[Air-L] Call for Support on DiGRA Diversity Collective Statement

[Mahli-Ann Butt]

Dear colleagues,

We are writing to you as the recently resigned Digital Games Research
Association (DiGRA) Executive Board Members, DiGRA Diversity Officers, and
DiGRA Ombuds Team, as we believe there is need for a collective voice to
advocate for diversity, inclusion, transparency, and marginalised scholars’
safety within the DiGRA organisation.

To this end, we have written a statement outlining our concerns and calling
for specific actions from the remaining members of the international DiGRA
board. We believe that by presenting a united front, we can prompt
meaningful systemic change.

We are inviting you to join us in signing this statement and ask you to
share it with your networks. We welcome individuals as well as collectively
named signatures. Our goal is to demonstrate the widespread support for
these important issues and to encourage DiGRA leadership to take concrete
steps to address them.

If you are interested in supporting this initiative, please follow the
highlighted instructions in the DiGRA Diversity Collective Statement:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mzBqCRJJiuEGpBmFJsoW54xEKwuffAWxCq4VeEWKgUg/edit?usp=sharing

Thank you for your time and consideration.

In Solidarity,

Cody Mejeur,

Assistant Professor of Media Study, University at Buffalo,

[Resigned: Inaugural DiGRA Ombuds Member (2020-2024); DiGRA Diversity
Officer (2019-2023)].

Darshana Jayemanne,

Reader in Digital Cultures, Abertay University,

[Resigned: DiGRA Open Seat].

Mahli-Ann Butt,

Lecturer in Cultural Studies, School of Culture and Communication,
University of Melbourne,

[Resigned: DiGRA Chapter Officer (2023-2024); DiGRA Open Seat (2019-2023);
Inaugural DiGRA Diversity Officer (2018-2019); DiGRA Student Officer
(2016-2017); Former President of DiGRA Australia (2023-2024)].

Poonam Chowdhury,

PhD candidate, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad,
India,

[Resigned: DiGRA Diversity Officer (2023-2024), Founding-member DiGRA India
(2020-2024)]

Premeet Sidhu,

Research Assistant, The University of Sydney,

[Resigned: DiGRA Student Officer 2023-2024].