[QSB-grads] #ShutdownSTEM actions

[Miriam Barlow]

Another cool way to help is to become involved in the Ron Finley Project.
This project focuses on ending food deserts, improving nutrition, changing
economic forces, making cities better for people, and reducing hunger and
crime rates through urban gardening.  It is centered in South Central LA
where vacant lots (usually owned by the city of LA) and parkways get used
for  gardens so that people can grow their own food.  Ron Finley is known
as the gangsta gardener because there was a warrant issued for his arrest
for planting gardens in unused public spaces.  He fought the arrest and the
press got hold of the story and then those laws were changed.  He
encourages gardening throughout the world as a solution to many of its
problems.

Merced is a great place to grow food and many of our graduate students
anonymously reported in a survey going hungry sometimes due to financial
limitations.  I have a garden and I am always happy to share what I grow,
especially with students.

http://ronfinley.com/the-ron-finley-project/

On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 8:28 PM Miriam Barlow <miriam.barlow at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear QSB members,
> Tomorrow as part of the #ShutdownSTEM protests, we are encouraged to
> devise actions that we can take to promote equity for Black students and
> scientists.
>
> A simple and immediate action we can take is to donate money to the United
> Negro College Fund.
> https://uncf.org/
>
> I am sure there are many other suggestions that people have and there is a
> definite need to examine the environment that we live in and create.  I
> look forward to hearing other suggestions throughout June 10 and beyond.
>
> --
> Miriam Barlow
> University of California, Merced
>
> 209.228.4174
> miriam.barlow at gmail.com
>
>

-- 
Miriam Barlow
University of California, Merced

209.228.4174
miriam.barlow at gmail.com
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