Mandy Abel-Zurstadt
@mycorrhizalmaz.bsky.social
Disabled geoscientist recent grad | she/they | volunteer w. @accessiblegeo.bsky.social | reviewer w. Consilience sci art journal | admin w. @digzine.bsky.social | sometimes nature poet
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For folks who are reading our zine: What resonates with you?
See an article written by maz in the Consilience Journal: consiliencejournal.substack.com/p/the-geolog...
See an article written by maz in the Consilience Journal: consiliencejournal.substack.com/p/the-geolog...
The Geologic Road to Change
An artistic community for disabled geoscientists
consiliencejournal.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
For folks who are reading our zine: What resonates with you?
See an article written by maz in the Consilience Journal: consiliencejournal.substack.com/p/the-geolog...
See an article written by maz in the Consilience Journal: consiliencejournal.substack.com/p/the-geolog...
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🪐👁️ It’s here!! 🪐👁️
The inaugural issue of DiG is out in time for Disability Pride Month!
PDF files are available on the project's Tumblr in full color and greyscale, and various sizes.
digzinehq.tumblr.com/issues
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The inaugural issue of DiG is out in time for Disability Pride Month!
PDF files are available on the project's Tumblr in full color and greyscale, and various sizes.
digzinehq.tumblr.com/issues
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July 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
🪐👁️ It’s here!! 🪐👁️
The inaugural issue of DiG is out in time for Disability Pride Month!
PDF files are available on the project's Tumblr in full color and greyscale, and various sizes.
digzinehq.tumblr.com/issues
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The inaugural issue of DiG is out in time for Disability Pride Month!
PDF files are available on the project's Tumblr in full color and greyscale, and various sizes.
digzinehq.tumblr.com/issues
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I wrote my first guest post on Substack today! 🎉
I'm so grateful to be involved with Consilience as a poetry reviewer. 🙏
Issue 21, Chaos, came out today, as did the Substack articles reflecting on the editor's picks. You can read my post below if you're interested. 💛
I'm so grateful to be involved with Consilience as a poetry reviewer. 🙏
Issue 21, Chaos, came out today, as did the Substack articles reflecting on the editor's picks. You can read my post below if you're interested. 💛
Issue 21 Editor’s Pick: ‘After the lecture there was time for questions‘ by Clare Bryden
by Mandy Abel-Zurstadt
consiliencejournal.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I wrote my first guest post on Substack today! 🎉
I'm so grateful to be involved with Consilience as a poetry reviewer. 🙏
Issue 21, Chaos, came out today, as did the Substack articles reflecting on the editor's picks. You can read my post below if you're interested. 💛
I'm so grateful to be involved with Consilience as a poetry reviewer. 🙏
Issue 21, Chaos, came out today, as did the Substack articles reflecting on the editor's picks. You can read my post below if you're interested. 💛
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Did you know that the IAGD is present on other social media platforms? Follow us at any of our other handles!
Bluesky: @accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Instagram: @accessiblegeo
Facebook: accessiblegeo
LinkedIn: The International Association for Geoscience Diversity
Did you know that the IAGD is present on other social media platforms? Follow us at any of our other handles!
Bluesky: @accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Instagram: @accessiblegeo
Facebook: accessiblegeo
LinkedIn: The International Association for Geoscience Diversity
June 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Did you know that the IAGD is present on other social media platforms? Follow us at any of our other handles!
Bluesky: @accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Instagram: @accessiblegeo
Facebook: accessiblegeo
LinkedIn: The International Association for Geoscience Diversity
Did you know that the IAGD is present on other social media platforms? Follow us at any of our other handles!
Bluesky: @accessiblegeo.bsky.social
Instagram: @accessiblegeo
Facebook: accessiblegeo
LinkedIn: The International Association for Geoscience Diversity
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We are accepting applications for the GeoFutures program. The program provides mentoring & travel support for geoscience undergrads attending the 2025 @sacnas.bsky.social conference. Priority app deadline 06-16-25 @cientificolatino.com @official-bweems.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...
June 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
We are accepting applications for the GeoFutures program. The program provides mentoring & travel support for geoscience undergrads attending the 2025 @sacnas.bsky.social conference. Priority app deadline 06-16-25 @cientificolatino.com @official-bweems.bsky.social environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...
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We would like some information from our community about how we can better serve you! If you'd like, please take a few minutes to fill out the survey at the link below. It will remain open through June 10th, 2025.
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May 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We would like some information from our community about how we can better serve you! If you'd like, please take a few minutes to fill out the survey at the link below. It will remain open through June 10th, 2025.
forms.gle/EeAZR3uRGwCh...
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Yall wanna hear something extremely embarrassing? Before Trump’s election, a bunch of academics who lumbered rightward after being criticized by the left (Pinker, Dawkins, Krauss) wrote essays for a book that is coming out in July about the threats to academia from the left.
