17 results for tag: jedi

Happy Pride Month from NALMS!

Happy Pride Month from NALMS and the JEDI program! During Pride Month we celebrate diversity of gender and sexuality within our broader lake management community. The JEDI program recognizes the contributions of LGBTQIA+ members to our society and lake science and offers a safe place for collaboration and to present your research. To ensure inclusivity for all members we have added an option to have pronouns on name tags for the upcoming NALMS Symposium at Lake Erie. If you want to learn more about the JEDI program and upcoming events you can find us here at nalms.org/jedi/. If you're interested in sharing your story as a member of NALMS in ...

Don’t Let Them Cut Your Tiny Little Wings: Bug Making Workshop

Artist Eric Anthony Berdis, invites all to celebrate the season with a bug making workshop in the Museum’s Frenzel Gallery from 11 to 3pm, Sunday, June 24th! Enjoy free admission to the museum. No registration required! Artist Eric Anthony Berdis, invites all to celebrate the season with a bug making workshop in the Museum’s Frenzel Gallery from 11 to 3pm, Sunday, June 24th!. Enjoy free admission to the museum, get out of the heat, and enjoy the amazing collection and featured exhibitions. Don’t Let Them Clip Your Tiny Little Insect Wings is a collaborative project Berdis started in 2018 connecting audiences to queer histories of the ...

Erie’s Juneteenth Celebration

The Official Juneteenth Celebration! It’s a Block Party! You will find: Vendors Food A Kids Zone Live entertainment featuring The Breezeband

NWQMC Transform Your Hidden Racial Bias Workshop – Session 2

Workshop Description Science shows we all have implicit or unconscious biases, which is part of being human.  Certain implicit biases, such as racial, gender or age do cause harm and perpetuate systems that oppress, exclude and divide us.  Divisions keep us from attracting and retaining top talent, drawing out the best in each other, creating and cultivating effective teams, organizations and a culture of inclusion and race equity. Unaddressed, it is like missing a leg on a stool that we need to stand on to succeed and be effective in our work.  As leaders we have a responsibility to learn how to improve our knowledge, skills and competencies ...

NWQMC Transform Your Hidden Racial Bias Workshop – Session 1

Workshop Description Science shows we all have implicit or unconscious biases, which is part of being human.  Certain implicit biases, such as racial, gender or age do cause harm and perpetuate systems that oppress, exclude and divide us.  Divisions keep us from attracting and retaining top talent, drawing out the best in each other, creating and cultivating effective teams, organizations and a culture of inclusion and race equity. Unaddressed, it is like missing a leg on a stool that we need to stand on to succeed and be effective in our work.  As leaders we have a responsibility to learn how to improve our knowledge, skills and competencies ...

NALMS Internship Opportunities

NALMS is accepting applications for three internship opportunities: NALMS JEDI Internship The intern will work with the NALMS Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Committee to support the process of completing a 5-year plan for NALMS to use in incorporating JEDI into all facets of the organization. To achieve this goal the intern will focus their efforts in these areas: Internal Assessment Outreach Internal Planning and Strategy Symposium Planning The intern will take the lead on assessing previously collected information, and possible collection of further data, to help define this plan. The intern will have an integral ...

Celebrate Black History Month 2022

February is Black History Month! This month is a time to appreciate the past (and current) contributions of the Black community, to not only our organization and those in the limnology/aquatic sciences, but to society. There are many reasons to celebrate the contributions made by Black entrepreneurs, politicians, activists, artists, and others during Black History Month, but since we are NALMS, we are focusing on those individuals who have contributed in the fields of limnology and aquatic science by highlighting their achievements. We will be using Black History Month as an opportunity to learn and reflect, as well as to celebrate and uplift Black ...

Women In Science: Reaching Local Communities with Equity, Access, & Inclusion in Environmental Education

Join DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program’s Free Virtual Winter Speaker Series! Meet and learn from scientists, community leaders, and environmental educators who work at the intersection of research, education, and environmental and social justice. Engage in discussions about water quality research, dam removals, field-based learning, and overcoming barriers and challenges in the field of science and education. Eli Caref was born and raised in the concrete playgrounds of Brooklyn, New York, and throughout her childhood believed that nature was always “somewhere else.” Through her years in Environmental Education in and around New York ...

Women In Science: Turning Data into Action with Tracy Brown

Join DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program’s Free Virtual Winter Speaker Series! Meet and learn from scientists, community leaders, and environmental educators who work at the intersection of research, education, and environmental and social justice. Engage in discussions about water quality research, dam removals, field-based learning, and overcoming barriers and challenges in the field of science and education. Hear about ways that scientists and advocates are working together to bring about a cleaner environment while letting data tell the story. See examples of pollution reduction and conservation investments that were spurred by water ...

Women In Science: Field-Based Learning Connects & Empowers Students from the Hudson to Greenland

Join DEC’s Hudson River Estuary Program’s Free Virtual Winter Speaker Series! Meet and learn from scientists, community leaders, and environmental educators who work at the intersection of research, education, and environmental and social justice. Engage in discussions about water quality research, dam removals, field-based learning, and overcoming barriers and challenges in the field of science and education. The field is the best teacher and 'classroom' for both educators and students providing a richness of questions and experiences. Together we will explore some key take-aways from local work with youth on the Hudson, as well as work we ...