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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hello all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We have been notified that our speaker this week, Evelyn Valdez-Ward, is in experiencing the crises in Texas and we send out to Evelyn and those in the region our support and regards for the safety and wellbeing
of all. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We have decided to hold Enviro-lunch this week in solidarity to have an impromptu, open discussion about global “weirding” and climate crises, response (lack of), and injustice. We will start with a news bit (you
can find from Asmeret’s <a href="https://twitter.com/leahstokes/status/1363649141218271232?s=20">
Twitter thread here</a>) featuring Dr. Katharine Hayhoe discussing climate “weirding” and the situation in Texas and invite all to join us as we consider our role as scientists and citizens in these contexts. You can check out more about global weirding in
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6RkdaEqgRVKi3AzidF4ow">Dr. Kayhoe’s Youtube channel</a> discussing the topic via animation. If you have resources to share please reply and we can offer them in our impromptu session. Should Evelyn join us, we welcome
the space for her talk. We hope everyone is safe as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Consider supporting the initiatives in Texas:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/texas-blackout-mutual-aid-donation-1129703/">Mutual Aid Donations in Texas</a> from Dr. Katharine Hayhoe (<a href="https://twitter.com/KHayhoe">Twitter</a>)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black;background:white">Join zoom meeting Enviro-lunch</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/175736103" title="https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/175736103">https://ucmerced.zoom.us/j/175736103</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Meeting ID: 175 736 103</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">One tap mobile</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">+16699006833,,175736103# US (San Jose)</span><span style="color:black"> </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">+16468769923,,175736103# US (New York)</span><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">In solidarity,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">KJ Min, Manisha Dolui, Anna Jurusik (Student and Post-doc coordinators) Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe (Faculty coordinator)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Enviro-lunch Organizers for Spring 2021</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"David",sans-serif">Anna Jurusik (she/her)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"David",sans-serif">Ph.D. student<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"David",sans-serif">Environmental Systems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"David",sans-serif">University of California, Merced</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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