As part of the ongoing protests and calls for action to address systemic racism in our institutions and our society following the murder of George Floyd, the group Particles for Justice is calling for all academics to pledge to suspend their academic duties for the entirety of today, Wednesday June 10:
We will stop all usual academic work for the day, including teaching, research, and service responsibilities. All ordinary meetings of classes, research groups, and seminars should be cancelled or replaced with discussions with colleagues about anti-black bias in the world and in academia.
We will also stop activities that advance our own scholarship, including performing research, reading and submitting papers, or sending e-mails about research.
https://www.particlesforjustice.org/strike-details
Many scientific organizations, including arXiv, some publishers, and many other academics, including some Ronin Research Scholars are taking part in this day. You can pledge here:
https://www.particlesforjustice.org/strike-details
This post is a perspective of the author, and does not necessarily reflect the views of the Ronin Institute.