{"id":22147,"date":"2020-12-22T12:31:33","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T17:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=22147"},"modified":"2021-02-23T11:21:40","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T16:21:40","slug":"talk-citizen-science-a-means-to-promote-equity-and-inclusion-in-stem","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/event\/talk-citizen-science-a-means-to-promote-equity-and-inclusion-in-stem\/","title":{"rendered":"Talk &#8211; Citizen Science: A Means to Promote Equity and Inclusion in STEM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This talk is available via Zoom. Registration is required due to security concerns. Please complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/maine.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tZUtceCurjMsHdwnKO-0fYL0OA12dKa-NZ3n\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">registration form<\/a> to receive the Zoom connection information.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"22182\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22182\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/12\/Amara-Ifeji-sm-273x300.jpg\" alt=\"Amara Ifeji\" width=\"186\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/12\/Amara-Ifeji-sm-273x300.jpg 273w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/12\/Amara-Ifeji-sm-105x116.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/12\/Amara-Ifeji-sm-317x349.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/12\/Amara-Ifeji-sm-423x466.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mitchellcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2020\/12\/Amara-Ifeji-sm.jpg 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,186px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amara Ifeji<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Amara Ifeji, freshman, Northeastern University; Grassroots Development Coordinator, Maine Environmental Education Association<\/p>\n<p>In this talk, Amara Ifeji will speak to her lived experiences as a BIPOC (black, Indigenous and people of color) individual, the marginalization she faced in fostering a connection to place with the environment, and how her self-sought passion for water justice led her to not only foster this connection herself, but to also serve as a conduit for other BIPOC and female-identifying students like herself.<\/p>\n<p>To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Ruth Hallsworth, 207.581.3196 or <a href=\"mailto:hallsworth@maine.edu\">hallsworth@maine.edu.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This talk is available via Zoom. 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