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How the Paleoclimate Community Can Better Engage on BAJEDI Issues
Pages 61-64

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... . Tripati discussed these data and highlighted a set of mandates for the geoscience community to move beyond BAJEDI engagement to change with actionable plans: those include No Time for Silence,6 endorsed by professional societies and over 14,000 geoscientists; the Call for a Robust Anti-Racism Plan for The Geosciences7; and President Biden's "Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government."8 6 See https://notimeforsilence.org.
From page 62...
... Additional challenges mentioned for student and postdoc diversity and inclusion included a lack of value on BAJEDI in education, training, and work settings; metrics; accountability; and unhealthy power dynamics. To address these challenges, workshop participants suggested various actions for consideration, including valuing, supporting, and compensating BAJEDI work; creating accountability processes; and requiring, incentivizing, and facilitating equity trainings, advocacy, and participation more broadly.
From page 63...
... , and justice (tackle colonial and parachute science)
From page 64...
... Similarly, Tripati suggested, proposals that include sections on facilities, equipment, and other resources could discuss evidence for healthy environments, from equity metrics to diversity of leadership, workforce, and trainees, as well as civil rights and bystander trainings. Workshop proposals could ensure that meetings have sessions available for all participants to discuss BAJEDI issues.


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