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Category Archives: Social Justice and Inequality
Repost: On GIS, modesty & the problem of racial privilege
Charles Convis of Esri’s Conservation Program and co-founder of the Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS) posted a thoughtful and heartfelt post on GeoNet, Esri’s user community site, in light of the protests in the US and throughout the world calling all … Continue reading
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