HOW-TO GUIDE SCIENCE ADVOCACY TOOLKIT

The Union of Concerned Scientists' toolkit outlines a framework for strengthening science advocacy by building solidarity with marginalized groups, adopting anti-racist practices, and leveraging community-led research to influence policy and combat misinformation.

• To strengthen science advocacy, organizers should build alliances with community groups and support leadership from marginalized groups to enhance legitimacy and bridge differences.
• The toolkit emphasizes the need for science advocacy organizations to prioritize anti-racism, recognize the history of racism within the sciences, and adopt formal anti-racist and anti-sexist policies, including codes of conduct.
• Effective science engagement involves democratizing the sciences by involving affected communities in research, valuing community-emergent knowledge, and funding 'civic science' where communities conduct their own research.
• Advocates are encouraged to target geographical areas where skepticism toward science exists alongside the tangible impacts of natural disasters and climate change, while using tools to increase corporate and government transparency.
• To sustain momentum from previous mobilizations, such as the March for Science—which saw 1 million people in over 600 cities—organizers should convert protest participants into trained leaders and use diverse tactics ranging from social media to media engagement.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2021). HOW-TO GUIDE SCIENCE ADVOCACY TOOLKIT. https://ucs-documents.s3.amazonaws.com/science-network/science-advocacy-organizing.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. HOW-TO GUIDE SCIENCE ADVOCACY TOOLKIT. 2021. https://ucs-documents.s3.amazonaws.com/science-network/science-advocacy-organizing.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2021howto, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{HOW-TO GUIDE SCIENCE ADVOCACY TOOLKIT}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://ucs-documents.s3.amazonaws.com/science-network/science-advocacy-organizing.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }