Respect
Inclusivity
Diversity
Equity
Accessibility
Picture taken at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology by Daisy.
As a person of color and indigenous identifying person, Daisy cares about representation in primarily white spaces. Her philosophy on R-IDEA(respect, inclusivity, diversity, equity, and accessibility) is that genuine work in the space should not be for public display/show or merit. It truly needs to be from a place of improvement of oneself and the space we inhabit.
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Daisy has called out local and national organizations on the lack of representation and inappropriate, ignorant actions or words. This actions led to productive conversations, as well as dismissiveness and invalidation from people and organizations.
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In the same philosophy, anti-racism work should not be done by the BIPOC or underrepresented groups. It is the responsibility of all of society to do equal work to undo systemic problems.​
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Periodic table of
Scientists
Every month, different underrepresented chemists and scientists are celebrated. I made 8 posters celebrating diversity in STEM including, Black, Asian American, Pacific Islanders, Latin American, Indigenous to the Americas, LGBTQ+ STEMinists.
DEI committees
I have been a part of the conception DEI committee at the Sciencenter in Ithaca NY and the founder and chair of the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) committee of the chemistry department at Ithaca College.
Here are some of my favorite resources to have or begin difficult conversations about anti-racism and IDEA work in and out of STEM.
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