{"id":4096,"date":"2020-06-19T06:56:09","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T12:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/?p=4096"},"modified":"2021-03-12T04:47:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T04:47:32","slug":"resource-of-the-week-we-rep-stem-juneteenth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/2020\/06\/19\/resource-of-the-week-we-rep-stem-juneteenth\/","title":{"rendered":"Resource of the Week: We Rep STEM + Juneteenth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_4097\" style=\"width: 1461px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/werepstem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4097\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4097 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/Capture.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of website. Follow links in main text for accessible content.\" width=\"1451\" height=\"945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/Capture.jpg 1451w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/Capture-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/Capture-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/Capture-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/Capture-1200x782.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1451px) 100vw, 1451px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of the We Rep STEM website<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/werepstem.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We Rep STEM<\/a> \u201cbelieve[s] science is for everyone and [\u2026]want to celebrate everyone in the field \u2014 NOT just the loudest people in the room.\u00a0This website aims to celebrate STEM minorites \u2014 people of colour, professionals with disabilites, members of the LGBTQ community, Indigenous researchers, women of all races, scientists in niche areas of expertise \u2014 and everyone in between.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Today is June 19 \u2013 Juneteenth \u2013 \u201ca celebration of the de facto end of slavery in the United States\u201d (Larson 2020, on We Rep STEM). Learn more about this important date and how to respect and support the intent of this date in <a href=\"https:\/\/werepstem.com\/2020\/06\/18\/juneteenth-freedoms-promise-is-still-denied-to-thousands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Couple that with a few more pieces on We Rep STEM:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/werepstem.com\/2019\/12\/13\/diversity-inclusion-is-more-likely-to-succeed-if-we-train-people-to-be-allies-here-are-some-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diversity &amp; inclusion is more likely to succeed if we train people to be allies: Here are some tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/werepstem.com\/2020\/06\/10\/when-the-academy-wants-you-black-for-quotas-funding-but-sis-please-dont-be-black-loud-when-it-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">When the academy wants you to be Black<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/werepstem.com\/2020\/05\/13\/intersectionality-101-what-is-where-it-came-from-and-how-to-incorpate-it-into-your-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Intersectionality 101: What it is, where it came from, and how to incorporate it into your research<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/werepstem.com\/2020\/06\/15\/black-trans-lives-matter-protests-draw-large-crowds-in-the-u-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Trans Lives Matter protests draw large crowds in the U.S.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/werepstem.com\/2020\/05\/26\/white-priviledge-is-everywhere-here-are-10-powerful-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">White privilege is everywhere: Here are 10 powerful examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/werepstem.com\/2020\/02\/11\/women-of-colour-in-stem-face-a-subtly-hostile-work-environment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Women of colour in STEM face a subtly hostile work environment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/werepstem.com\/2020\/06\/08\/explainer-understaning-systemic-racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EXPLAINER: Understanding systemic racism<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, consider tapping into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeRepSTEM\/status\/1267540259895721984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the We Rep STEM social media headers<\/a> (images used with permission):<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4085 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/STEM-black_lives_matter_from_WeRepSTEM.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow background. IMage of a raised, black fist at left of image. Test reads: Black Lives Matter. Science. Technology. Engineering. Math.\" width=\"1500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/STEM-black_lives_matter_from_WeRepSTEM.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/STEM-black_lives_matter_from_WeRepSTEM-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/STEM-black_lives_matter_from_WeRepSTEM-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/STEM-black_lives_matter_from_WeRepSTEM-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/STEM-black_lives_matter_from_WeRepSTEM-1200x400.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WeRepSTEM\/status\/1267540259895721984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4098 img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement-preprod\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/Capture-1.jpg\" alt=\"Capture\" width=\"534\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/Capture-1.jpg 534w, https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/86\/2020\/06\/Capture-1-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We Rep STEM \u201cbelieve[s] science is for everyone and [\u2026]want to celebrate everyone in the field \u2014 NOT just the loudest people in the room.\u00a0This website aims to celebrate STEM minorites \u2014 people of colour, professionals with disabilites, members of the LGBTQ community, Indigenous researchers, women of all races, scientists in niche areas of expertise \u2014 and everyone in between.\u201d&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5469,"featured_media":4097,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2,15,16,17],"tags":[27,86,114],"class_list":["post-4096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inclusive-scicomm","category-news-blog-scicomm-by-scientists","category-resource-of-the-week","category-resources","category-scicomm-2","tag-diversifystem","tag-inclusive-scicomm","tag-resource-of-the-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4097"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esa.org\/communication-engagement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}