Safina Center Launchpad Fellow Molly Adams' Feminist Bird Club hosts online webinar "Bird Names for Birds," with an expert panel that will dive into the past, present and future of bird names.

From the Feminist Bird Club: “Join the Feminist Bird Club and friends for a conversation about the Bird Names for Birds initiative to rename bird species that are named after people. Several North American birds have honorific names that represent and remember people (mainly white men) who often have objectively horrible pasts and do not uphold the morals and standards the bird community should memorialize. Panelists will discuss proposals to change names, biographical research on the racist folks birds are named after, and the far-reaching implications of the colonialist practice of naming animals. We’ll also brainstorm better names!”

Panelists will include George Perry (he/him), Isaiah Scott (he/him), Jess McLaughlin (she/they), and Jordan Rutter (she/her) with Martha Harbison (they/them) as the moderator.

Tickets are available for free or pay-what-you-wish donation. All proceeds will go to the BlackAFinSTEM collective. BlackAFinSTEM is a group of STEM professionals and students boosting recognition and representation of Black people enjoying and studying the natural world and the founders and organizers of Black Birders Week. Zoom link will be emailed to you on the day of the event.

Find out more and get your tickets here.