Academic workers across the country are organizing to call on our congressional representatives on Thursday, 1/30, at 3pm ET / 12pm PT to demand these restrictions be lifted immediately. There will be a training over zoom at the beginning of the event. Join us! form.jotform.com/250226137228... - ThreadSky

nancykanwisher.bsky.social • 26 days ago

Academic workers across the country are organizing to call on our congressional representatives on Thursday, 1/30, at 3pm ET / 12pm PT to demand these restrictions be lifted immediately.
There will be a training over zoom at the beginning of the event.
Join us!
https://form.jotform.com/250226137228047

Comments

bwyble.bsky.social•25 days ago

This is a great idea but I wish it specified NSF as well.

travis-h-olson.bsky.social•25 days ago

I signed up even though my work is NSF funded not NIH.

jeremymberg.bsky.social•26 days ago

📌

julianakaplan.bsky.social•25 days ago

hi nancy, I'm a reporter at business insider working on a piece about the federal grant pause and would love to chat about this — could you send me a DM?

0337.bsky.social•25 days ago

Why wait? It just will make it harder to get through?

profamymcgovern.bsky.social•25 days ago

The form is not emailing the training link

amesikanyakumd.bsky.social•25 days ago

Same, I didn’t get a link.

heatherburkin.bsky.social•26 days ago

Can we join without disclosing our institution?

nancykanwisher.bsky.social•25 days ago

I don’t see why not - just write prefer not to disclose on that part of the form

turrigiano.bsky.social•25 days ago

Nancy, my paranoid side wants to know who is collecting this information and reaching out to people?

tcinindy.bsky.social•25 days ago

Yes, our faculty/staff are apprehensive to sign-up since it doesn't provide any specifics of who's hosting/handling the event, or who's receiving the data entered. If more information can be provided, that would enable more people to attend.

deleeuws.bsky.social•25 days ago

It’s an initiative from a nationwide group of (unionized) postdocs, who have also been running the Fair Research Careers Now campaign. https://www.fair-research-now.org/current-nih-recommendations

turrigiano.bsky.social•25 days ago

is there a link to this phone bank in particular?

reuning.bsky.social•25 days ago

Seconding this. I'd feel more comfortable sharing this if there is a clear connection to who is organizing it.

deleeuws.bsky.social•25 days ago

Yep I can attest this is organized as a part of the nation wide movement Fair Research Careers Now! From UAW Postdocs and Academic Researchers across the country. I’m unit chair of Columbia Postdoctoral Workers UAW4100

meganakpeters.bsky.social•25 days ago

could you post a web link in addition to the screenshot please? i'd like to include a source as i share. thanks!

deleeuws.bsky.social•25 days ago

We intend to have a conversation about organizing that will help people beyond their fears and build collective power, so if you sign up you’ll get all the info.

nicolecrust.bsky.social•25 days ago

What a terrific umbrella effort!
https://www.fair-research-now.org/who-we-are

brooklynkid53bskys.bsky.social•25 days ago

glad to see you care about others and are thinking about them eg this:

brooklynkid53bskys.bsky.social•25 days ago

so you are throwing others, with less clout, to the wolves to save yourselves?

eg the latest order seems to block spending for WIC; you don't care about those people ?

good look !!