Resources for #ShutDownSTEM, #ShutDownAcademia & #Strike4BlackLives

The American Astronomical Society endorses the grassroots efforts to #ShutDownSTEM, #ShutDownAcademia, and #Strike4BlackLives on Wednesday, 10 June. The AAS Board of Trustees encourages everyone in our community to make a lifelong commitment to action to eradicate anti-Black racism in the astronomical sciences, in related STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields, and in academia and research more generally.

What Can the AAS Do?

The AAS Board of Trustees welcomes your suggestions for short- and long-term actions that we could take as a professional society and/or as an employer. 

Submit Your Suggestions

What Can You Do?

Here are links to a variety of resources to support individual reflection, learning, and action:

AAS Diversity Committees

Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA)
Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy (CSWA)
Committee for Sexual-Orientation & Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA)
Working Group on Accessibility and Disability (WGAD)
Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion in Astronomy Graduate Education