Black Birders Week 2022: Black Excellence in Birding

The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

Join the Academy of Natural Sciences for our first-ever Black Birders Week event: Black Excellence in Birding.

Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University

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Join the Academy of Natural Sciences for our first-ever Black Birders Week event: Black Excellence in Birding. Don your finest cocktail attire and meet some of Philadelphia’s most well-known Black birders, including Tykee James, Corina Newsome and Jason Hall. Joined by moderator and fellow Black birder Anwar Abdul-Qawi, they will share their experiences of birding while Black. Tweet an invite to a fellow bird lover, fluff up your plumage for a feathery date night or simply sip cocktails and savor delicious appetizers as you enjoy good conversation with fellow Black birders.Black Birders Week is a weeklong series of events to highlight Black nature enthusiasts and to increase the visibility of Black birders, who face unique challenges and dangers when engaging in outdoor activities. The event was created as a response to the Central Park birdwatching incident and police brutality against Black Americans. The inaugural event ran from May 31 to June 5, 2020. The week of events was organized by a group of STEM professionals and students known as the BlackAFinSTEM Collective.Panelists Jason Hall, Founder, In Color Birding Club Corina Newsome, Associate Conservation Scientist, National Wildlife Federation Tykee James , Co-Founder, Amplify the Future; Organizer, Black Birders Week; President, D.C. Audubon Society; Trustee, Wyncote Audubon Society, the Birding Co-op and Justice Outside; Elected Councilor, Wilson Ornithological Society Moderator Anwar Abdul-Quai: Lead Keeper, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Meet, Greet and Learn 5 p.m. Dinosaur Hall and North American Hall Bird Walks 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Walk length: 30 minutes) Ornithology Collection Tours 6, 6:30 and 7 p.m. (Tour Length: 20 minutes) Birding With Women In Natural Sciences Science Live Panel Discussion: Birding While Black in Philly 8 p.m.

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