YALL, THE TITLE!!
YALL, THE TITLE!!
April 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Yall wanna hear something extremely embarrassing? Before Trump’s election, a bunch of academics who lumbered rightward after being criticized by the left (Pinker, Dawkins, Krauss) wrote essays for a book that is coming out in July about the threats to academia from the left.
YALL, THE TITLE!!
YALL, THE TITLE!!
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We agree with this morning’s @sciam.bsky.social's op-ed: science organizations must speak up.
That’s why AGU joined a lawsuit challenging the unlawful firings of federal scientists. Silencing science threatens our economy, environment, public health & national security.
That’s why AGU joined a lawsuit challenging the unlawful firings of federal scientists. Silencing science threatens our economy, environment, public health & national security.
April 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
We agree with this morning’s @sciam.bsky.social's op-ed: science organizations must speak up.
That’s why AGU joined a lawsuit challenging the unlawful firings of federal scientists. Silencing science threatens our economy, environment, public health & national security.
That’s why AGU joined a lawsuit challenging the unlawful firings of federal scientists. Silencing science threatens our economy, environment, public health & national security.
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My lily of the valley is blooming, and it smells wonderful. 🌱
April 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My lily of the valley is blooming, and it smells wonderful. 🌱
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Science doesn’t improve by cutting Black, Hispanic, and women experts. But that’s exactly what happened—38 out of 43 removed from NIH boards were just that. And they wonder why trust in institutions is fading.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Science doesn’t improve by cutting Black, Hispanic, and women experts. But that’s exactly what happened—38 out of 43 removed from NIH boards were just that. And they wonder why trust in institutions is fading.
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
🎉 We're making progress at DiG Zine towards launch! 🎉
Follow @digzine.bsky.social to join our community and stay in the loop re: our progress. All are welcome—geologists and creators with disabilities & allies alike! 🤟
Follow @digzine.bsky.social to join our community and stay in the loop re: our progress. All are welcome—geologists and creators with disabilities & allies alike! 🤟
🪐❤️ Project Update👁️🗺️
Hi everyone! We're one more month closer to our projected release date—and we hope you're as excited as us! 🙂
The final submissions window closed a few days ago and now the team is working hard behind the scenes to prepare for publication. 1/3
Hi everyone! We're one more month closer to our projected release date—and we hope you're as excited as us! 🙂
The final submissions window closed a few days ago and now the team is working hard behind the scenes to prepare for publication. 1/3
April 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🎉 We're making progress at DiG Zine towards launch! 🎉
Follow @digzine.bsky.social to join our community and stay in the loop re: our progress. All are welcome—geologists and creators with disabilities & allies alike! 🤟
Follow @digzine.bsky.social to join our community and stay in the loop re: our progress. All are welcome—geologists and creators with disabilities & allies alike! 🤟
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@skypeascientist.bsky.social is looking for a geologist who knows ASL to volunteer with them!
If that's you and you're interested in signing up, please do so here: www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html 🤟👩🔬
If that's you and you're interested in signing up, please do so here: www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html 🤟👩🔬
Sign Up
Skype a Scientist gives you the opportunity to connect with students and the public around the world.
www.skypeascientist.com
April 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
@skypeascientist.bsky.social is looking for a geologist who knows ASL to volunteer with them!
If that's you and you're interested in signing up, please do so here: www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html 🤟👩🔬
If that's you and you're interested in signing up, please do so here: www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html 🤟👩🔬
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These useless tariffs will disproportionately target disabled people. You know what comes from overseas? Wheelchairs, medications, hearing aids, medical supplies. It will all be more expensive and many disabled people are on a fixed income, which means many will die. This is eugenics at play.
April 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
These useless tariffs will disproportionately target disabled people. You know what comes from overseas? Wheelchairs, medications, hearing aids, medical supplies. It will all be more expensive and many disabled people are on a fixed income, which means many will die. This is eugenics at play.
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Just sent out more responses! Keep 'em coming!! Our EIC @kellyesparza.bsky.social responds within 24 hours!!
#callforsubs #litmags
#callforsubs #litmags
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April 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Just sent out more responses! Keep 'em coming!! Our EIC @kellyesparza.bsky.social responds within 24 hours!!
#callforsubs #litmags
#callforsubs #litmags
Great news! Issue 21 (Chaos) of Consilience is now taking submissions of #SciencePoetry and #ScienceArt! 🎨🔬🖊️
www.consilience-journal.com/submit
www.consilience-journal.com/submit
submit — Consilience
For each issue of Consilience we invite submissions of poetry or artwork. All submissions must have a link to science, fit the theme of the upcoming issue, and also be in line with our inclusivity sta...
www.consilience-journal.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Great news! Issue 21 (Chaos) of Consilience is now taking submissions of #SciencePoetry and #ScienceArt! 🎨🔬🖊️
www.consilience-journal.com/submit
www.consilience-journal.com/submit
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It took me over a decade to realize I was disabled.
