Scientists have many reasons to organize, mobilize, and advocate whether it’s to stand up for democracy and voting rights, to push for evidence-informed solutions to threats like climate change or the COVID-19 pandemic, or to demand structural changes that make the scientific enterprise itself mor
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How Can Scientific Organizations Support Science Advocacy? 5 Ways to Get Started Rose Hendricks, Program Director, Society Civic Science Initiative, UCS Science Network, UCS | May 11, 2021, 12:48 pm EDT
Scientists have many reasons to organize, mobilize, and advocate whether it’s to stand up for democracy and votingrights, to push for evidence-informed solutions to threats like climate change or the COVID-19 pandemic, or to demand structural changes that make the scientific enterprise itself more inclusive and anti-racist. In recent years, more scientists have used their voices to advocate for changes like these and many others.