Justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, sovereignty
In the Stevens lab, we build change-makers. We recognize systemic racism and fight to dismantle it. We strive to assemble a team of diverse and culturally-competent scientists who enhance our community with their unique backgrounds and lived experiences. We aim to change the scientific community from within - with education and with action.
We require all of our lab members to self-educate on the racism, barriers, and biases that face our BIPOC peers in science and in society. A list of encouraged reading, listening, and viewing is linked here (thank you, Susy). We dedicate a lab meeting each quarter to discuss anti-racism and examine our own prejudices, even when it is uncomfortable.
But we also move beyond introspection and we act. We cite Black authors. We demand action to fund Black scientists. We collaborate with our Black colleagues. And we use our time, our privilege, and our platform to elevate black voices and call out racism when we encounter it.
The time to act was yesterday. Help us build a more just, equitable, and inclusive scientific community.
Additional actions and resources:
We require all of our lab members to self-educate on the racism, barriers, and biases that face our BIPOC peers in science and in society. A list of encouraged reading, listening, and viewing is linked here (thank you, Susy). We dedicate a lab meeting each quarter to discuss anti-racism and examine our own prejudices, even when it is uncomfortable.
But we also move beyond introspection and we act. We cite Black authors. We demand action to fund Black scientists. We collaborate with our Black colleagues. And we use our time, our privilege, and our platform to elevate black voices and call out racism when we encounter it.
The time to act was yesterday. Help us build a more just, equitable, and inclusive scientific community.
Additional actions and resources:
- Check out our latest outreach activities making more science accessible in the greater-Seattle community
- Please post these educational flyers around your workspace and community to elevate our collective understanding of racism and allyship! Created by Dennis Fer and Susy Simmonds with ISCRM UNITE
- To join ISCRM UNITE email Kelly (UNITE is a slack channel for the ISCRM and broader UW community to share anti-racism resources, discuss experiences and observations of racism and prejudice, listen to and amplify BIPOC voices, and organize action)
We also recognize the barriers and discrimination faced by many underrepresented communities and intersectional identities in science. In the Stevens lab we work to offer a safe space for people of all races, ethnicities, religions, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, and socio-economic backgrounds. We believe that every person's unique life-experience leads to better, more creative science and we will work to accommodate anyone who wishes to join our lab.