Internalized ableism is no joke. It can lead us to push our bodies and deny our reality.
A 🧵 about ableism, disability, covid caution and finding your voice.
We aren’t expendable. Activism is more important now than ever before /1
Internalized ableism is no joke. It can lead us to push our bodies and deny our reality.
A 🧵 about ableism, disability, covid caution and finding your voice.
We aren’t expendable. Activism is more important now than ever before /1
March 29, 2025 at 11:47 PM
It took me over a decade to realize I was disabled.
Internalized ableism is no joke. It can lead us to push our bodies and deny our reality.
A 🧵 about ableism, disability, covid caution and finding your voice.
We aren’t expendable. Activism is more important now than ever before /1
Internalized ableism is no joke. It can lead us to push our bodies and deny our reality.
A 🧵 about ableism, disability, covid caution and finding your voice.
We aren’t expendable. Activism is more important now than ever before /1
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All these amazing people jumping in to build the @nationaltab.bsky.social this a.m. is amazing. We've raised $165 in just the last 2 hours! Let's keep up this momentum, friends. Accessible national news. Facts. No paywalls. Let's do this!
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March 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
All these amazing people jumping in to build the @nationaltab.bsky.social this a.m. is amazing. We've raised $165 in just the last 2 hours! Let's keep up this momentum, friends. Accessible national news. Facts. No paywalls. Let's do this!
givebutter.com/c/EAMP2024/m...
givebutter.com/c/EAMP2024/m...
The Office of Special Education Programs *does not* belong in the Dept. of Health and Human Services. I have a lot of concerns, one being how this move will most likely reinforce the medical model of disability to the American public.
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
Why Trump's Move to Shift Special Ed. to HHS Is Rattling Educators
Current and former staffers are wary of vague plans to move special education out of the Education Department.
www.edweek.org
March 30, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The Office of Special Education Programs *does not* belong in the Dept. of Health and Human Services. I have a lot of concerns, one being how this move will most likely reinforce the medical model of disability to the American public.
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
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“Good things often happen to those who stick to their principles, take a stand, and speak out.”
March 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
“Good things often happen to those who stick to their principles, take a stand, and speak out.”
I couldn't attend a #StandUpForScience rally this year unfortunately, so here's my poster from the 2017 March for Science. ✊🗺️ I'm still astounded that I free-handed North America so well. It was a scientific miracle!
(Upon further inspection, some of these ages are wrong...
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(Upon further inspection, some of these ages are wrong...
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March 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I couldn't attend a #StandUpForScience rally this year unfortunately, so here's my poster from the 2017 March for Science. ✊🗺️ I'm still astounded that I free-handed North America so well. It was a scientific miracle!
(Upon further inspection, some of these ages are wrong...
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(Upon further inspection, some of these ages are wrong...
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What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
March 27, 2025 at 12:10 PM
What people in every part of higher education need to understand is that Republicans now want to do to universities what they’ve tried to do to labor unions: erase them from the institutional landscape. The question is how much you want to collaborate in your own destruction.
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We would condemn the same ableist nickname/joke if it had been applied to Sen. Tammy Duckworth, also a wheelchair user, instead of Gov. Greg Abbott.
Ableism is ableism, full stop.
Read what @vilissathompson.bsky.social has to say:
Ableism is ableism, full stop.
Read what @vilissathompson.bsky.social has to say:
Jasmine made a corny ableist joke.
Yes, it's ableist.
With the full resurgence of the R-word, this is not the time to classify ableist rhetoric as either "harmless" or "harmful."
It's all wrong. It's all offensive, regardless of who it's about.
The mental gymnastics is absurd & embarrassing.
Yes, it's ableist.
With the full resurgence of the R-word, this is not the time to classify ableist rhetoric as either "harmless" or "harmful."
It's all wrong. It's all offensive, regardless of who it's about.
The mental gymnastics is absurd & embarrassing.
March 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
We would condemn the same ableist nickname/joke if it had been applied to Sen. Tammy Duckworth, also a wheelchair user, instead of Gov. Greg Abbott.
Ableism is ableism, full stop.
Read what @vilissathompson.bsky.social has to say:
Ableism is ableism, full stop.
Read what @vilissathompson.bsky.social has to say:
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Its not that using ableist language is "offensive" alone, it is in that using ableist epithets, we normalize the idea that disability is a state of undesirable, laughable inferiority and otherness, and that disabled people deserve to the butt of the joke for some intrinsic reason--its insidious
March 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Its not that using ableist language is "offensive" alone, it is in that using ableist epithets, we normalize the idea that disability is a state of undesirable, laughable inferiority and otherness, and that disabled people deserve to the butt of the joke for some intrinsic reason--its insidious