Description: Particles for Justice Statement in Support of Black Studies, LGBTQ+ visibility
Particles for Justice
We Demand: Support Black Studies & LGBTQ+ visibility
February 27, 2023 — We are a group of physicists who are writing to our colleagues around the world with a great sense of urgency. We find ourselves in the midst of a manufactured moral panic that seeks to silence people who critically engage with the United States — its history, its institutions, and its social structures — using, for example, analytic frameworks like African American Studies. We are writing today to ask for your vocal support as we face the persecution of marginalized and minoritized grou