This week brings another political low, another chink in the armor of democracy. In the words of Priyamvada Gopal
We face an entrenched reality now, here to stay for the foreseeable future. It's the reality that the anticolonialists of the world once faced: huge empires with vast weaponry at their command, literal & ideological, & the ignorant consent of swathes of their populaces.
How do we stand up against this tide of xenophobia, fear mongering, lack of accountability, dismissal of facts and objective truths? How do we push back? Its easy to feel despair and grief, but we cannot give up and we cannot turn away from what is in front of us. The road to our collective freedom is long and arduous. But we must show up and take the first step and then another and then another. That’s how we move from despair to action and from action to change. As Priyamvada Gopal said, the odds were always against us. Lets continue the hard work anyway.
WHAT WE’VE DONE
We announced the inaugural Fellowship for the Future cohort ✨✨✨
500WS meet-up at AGU. Photo credit Dany Waller
Our founders Kelly Ramirez and Jane Zelikova received the 2019 BES Equality and Diversity Champions award and Kelly and another leadership team member Charise Johnson were in Ireland to receive the award
We talked about Socially Responsible Investing , brought to us by Nicole M. Baran of the Atlanta Pod.
Seattle pod leader Sarah Myhre delivered 🔥remarks at the annual AGU meeting
Met up with some stellar women scientists at AGU
WHAT WE LIKE
Follow Friday: Follow the Fellowships for the Future incoming fellows @rosedontwalk, @DrJasmineDrake, @SeannaLeathPhD, @_heyheyMONET
Recognizing ALL the field work hazards LGBTQIA+ scientists face
Jane Fonda protesting for climate justice
CNN Hero of the Year Freweini Mebrahtu
Removing shame and fear of stigmatization so women can tell their abortion stories
Pushing for more fair peer review
READING CORNER
“They can’t kill us until they kill us” by Hanif Abdurraqib
“Exhalation: Stories” by Ted Chiang
IN OUR EARBUDS
Lady Sings the Blues wit Bassey Ikpi - The Nod
Don’t hesitate to send us your podcast and book suggestions
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