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Scientific Conference Charging White Scientists For Entry, Minorities Get In Free

The conference is for the "marine science BIPOC community."

Mairead Elordi
Scientific Conference Charging White Scientists For Entry, Minorities Get In Free
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A marine science conference will charge white scientists for entry while scientists of color are allowed to attend for free.

The POSea 2021 Conference, a virtual conference for the “marine science BIPOC community,” will charge white scientists $10 to attend as an “ally” as well as bar them from certain conference events.

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