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June 10th 2020: Shut Down For A Day, Build Better Tomorrows! Join the #Strike4BlackLives #ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia

[shutdownstem @shutdownstem]

@bartmartbart There's lots more on our website if you are curious! But yeah-- a day of reflection isn't going to do much of anything. Our co-leads at Particles for Justice phrase it nicely in their last paragraph here: https://t.co/HVfciV4gD9

[shutdownstem @shutdownstem]

@bartmartbart Hey Bart! Our call was not for self-reflection-- the call for the day was for white people and NBPOC to spend the day constructing a concrete, actionable plan to address racism in their lives/institutions, & to hold space for Black academic & STEM folks to prioritize their needs

[shutdownstem @shutdownstem]

@Prof_FSultana @SarahEMyhre @Tessa_M_Hill @priyology these are awesome, thank you for sharing!

[shutdownstem @shutdownstem]

THESE ARE AMAZING!!!

[shutdownstem @shutdownstem]

Yes! Today was just one day to give Black folks a day off, and white & non-Black POC folks a head start on making their anti-racism plan. Tomorrow, you get to continue fighting racism, along side your usual work...
...which is what Black people do every day.

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

Scientists and journals are mounting a 24-hour solidarity strike. "The idea is disrupt the system, at least for a day," said physicist Brian Nord. “We need to rethink what scientific collaborations should look like. Black people need a seat at the table.” https://t.co/lbgxCF4mt1

[Shardé M. Davis, Ph.D. @DrShardeDavis]

Anyone who wants to bless a #BlackGraduateStudent with a little extra 💰can go to this google spreadsheet, find someone on the list, & send the money directly to them 🖤🤎
https://t.co/4OPUOaM9NZ

[IEEE Computer Society @ComputerSociety]

Untold Stories: Setting the Record Straight on Tech's Racial History. Read The Tech News Post Here: https://t.co/MWuK54L5Oj

#ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia #engineering #computing #womeninSTEM

[March For Science @MarchForScience]

@nature @Anthrofuentes Every scientist and medical professional should know the name of Henrietta Lacks, and the Tuskegee syphilis experiment, and understand how they have benefitted from the exploitation of Black bodies. #MedTwitter #ShutDownSTEM #BlackLivesMatter

https://t.co/MgFQVJF7EX

[March For Science @MarchForScience]

@nature @Anthrofuentes Mistrust in the medical community is rooted in a history of experimentation on Black bodies, beginning with experimentation on slaves. #MedTwitter #ShutDownSTEM #BlackLivesMatter

https://t.co/sPxczFQo6D

[A-bel Gong | 江敬慈 @ElasmAbel]

Hi friends! My friend Isa is doing an awesome fundraiser to support Black LGBTQ+ orgs. Please share+contribute! Isa is awesome and the PDF of her recs is super good :) she doesn’t have a twitter (that I know of) so she let me share! #ShutDownAcademia #ShutDownSTEM

[Hoang Dang @hoangoxide]

For #ShutDownSTEM, I delivered a talk and led a discussion on institutionalized racism and ways to be better allies to our marginalized colleagues and students [for the Martin group at @uiowachem].

It was entirely last minute, but very fulfilling to put this together!

[BlackAFinSTEM @BlackAFinSTEM]

A lot of Black people have shared their stories with #BlackintheIvory, but some people are not in a safe place to do so publicly. If you would like to share your story anonymously, please send us a DM and we will tweet it in a thread here.

#ShutDownSTEM #ShutDownAcademia

[Jedidah Isler, PhD @JedidahIslerPhD]

@strike4BLM "The strike is not a “day off” for non-Black scientists, but a day to engage in academia’s core mission to build a better society for everyone." @shutdownstem
"It is not enough to say that you stand in solidarity.
We need you to be accountable.
We need your actions."

[Nona Tepper @ntepper90]

"If we actually come together as a collective, we can actually break the system as it is and reform it in a way that allows us to be at the forefront of change" -@SadieCollective @shutdownstem

#ShutDownSTEM

https://t.co/e8HyELI1Cd