[Air-L] A Statement from Members of the AoIR Executive Committee

[David Banks]

Very happy to read this! Thanks to everyone involved for their hard work. I
have some questions about how one may abide by this statement, however.

"Therefore, we proudly state that we do not tolerate or create any undue
barriers to the full and equal participation of its members because of
race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity or nationality, gender identity and
expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religious affiliation, or
socioeconomic status. This commitment means, in particular, that we will
endeavor to not stage future conferences in locations where such
participation cannot be guaranteed"

Could we get more detail about what this materially means? To me this would
indicate that AoIR conferences could not be held in 1) expensive resort
hotels, 2) the United States, and/or 3) Israel.

-db

On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 11:14 AM, Jennifer Stromer-Galley <jstromer at syr.edu>
wrote:

> In light of the United States' January 27, 2017 executive order
> restricting entry to its borders, based upon intersectional stereotypes of
> Islamic religious faith as embodied within Middle Eastern, African, and
> South Asian identity, we hereby restate our commitment to the fundamental
> values upon which the Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) is
> founded. These values center upon human dignity, equality of opportunity,
> and the principles of academic freedom.  AoIR vehemently opposes any
> entities, groups, measures, or activities that seek to undermine such
> principles, in scholarly research and in society at large, wherever in the
> world they may operate.
> AoIR, following its mission to provide and promote outstanding research
> upon the Internet's capacity to mediate transnational and global culture
> through networking, is proud to represent a diverse international community
> of Internet researchers. In affirming the shared values of our community,
> we encourage our members to exercise their inalienable right to speak out
> whenever and wherever they believe those values to be undermined or
> violated. In keeping with the principle of academic freedom, AoIR
> conferences themselves also support that free exercise by offering a venue
> for such discussions to be conducted respectfully.
> AoIR is constantly at work to ensure that our actions and our words are in
> sync. Therefore, we proudly state that we do not tolerate or create any
> undue barriers to the full and equal participation of its members because
> of race, age, culture, ability, ethnicity or nationality, gender identity
> and expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religious affiliation,
> or socioeconomic status. This commitment means, in particular, that we will
> endeavor to not stage future conferences in locations where such
> participation cannot be guaranteed. As an organization, AoIR stands ready
> to support any colleague who may be directly or indirectly affected by this
> order.
>
> Members of the Executive Committee:
> André Brock
> Axel Bruns
> Jenny Korn
> Annette Markham
> Adrienne Massanari
> Susanna Paasonen
> Kelly Quinn
> Jennifer Stromer-Galley
>
> P.S.: Our full Statement of Principles and Statement of Inclusivity can be
> found here:
> https://aoir.org/diversity-and-inclusivity/
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-db