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How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty - Volume 3

My piece echos Lynn Jacobs', but focuses on how even the best version of the Treaty includes Indigenous knowledge, but not Indigenous Peoples. Meaning, it's not a rights-based model like the one outlined by the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

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.@konwaiatanonwes.bsky.social (Lynn Jacobs) has a great piece on "Indigenous rights, knowledge, and participation in the global plastics treaty" that details how Indigenous Peoples have been systematically blocked in the creation process

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"The petrochemical historical bloc: Exposing the extent and depth of opposition to a high-ambition plastics treaty" identifies a bloc of petrostates, industry & their allies to ferret out disingenuous rhetoric and identify potential counter-alliances.

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Today there's a public briefing on the collection, "Act boldly or fail: academic perspectives at a pivotal moment in global plastics treaty negotiations," where 60+ experts outline the consequences of delayed or diluted action 1/
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Encrypted Form CryptPad: end-to-end encrypted collaboration suite

You can still register for tomorrow & Wednesday's workshops on promotion & tenure files for community-based research. Day 1 is CVs & Day 2 are dossiers. The team includes @arnkeeling.bsky.social @rosiealegado.bsky.social & Letitia Henville
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The Problem With Averages: What Plastic in Birds Teaches Us About Statistical Ethics - CLEAR - Civic Laboratory for Environmental Action Research By Max Liboiron and Alex Bond

A short blog post with @maxliboiron.bsky.social for @clear-lab.bsky.social on the ethics of summary stats and why choice matters. It might seem obvious, but these problems still appear in papers when summarizing plastics data
civiclaboratory.nl/2025/06/30/t... #PlasticPollution #ornithology

This piece by Alex Flynn is brilliant! Very happy to work with him and @clear-lab.bsky.social to bring more attention to it.

See the handy-dandy chart that converts articles in the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) to articles in the draft Global Plastics Treaty. This chart and the paper are open access.

How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core How to incorporate the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in the Global Plastics Treaty - Volume 3

The draft Plastics Treaty has 3 sets of “Principles & Approaches, only 1 of which includes “knowledge of Indigenous Peoples. Even then, it includes Indigenous *knowledge* to the marked exclusion of Indigenous *Peoples*. A better way starts with Indigenous rights.

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Indigenous scientists are fighting to protect their data — and their culture They’re worried about the loss of their research.

A story of Indigenous researchers across the US-Canadian border moving our data so it's safer.

www.theverge.com/features/664...

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CLEAR member Bridget Kakooza shared results about plastics in Ringed seals from around Rigolet, Nunatsiavut. While some seals ate plastics, the plastics were tiny and easily passed through the animals: "we are not worried about the negative impacts of plastics in them."
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"This chapter aims to demonstrate how labor around
an ideal but never real purity, what we playfully call “purity chores” ... "The following Choose Your Own Lab Adventure is based on real things that have happened in CLEAR, based on conversations and troubleshooting with lab members.." Enjoy!

Contamination Chores CC BY-NC-NDThe open access edition of this book was made possible by generous funding and support from MIT Press Direct to Open

Congratulations to all the authors of "Fragilities: Essays on the Politics, Ethics, and Aesthetics of Maintenance and Repair," published yesterday, open access!
Our chapter is a choose-your-own-adventure through lab training at CLEAR.
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IN Workshop: Promotion and Tenure packages for community-based research July 16-17, 2025

Join us for a two-day workshop this July on crafting your promotion and tenure file for community-based research.

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Yes!!!

Finally a university leader standing up publicly for what is right.

No to anticipatory compliance.

Thank you UMich Dean Carlos F. Jackson: may you be an inspirational for many others.

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YouTube video by Drmaxlib CLEAR Lab Tour

Join Taryn on a tour of CLEAR! Why are our lab coats pink (spoiler: it's for scientific)? What senses do we use to identify plastics (hint: more than our eyes!)? What kind of people work at CLEAR (awesome people, obv)!

@munlgeog.bsky.social #WomenInSTEM #QueerScience

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Because we work with sensitive data and that belongs to Indigenous governments, we're making the switch to cloud-based storage and collaborative suites outside of the US.

Economics, not politics, main reason mines fail to materialize in B.C., researcher suggests | CBC News A Simon Fraser University research survey indicates that fast-tracking projects is no guarantee of success.

Great to see the work of geographer Rosemary Collard featured, challenging the industry canard about red tape killing mining projects. Most times, it’s just the market. But also: it’s imperative we have rules and that they’re followed…
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Position: Research Associate in Indigenous approaches to quantitative research We are looking for two experienced researchers who are fluent in Indigenous approaches to quantitative methods. Experience can come from community research, graduate degrees, and/or research positi…

We are hiring a Research Associate to deepen research & education in Indigenous approaches to math, statistics & quantitative methods. See the link for details:

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Position: Research Associate in Indigenous approaches to quantitative research We are looking for two experienced researchers who are fluent in Indigenous approaches to quantitative methods. Experience can come from community research, graduate degrees, and/or research positi…

Really looking forward to working with someone on Indigenizing quantitative methods! The position is very flexible (FT or part time, remote or in person, can be made a postdoc) anticipating a range of researchers. #IndigeousSTEM

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Call the research centre for details 922-2380

If you’re in Nain, join us for science and songs this coming week. We’re so excited to share five years of research data about plastics in Nunatsiavut, which involved over 200 people!

Exciting fellowship with the USGS for graduate students on diverse knowledgr systems in climate adaptation. Just make sure your projects include Indigenous data sovereignty !
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"The smoke is a toxic soup. It’s not just the brush that’s burning, but homes are burning and homes contain plastics that are built from petrochemical compounds." - California Professional Firefighters president on CNN today.

Reposting our list of climate reporters, producers, and editors who are providing live updates on the fire on social media, as well.

Deadline Jan 10!

When your research is attacked Attacks on justice-oriented research (rather that valid criticism of research) is escalating. What is your plan if it happens to you?

A good time for this post by Dr. Alex Zahara about what you can do when your research is attacked. Each step has great citations (& caveats)
1. Identify an Attack
2. Ignore the Attacks
3. Enlist help from support networks
4. Fight back
5. Apologize when Necessary

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A group of five people in a museum with a whale skeleton behind.

Through a partnership between co-leads, Liz Pijogge from the Nunatsiavut Government, @thelabandfield.bsky.social from the Natural History Museum, and @maxliboiron.bsky.social from Memorial University. Stay tuned for the next steps!

Funded by CINUK and CIRNAC.

History of history: Anti-colonial methods for a project that uses natural history museum samples What aspects of Natural History Museum samples contribute to the perpetuation of colonialism? And how can we conduct anti-colonial research with them?

What aspects of Natural History Museums contribute to the perpetuation of colonialism? And how can we conduct anti-colonial research with them?
A post by Alana Derry about how we're working to bring colonial collections back into the orbit of community research.
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Writing a scientific article: A step-by-step guide for beginners

Main sections that an average article should contain; elements that should appear in these sections, and some pointers for making the overall result attractive and acceptable for publication.

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Thanks for sharing, Kat! (btw, Bridget sings your praises from the quant working group workshop you had with her-- thank you!!)