Brian Shuve co-organizes a strike for Black lives
June 10, 2020
For some researchers, last week’s statements from institutions in support of #BlackLivesMatter didn’t go far enough. “Calls for justice and centring Black lives were met with watered-down statements promoting diversity and inclusion initiatives that have proven ineffective,” says Brian Shuve, a physicist at Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, and a member of Particles for Justice. “We wanted our fields and institutions to take collective action and do better.”
The strike is happening on Wednesday, 10 June 2020 and is described on the Particles for Justice website and on the Shut Down STEM website.
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