Diversity + Inclusion at SEPM

We support anti-racism in geosciences

The Society for Sedimentary Geology (SEPM) recognizes and affirms that systemic and institutional racism occurs throughout our communities. We must recognize that conscious and unconscious bias exists throughout our broader society, and that preferential violence against, and killing of, Black citizens must stop. As one of the posters in a recent Washington DC protest stated, “the system is not broken, it was built this way”. In other words, we must recognize that systemic and institutional racism is not a bug, it’s a feature, one that is deeply rooted in our collective culture, history and institutions. SEPM should therefore stand firmly against systemic and institutional racism and violence against Black citizens and any other minority, and with and for the principals embodied in the Black Lives Matter movement. The SEPM Council, with input from the membership, has developed an ad hoc committee to investigate aspects of DEI issues.