Thread by @IBJIYONGI

PARTICLES FOR JUSTICE IS LIVE! I am proud to be a co-author on this statement from high energy physicists:

particlesforjustice.org

"We write here first to state, in the strongest possible terms, that the humanity of any person, regardless of ascribed identities such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, disability, gender presentation, or sexual identity is not up for debate."

"Belittling the ability and legitimacy of scientists of color and white women scientists using such flimsy pretexts is disgraceful, and it reveals a deep contempt for more than half of humanity that clearly comes from some source other than scientific logic."

"It will add to the obstacles that women and gender minorities, as well as men from traditionally underrepresented communities, struggle with on a daily basis."

On the page there is a form and other academics are welcome to join us, including physicists and astronomers, but not just physicists and astronomers. :-D

Yes, #histSTM and #STS folks, you can interview me for your future study on us LOLOL

Thanks to @RyanFMandelbaum for our first English language coverage, in @Gizmodo: gizmodo.com/over-200-physi…

“I think it’s really important for us to say what our values as a community are, and to be in disagreement with the values that he put forward in his talk,” Chanda Prescod-Weinstein . . . told Gizmodo.

"Prescod-Weinstein pointed out that the “scientists of color & white women scientists” language is intentionally used in response to a racist dog whistle in Strumia’s talk . . . and to highlight that women & men of color and white women have differing experiences as minorities."

Even though @iamstarnord was not an author on the document, I want to acknowledge his significant contributions over the last two days in helping to setup our google form, with decision making, and keeping me sane <3

It is, in my view, significant and not a coincidence that two of the three Black cosmologists with faculty-equivalent positions were involved in this. Look at the language. We are in there. #BlackandSTEM

I also want to again acknowledge @sheydaipek who sounded the alarm here on social media about what happened at CERN last Friday. Not only did she motivate a lot of people to get together to work on a response, but she in fact was a major contributor to the response!

We had great leadership from @physicsmatt not just in writing the statement but also on organizing the website, and I am proud of the name that I gave it, Particles for Justice.

Every member of the HEP 19 team contributed to the writing and to gathering signatures! People worked around the clock, and I think we're all pretty physically exhausted!!

Over 1000 people have additionally signed on! Many of them particle/high energy physicists, but there is wide support. Thank you! particlesforjustice.org/additional-sig…

Some nice coverage from Andrew Grant in @PhysicsToday! #particlesforjustice physicstoday.scitation.org/do/10.1063/PT.…

Prescod-Weinstein adds, “This is a hint of the future, if we continue to work hard and recognize that ‘science’ isn’t just calculations but also who is in the room doing them.” #ParticlesforJustice

More from Wired! #ParticlesforJustice wired.com/story/physicis…

“I’m not remembering the last time, as a community, we really jumped up like this,” says physicist @iamstarnord #particlesforjustice