Put the Active in Activism - Driving EDI Efforts Today to Build a Vision of Tomorrow

• Johan Sebastian Bonilla Castro

Room: OCW017 This is not a lecture; it will be an active conversation with the explicit aim to develop actionable tasks to further EDI efforts at Durham University. As a (loose) structure to the workshop, we can critically review sections of Durham’s latest <a href="https://www.durham.ac.uk/media/durham-university/departments-/physics/equality-and-diversity/accreditation-docs/Durham-Physics-Silver-full-redact.pdf">Athena SWAN application</a>. Some example themes to discuss: by-stander effect and how it undermines EDI efforts, recognizing and addressing the continuum of micro→macro aggressions, resolving external vs internal facets of EDI progress. However, to make the most out of our time attendees should think ahead and bring specific ideas/efforts to develop. I recognize bringing up sensitive subjects may be daunting, especially for early-career folks, and thus welcome anyone feeling apprehensive about bringing up a subject themselves to reach out to me ahead of time to include their themes into the workshop anonymously.

Research Excellence in Modern Society - Designing Equitable Environments for a Diversifying Field

• Johan Sebastian Bonilla Castro

Room: W103 It is evident that society has undergone a series of cultural revolutions, especially in the last few decades, leading to the accelerating globalization of private and public sectors – academia should be no exception. However, it is also clear that the culture of academia, and specifically that of our physics discipline, has struggled to cope with an evolving society. In this seminar, I will present a brief review of recent <b>diversity</b>, <b>equity</b>, and <b>inclusion</b> efforts developed and documented through the Snowmass prioritization process in the USA, as well as detail ongoing efforts at CERN and within the LHC Users communities. I will argue that by exposing ourselves to the experiences and obstacles faced by marginalized demographics, we can better understand the needs of our current and future peers. We are long overdue to redefine what research excellence means – it is up to us all to do the work and think critically about how to change the course of our field into a brighter, more equitable heading.