We aim to connect LGBTQ fieldworkers, to keep them safe and standing against discrimination. Here for wildlife here for people here together #PrideintheField
Excited & honoured to be scribing for @AydanEG & @UniversityLeeds this afternoon, working with colleagues to see how we can promote LGBTQ inclusion safety when conducting field work โ๏ธ ๐
What a surprise... As it is now the people in power can get away with almost anything. All they have to do is to say some nice words and say they will "form alliances and work together to combat climate change". #COP26
#Geographers! Join us at 12.30 next Wednesday for a free event: "'Muddy Glee': What #geography fieldwork means in the current moment" The panel will revisit @EmmaMawdsley & Louise Bracken's classic #Area paper, discussing current challenges for fieldwork
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Weโre really looking forward to taking part in this workshop!
#LGBTSTEM please share and get in touch with @AydanEG from #PrideInTheField with expressions of interest - the workshop will explore tools for promoting LGBTQI Inclusive Fieldwork Practices ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐
We will be taking part in this workshop next month - if youโd like to be involved please get in touch with the organisers. It promises to be a fascinating opportunity to share insights and best practice to promote LGBTQ inclusion in the field. More info via the link:
Really excellent and much needed conversations on #diversity#inclusion in biology and conservation taking place over at @BioDiverseFest
This Saturdayโs panel on LGBTQIA in the field and workplace, 16:00-17:00 BST, looks fantastic. Register here: biodiverseproject.org/registโฆ
ALT The title of the image is: Bio-Diverse Festival 2021 schedule. Text reads: Thursday 14th October. 9.00-9.15 BST Welcome. 10.00-11.15 BST Conservation and Climate. 10.00 Bethany Copsey, 10.15 Reagan Pearce, 10.30 Hannah King, 10.45 Dr Daniele Visioni, 11.00 Justin Luong. 14.00-15.00 BST Workshop: Mentoring disabled scientists, with DisInHigherEd. 16.00-17.00 BST Evolution and Genetics. 16.00 Katherine Usher, 16.15 Dr Monica Mowrey, 16.30 Frane Babarovic, 16.45 Laura Segura. In the top right hand corner of the poster is the Bio-Diverse Festival Logo. The logo depicts a black person with colourful symbols representing diversity and biology surrounding them. The logo is circular, and around the top of the logo are written the words โThe Bio-Diverse Festivalโ, and around the bottom of the logo is written โ14-16 October 2021โ. The background of the poster is green with white illustrations depicting fauna, flora and diversity symbols.
ALT The title of the image is: Bio-Diverse Festival 2021 schedule. Text reads: Friday 15th October. 10.00-11.15 BST Ecology and Biodiversity. 10.00 Gavin Campbell, 10.15 Emma Hughes, 10.30 Scott Xavi Gudrich, 10.45 Kevin Pham, 11.00 Nolitha Skenjana. 13.00-14.00 BST Keynote Talk Gabriela Fleury: Human-wildlife interactions and their journey as an underrepresented scientist. 15.30-17.00 BST Diverse Careers, BES REED Network, Woodland Trust, Butterfly Conservation, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, and the Royal Entomological Society. In the top right hand corner of the poster is the Bio-Diverse Festival Logo. The logo depicts a black person with colourful symbols representing diversity and biology surrounding them. The logo is circular, and around the top of the logo are written the words โThe Bio-Diverse Festivalโ, and around the bottom of the logo is written โ14-16 October 2021โ. The background of the poster is green with white illustrations depicting fauna, flora and diversity symbols
ALT The title of the image is: Bio-Diverse Festival 2021 schedule. Text reads: Saturday 16th October. 10.00-11.15 BST Day In The Life Vlogs. 10.00 Kalyani Lodhia, 10.15 Reuben Fakoya-Brooks, 10.30 Bushra Abu-Helil, 10.45 Arildo Dias, 11.00 Jehan Jeffrie. 16.00-17.00 BST Panel Discussion: LGBTQIA in the field and workplace. 17.30-18.30 BST Keynote Talk: Dr Jessica Hernandez, Indigenous science and biodiversity. In the top right hand corner of the poster is the Bio-Diverse Festival Logo. The logo depicts a black person with colourful symbols representing diversity and biology surrounding them. The logo is circular, and around the top of the logo are written the words โThe Bio-Diverse Festivalโ, and around the bottom of the logo is written โ14-16 October 2021โ. The background of the poster is green with white illustrations depicting fauna, flora and diversity symbols.
Weโve already emitted 89% of the CO2 budget that gives us a 66% chance of staying below 1,5ยฐC. Thatโs why historic emissions not only count - they nearly make up the entire climate crisis. And yet theyโre still being almost completely ignored by media and people in power.
NEW | Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change? | @DrSimEvans
Cumulative fossil fuel & land emissions 1850-2021
๐บ๐ธ US 509GtCO2
๐จ๐ณ CN 284
๐ท๐บ RU 172
๐ง๐ท BR 113
๐ฎ๐ฉ ID 103
๐ฉ๐ช DE 88
๐ฎ๐ณ IN 86
๐ฌ๐ง UK 74
๐ฏ๐ต JP 68
๐จ๐ฆ CA 65
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Stay tuned for some exciting news, events and resources which we are working on over the next few months.
If you carry out fieldwork, and want to promote LGBTQI inclusion and safety in fieldwork settings, please check out our platform ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ pridefieldnetwork.com
Just a thought, but what if there was an online pen pal/mentor match up for LGBTQIA peeps doing biosci fieldwork?
Working abroad for me could be isolating, occ. unsafe. I had to be closeted, and felt like I was navigating uncharted waters. I wonder if others could use support.
Deadly heatwaves, floods, storms, wildfires, droughts, crop failures...
This is not โthe new normalโ.
Weโre at the very beginning of a climate and ecological emergency, and extreme weather events will only become more and more frequent.
#FaceTheClimateEmergency
Weโre looking to regularly update our resources page so that it is as helpful as possible for #LGBTQ researchers preparing conducting #fieldwork.
Get in touch with suggestions and resources, weโd love to hear from you!
#PrideInTheField ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
pridefieldnetwork.com/resourโฆ