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; Blair Schneider

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23936-w

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
, Blair Schneider

Earth Sciences

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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
George Mason University
Tulane University
Michigan State University
National Institutes of Health
Stanford University
American Water Works Association
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Massachusetts
Microsoft USA
University of Cambridge
University of Texas at Austin
Columbia University
University of New Orleans
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Colorado School of Mines
University of Kansas

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	3794
Journal	Nature Communications
Volume	12
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23936-w
State	Published - Dec 1 2021

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Ali, H. N., Sheffield, S. L., Bauer, J. E., Caballero-Gill, R. P., Gasparini, N. M., Libarkin, J., Gonzales, K. K., Willenbring, J., Amir-Lin, E., Cisneros, J., Desai, D., Erwin, M., Gallant, E., Gomez, K. J., Keisling, B. A., Mahon, R., Marín-Spiotta, E., Welcome, L., & Schneider, B. (2021). An actionable anti-racism plan for geoscience organizations. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 3794. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23936-w

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