Merge pull request #18 from masumistadler/indigo-may2020

Add Our Values statement

UQAM_manual_IntStudents.Rmd

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 title: "A beginner's guide to UQAM and Canada"
 author: "CarBBAS"
-date: 'Last updated on: 11 June 2020'
+date: 'Last updated on: 19 June 2020'
 version: 0.2.2
 output:
   html_document:
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 # Our values
+  We acknowledge the right to the land that we are working on belongs to the First Nation Indigenous communities of the Kahnawà:ke, Inuit, Cree, Pessamit, and many others.
+
+  Science is hard, and the work of making sure science isn’t harder than it needs to be is on all of us. We create our culture, and in the del Giorgio and Prairie labs, our culture is inclusive. We value every member of our community and want to ensure that every member and collaborator has a **positive and educational experience**.
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+  We aim to create an **environment free of harassment and discrimination for everyone**. Unacceptable behavior includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, religious belief, physical appearance, body size, and deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of discussions, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.
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+  Our expectations apply to our members, collaborators, and everyone who participates in any project with the del Giorgio and Prairie laboratories. We commit to making academia, and all spaces – physical and virtual – safe and welcoming for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). We are actively working to uplift the voices of and create spaces for underrepresented groups.
+
+  This is an **ongoing, iterative process**. We pledge to continue educating ourselves, have uncomfortable conversations, and learn from each other to reduce implicit and systemic biases, not only within our group but in the larger academic community. We invite you to correct us, to hold us accountable for our actions and words, to contribute, and join us on this journey to make our community an inclusive space for all people.
+
+  Thank you to Dr. Timothee Poisot and SWS Student Section for inspiring this EDI statement.
+
+  If any of these terms and issues are new to you, don’t be hard on yourself since this is a learning experience for us all. We are including more external resources for anyone who is interested in further educating themselves on these issues. 
+
+**Useful additional readings/resources**:
 
+- [Microaggressions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression)
+- [Racial Battle Fatigue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_battle_fatigue)
+- [Environmental racism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_racism)
+- Reference test on unconscious/implicit bias: [Project Implicit](https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/)
 
 
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UQAM_manual_IntStudents.html

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 <h1 class="title toc-ignore">A beginner’s guide to UQAM and Canada</h1>
 <h4 class="author">CarBBAS</h4>
-<h4 class="date">Last updated on: 11 June 2020</h4>
+<h4 class="date">Last updated on: 19 June 2020</h4>
 
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 </div>
 <div id="our-values" class="section level1">
 <h1>Our values</h1>
+<p>We acknowledge the right to the land that we are working on belongs to the First Nation Indigenous communities of the Kahnawà:ke, Inuit, Cree, Pessamit, and many others.</p>
+<p>Science is hard, and the work of making sure science isn’t harder than it needs to be is on all of us. We create our culture, and in the del Giorgio and Prairie labs, our culture is inclusive. We value every member of our community and want to ensure that every member and collaborator has a <strong>positive and educational experience</strong>.</p>
+<p>We aim to create an <strong>environment free of harassment and discrimination for everyone</strong>. Unacceptable behavior includes offensive verbal comments related to gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, religious belief, physical appearance, body size, and deliberate intimidation, stalking, following, harassing photography or recording, sustained disruption of discussions, inappropriate physical contact, and unwelcome sexual attention.</p>
+<p>Our expectations apply to our members, collaborators, and everyone who participates in any project with the del Giorgio and Prairie laboratories. We commit to making academia, and all spaces – physical and virtual – safe and welcoming for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC). We are actively working to uplift the voices of and create spaces for underrepresented groups.</p>
+<p>This is an <strong>ongoing, iterative process</strong>. We pledge to continue educating ourselves, have uncomfortable conversations, and learn from each other to reduce implicit and systemic biases, not only within our group but in the larger academic community. We invite you to correct us, to hold us accountable for our actions and words, to contribute, and join us on this journey to make our community an inclusive space for all people.</p>
+<p>Thank you to Dr. Timothee Poisot and SWS Student Section for inspiring this EDI statement.</p>
+<p>If any of these terms and issues are new to you, don’t be hard on yourself since this is a learning experience for us all. We are including more external resources for anyone who is interested in further educating themselves on these issues.</p>
+<p><strong>Useful additional readings/resources</strong>:</p>
+<ul>
+<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression">Microaggressions</a></li>
+<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_battle_fatigue">Racial Battle Fatigue</a></li>
+<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_racism">Environmental racism</a></li>
+<li>Reference test on unconscious/implicit bias: <a href="https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/">Project Implicit</a></li>
+</ul>
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 </div>
 <div id="students" class="section level1">