An actionable anti-racism plan for geoscience organizations

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, Dipa Desai, Maitri Erwin, Elisabeth Gallant, Kiara Jeannelle Gomez, Benjamin A. Keisling, Robert Mahon, Erika Marín-Spiotta, Leiaka Welcome and Blair Schneider
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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

Nature Communications, 2021, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-6

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2021
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