An Astronomy Project for children with disabilities and underserved communities around the world
Stars Shine for everyone Project is a cooperation between UGent Volkssterrenwacht Armand Pien and Ghent University, started in 2015. Purpose of the project: ” To give children in special education and vulnerable people the opportunity to admire the starry sky with the help of a telescope.”...
The public observing nights at the Anton Pannekoek Institute are fully booked every month. With the arrival of corona, we moved our events online, like so many others. This served those who were interested in theory, but not those who came to us because they wanted a glimpse of the night sky through a real telescope. To still be able to serve (and expand) this part of our audience, we teamed...
I will share updates on efforts to promote inclusion and diversity in astronomy from the European Astornomical Society Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion , and the International Astronomical Union Executive Committee Working Group on Equity and Diversity in Astronomy. I will discuss current activity, implications and connections for Dutch and Belgian Astronomy, and how to become...
I will share updates on efforts to promote inclusion and diversity in astronomy from the European Astornomical Society Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion , and the International Astronomical Union Executive Committee Working Group on Equity and Diversity in Astronomy. I will discuss current activity, implications and connections for Dutch and Belgian Astronomy, and how to become...
