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I‘m exhausted. We are NOT ok. #BlackandSTEM 1/12
As a Black woman in
& a PHD student in an overwhelming white space, these past few days hve been OOF. I became a robot to make deadlines & sat in meetings hiding tears as colleagues ignored the dumpster fire in 
&
As a Black woman in
& a PHD student in an overwhelming white space, these past few days hve been OOF. I became a robot to make deadlines & sat in meetings hiding tears as colleagues ignored the dumpster fire in &
2/12 I don’t engage much on social media, I'm also just done sharing my #BlackandSTEM story & talking about race generally. A senior academic once told me tht being a “social justice warrior” would hurt my career 
As I watch my community get slaughtered
apolitical academia
As I watch my community get slaughtered
apolitical academia
3/12 Canada is racist. murders Black & Indigenous folks. Feck sake our PM can’t recall the times he’s worn blackface
In Toronto +1000 marched for anti-black racism & justice for #RegisKorchinskiPaquet don’t stop SAYING HER NAME Support @Blklivesmatter https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/thousands-rally-in-toronto-against-anti-black-anti-indigenous-racism-1.5591745
murders Black & Indigenous folks. Feck sake our PM can’t recall the times he’s worn blackface In Toronto +1000 marched for anti-black racism & justice for #RegisKorchinskiPaquet don’t stop SAYING HER NAME Support @Blklivesmatter https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/thousands-rally-in-toronto-against-anti-black-anti-indigenous-racism-1.5591745
4/12 I am sacred for Black protesters during this pandemic. They will be disproportionately impacted by COVID19. The system won't save them. does not collect COVID19 race based data b/c health officials are going ON RECORD saying we are “colourblind” https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-discriminates-against-black-lives-through-surveillance-policing-and-the-absence-of-health-data-135906
does not collect COVID19 race based data b/c health officials are going ON RECORD saying we are “colourblind” https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-discriminates-against-black-lives-through-surveillance-policing-and-the-absence-of-health-data-135906
5/12 Quebec (where I live) retracted their commitment to collecting race-based data. The CAQ party are now baiting immigrants to work in UNSAFE long-term care homes for residency. It's primarily Haitians immigrants/refugees being sent to the slaughter. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/simon-jolin-barrette-immigration-chslds-orderlies-1.5588375
6/12 To those academics not talking about #BlackLivesMatter 
we SEE YOU. And nah, i'm not just talking about the "US context", i'm talking the same colonialist *unsubtle* systemic oppression in Canada, UK... all AROUND THE WORLD.
https://twitter.com/Rosee_Syed/status/1266382382887768067
You an ally? Try
we SEE YOU. And nah, i'm not just talking about the "US context", i'm talking the same colonialist *unsubtle* systemic oppression in Canada, UK... all AROUND THE WORLD. https://twitter.com/Rosee_Syed/status/1266382382887768067
You an ally? Try
7/12 #1. Listen (Got opinions? Keep em). Amplify your Black colleagues, students & activists. You a #Scicommer ? Here are some great threads of Black voices you can follow & add to:
Thx @DrColes6 & @EstOdek https://twitter.com/DrColes6/status/1266035040535941120 https://twitter.com/EstOdek/status/1266762998951170049
Thx @DrColes6 & @EstOdek https://twitter.com/DrColes6/status/1266035040535941120 https://twitter.com/EstOdek/status/1266762998951170049
8/12 #2. Celebrate narratives of our resistance, survival, successes, community love. Don't make us a deficit.
E.g., I am bursting with pride watching the mobilization of #BlackBirdersWeek @BlackAFinSTEM @hood_naturalist @RaeWynnGrant
Donate binoculars
https://www.gofundme.com/f/free-binoculars-for-black-birders
E.g., I am bursting with pride watching the mobilization of #BlackBirdersWeek @BlackAFinSTEM @hood_naturalist @RaeWynnGrant
Donate binoculars
https://www.gofundme.com/f/free-binoculars-for-black-birders
9/12 #3. Sign petitions and donate your $$$.
Here is a list of resources https://tinyurl.com/supportBlackcommunitiesCanada
& you can seek out many in the US (if you can help bail protesters & provide legal fees
)
#4. VOTE. VOTE. VOTE. Black women cannot save you if you don't show up.
Here is a list of
resources https://tinyurl.com/supportBlackcommunitiesCanada& you can seek out many in the US (if you can help bail protesters & provide legal fees
)#4. VOTE. VOTE. VOTE. Black women cannot save you if you don't show up.
10/10 #5. Educate yourself. Never stop absorbing Black feminist literature. @IBJIYONGI Decolonize STEM reading list is the BEST EVER. Thank her for her time creating it AND if you have leverage change your institutions outdated ethics curriculum. Jesusss https://medium.com/@chanda/decolonising-science-reading-list-339fb773d51f
11/11 #6. Please check in on your students. I swear if we hear the word productivity right now 
. As grad students we often operate on auto-pilot. It is not ok to not address what is happening right now, to not pause. ASK what you can do, what tasks you can take over.
. As grad students we often operate on auto-pilot. It is not ok to not address what is happening right now, to not pause. ASK what you can do, what tasks you can take over.
12/12 Many Black grads are expressing pain. My DM's are open if you need a friend. We've never met, but @bjmarlin thank you sis. We felt seen & need this 
https://twitter.com/bjmarlin/status/1266837757336399875
@BlackAFinSTEM @BLACKandSTEM Maybe we can organize a virtual Quaker circle or closed gathering?
https://twitter.com/bjmarlin/status/1266837757336399875@BlackAFinSTEM @BLACKandSTEM Maybe we can organize a virtual Quaker circle or closed gathering?
WOW. Thanks to everyone sharing & sending msgs of support. Update: Yesterday we had #MontrealProtests It was calm, beautiful, masks/sanitizer given out. There is always a *BUT... police fired rubber bullets & tear gas. Police brutality is a reality here https://twitter.com/voldiee/status/1267265686084124673
