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

[Sucharita Sarkar]

Such collective, inclusive action is so inspiring.

In solidarity,

Sucharita

Associate Professor
D.T.S.S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE
Mumbai, India

On Mar 3, 2017 09:38, "Jennifer Stromer-Galley" <jstromer at syr.edu> wrote:

> Announcements coming soon on locations for the next two years ....
>
> ~JSG
>
> > On Mar 2, 2017, at 8:42 PM, Alexander Halavais <alex at halavais.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > As another ex-exec, I concur entirely with what Holly has said below.
> > (Although, I presume that the exec would not dismiss out of hand a
> proposal
> > from a certain N. American country, even if it has already hosted a
> > disproportionate number of AoIR confs.)
> >
> > - Alex
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > // Alexander Halavais, Sociologist, Semiologist, and Saboteur
> Extraordinaire
> > // Director of the MA in Social Technologies, Arizona State University
> > // http://alex.halavais.net/bio     @halavais
> >
> >> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 7:39 PM, Holly Kruse <holly.kruse at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I am so pleased to see this. I hope that this statement means that the
> >> conference will not be held in the United States in the next several
> years.
> >> From my years on the executive committee, I know how difficult it can
> be to
> >> find conference host sites, but to me, if the only viable hosting
> proposal
> >> come from sites in the U.S., it would be better not to hold the
> conference
> >> at all. I would love to see the unpleasant turn of events in the U.S.
> >> provide inspiration to internet researchers in South and Central
> America,
> >> Africa, and Asia to host the conference!
> >>
> >> Holly
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Mar 2, 2017, at 10:14 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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