EBIO Solidarity Statement

The EBIO community shares in the pain and frustration over the recent horrific killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and other acts of violence against Black Americans. We stand in solidarity with all who are speaking out against racial injustice. To our colleagues and students in the Black community, we are here for you. We pledge to fight racism and reaffirm our efforts to build a more inclusive community. #BlackLivesMatter 

Here are some resources and actions we can all take today:

• Anti-racism resources for white people, a collection of resources compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker and Alyssa Klein

• So You Want to Talk About Race, a talk by Ijeoma Oluo

• How to Be an Antiracist, a book by Ibram X. Kendi

• 75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice

• Action toolkits from Black Lives Matter

• Decolonize your mind, another great reading list

• “Is my school racist?”

• List of best places to donate

• Talking with your labs

• Incorporating anti-racist pedagogy

Statements from CU’s chancellor and professional societies:

From the Chancellor - Combating Racism Together

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i0wZCnQ4Og&feature=youtu.be

SACNAS

https://www.sacnas.org/2020/06/01/sacnas-stands-in-solidarity-with-black-communities-condemns-racial-injustice/

Ecological Society of America

https://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-in-the-news/news-events/letter-to-the-community/

SSE

http://www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display/2020/6/2/statement-against-racism-and-racial-injustice/

AAAS CEO Comments on Social Unrest, Racism, and Inequality

https://www.aaas.org/news/aaas-ceo-comments-social-unrest-racism-and-inequality

SICB 

https://twitter.com/SICB_/status/1267485418125062144/photo/1

Botanical Society of America

https://cms.botany.org/home/resources/bsa-statement-diversity-and-inclusion.html

Entomological Society of America

https://twitter.com/EntsocAmerica/status/1267511918836793350/photo/1

ASN

https://www.amnat.org/announcements/BLM.html