Our meeting started with a discussion of current efforts to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter and associated movements and what other initiatives we could undertake. National SftP has been holding calls and is currently collecting input on possible initiatives. The recording of the most recent national call is here. We discussed responses to the…
Month: June 2020
STEM in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter Rally
Wed. June 10th, 3:30pm, Albany St + Main St, (near MIT/Broad/ Kendal Square T stop) Followed by march to Boston City Hall to join rally from Nubian Square. Details here Please join the STEM community in a rally to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter and related movements across the country. We will have a short…
Statement of solidarity with Black Lives Matter and related movements across the country
Science, as organized and practiced today, is an endeavor that exhibits extreme bias. The makeup of the scientific workforce does not reflect the racial makeup of our society; black people are wildly underrepresented, with a particularly egregious underrepresentation of black women. This is unjust, both as a violation of equality of opportunity, and because science…