People Can Take Action in Response to White and State-Sanctioned Violence (via Showing Up for Racial Justice NYC)Google Doc of Anti-Racism Resources (via ninaneedspace)Black Astronomers You Should Know (via Ashley Lindalía)- Summer & Emily -- source link
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