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

[Azfar Adib]

Salute to your ideology . Proud to be linked up here .

Regards
Azfar Adib

On Friday, March 3, 2017, Dr. habil. Nils Zurawski <
nils.zurawski at uni-hamburg.de> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I applaude the decision and the statement by the exec. of AOIR
>
> - however, I would also wonder if the list that David started would be
> continued, where we would end, and I believe Israel would not be the last,
> as we would have e.g. Russia (homophobia and anti gay legislation),
> likewise many arabic countries and some in Africa.... this list can
> continue and I would ask how we deal with this
> In which country do we end up and is the the perfect place then for all
> our ideals?
>
> I am not saying the intention is bad, but we and the exec have to be
> careful that this is not backfiring on them/us at some point.
>
> And what about the brave scholars from such countries that try to make
> scientific and scholarly ends meet despite such policies - a ban would
> maybe discourage them,....
>
> It is difficult, but now that the statement is out, it is also time to
> discuss the difficulties of such a decision and its future consequences.
>
> in good spirit.
>
> nilz
>
> On 2 Mar 2017, at 23:25, David Banks wrote:
>
> 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
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>
>
> Dr. habil. Nils Zurawski
> Universität Hamburg
> Inst. für kriminologische Sozialforschung
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>
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> gesellschaftlicher Ordnung und ihrer Überwachung. Mai 2014 bei Budrich
> UniPress.
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