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An actionable anti-racism plan for geoscience organizations

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  • Hendratta N. Ali

    (Fort Hays State University)

  • Sarah L. Sheffield

    (University of South Florida)

  • Jennifer E. Bauer

    (University of Michigan)

  • Rocío P. Caballero-Gill

    (GeoLatinas, George Mason University, Brown University)

  • Nicole M. Gasparini

    (Tulane University)

  • Julie Libarkin

    (Michigan State University)

  • Kalynda K. Gonzales

    (National Institute of Health)

  • Jane Willenbring

    (Stanford University)

  • Erika Amir-Lin

    (American Water Works Association)

  • Julia Cisneros

    (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign)

  • Dipa Desai

    (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

  • Maitri Erwin

    (Microsoft)

  • Elisabeth Gallant

    (University of Cambridge)

  • Kiara Jeannelle Gomez

    (University of Texas at Austin)

  • Benjamin A. Keisling

    (Columbia University)

  • Robert Mahon

    (The University of New Orleans)

  • Erika Marín-Spiotta

    (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

  • Leiaka Welcome

    (Colorado School of Mines)

  • Blair Schneider

    (University of Kansas)

Abstract

Geoscience organizations shape the discipline. They influence attitudes and expectations, set standards, and provide benefits to their members. Today, racism and discrimination limit the participation of, and promote hostility towards, members of minoritized groups within these critical geoscience spaces. This is particularly harmful for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color in geoscience and is further exacerbated along other axes of marginalization, including disability status and gender identity. Here we present a twenty-point anti-racism plan that organizations can implement to build an inclusive, equitable and accessible geoscience community. Enacting it will combat racism, discrimination, and the harassment of all members.

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  • Hendratta N. Ali & Sarah L. Sheffield & Jennifer E. Bauer & Rocío P. Caballero-Gill & Nicole M. Gasparini & Julie Libarkin & Kalynda K. Gonzales & Jane Willenbring & Erika Amir-Lin & Julia Cisneros & , 2021. "An actionable anti-racism plan for geoscience organizations," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 12(1), pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:12:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-021-23936-w
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23936-w
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