We are excited to announce a new initiative at winter AAS meetings, beginning with #AAS243 in New Orleans: The Rainbow Village! The CSMA has partnered with Black In Astro ™, @lumaMentoring, and VanguardSTEM to create a furnished booth space by and for people of color at AAS.

Are you a person of color presenting at #AAS243? Submit your info so we can promote your presentation! forms.gle/yPZdJ16GjsDnTg…

Meet @astroarianna, Chief Programs Officer at VanguardSTEM and one of our #RainbowVillage partners! VanguardSTEM has long been providing support for BIPOC in astronomy and beyond. Read how they will contribute to the #RainbowVillage at #AAS243 here: astrobites.org/2023/12/11/rai…

the cat’s out of the bag 😹 congratulations to our newest members: Caprice Phillips, Raquel Martinez, Maurice Wilson, Jose Monzon, and Ramisa Rahman. you’ll be getting an email from us soon.

Heads up BIPOC attending #AAS243! Please submit your presentation, panel, or event to this form so we can highlight you. Allies, please share widely!

If there are any POC presenting at the #AAS243 meeting, sign up here so that we can promote your work like we've always done!!! 🫶🏽🫶🏽🫶🏽

We’re proud to partner with Junellie Perez and @lumaMentoring at the #AAS243 #RainbowVillage! Read more about how LUMA serves astronomers of color on the astrobites article below.

Black physics & astronomy students are encouraged to apply for the #TEAMUPTogether Scholarship Program. This $10K award aims to reduce financial barriers that prevent Black students from attaining their undergraduate degrees. Apply here: teamuptogether.org

From Junellie Gonzalez Quiles (Junellie Perez): Today’s article highlights Dra. Nicole Cabrera Salazar (Dra. Nicole 🏳️‍🌈), co-chair of the AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (AAS CSMA) and co-organizer of the Rainbow Village at American Astronomical Society (AAS)! astrobites.org/2024/01/05/rai…