Advocacy Statements

2023

February

February 9, 2023

Black History/Academic Freedom Under Attack in Florida

January

January 9, 2023

AAA Stands in Solidarity With Brazilian Colleagues

2022

December

December 5, 2022

It’s Time for Congress to Act on DACA

June

June 13, 2022

The AAA stands with the Brazilian Anthropology Association in support of the region’s indigenous peoples’ rights and resources

April

April 1, 2022

AAA Opposes Israeli Restrictions on “Foreign” Faculty and Students in Palestinian Institutions

April 1, 2022

AAA supports Bogaziçi University’s Right to Governance and Protest in Turkish Higher Education

March

March 31, 2022

AAA Calls for the Montpelier Foundation to Honor Agreement with Enslaved Descendants

March 24, 2022

AAA Calls For A Full and Honest Learning Experience in the US

March 7, 2022

AAA Supports Insaf’s Open Letter Against National Overseas Scholarship Restrictions

March 3, 2022

A Message from AAA Regarding Ukraine

January

January 18, 2022

Border Walls Don’t Work

2021

July

July 12, 2021

AAA Urges Release of Dr. Dawut in China

June

June 16, 2021

Joint Statement on Legislative Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism in American Histor

May

May 21, 2021

The Removal and Erasure of Palestinian People Must End

May 14, 2021

AAA Calls On Biden Administration to Cease the Separation of Im/migrant Families and the Detention of Children

May 10, 2021

AAA Opposes Introduction of Anti-Transgender Youth Bills

March

March 27, 2021

New Georgia Voting Law 'Racist'

February

February 5, 2021

A Call to Release Ahmed Samir Abdelhay Ali

January

January 25, 2021

AAA Urges Kansas Regents to Reconsider Tenure Decision

January 20, 2021

Moving Forward, Together

2020

December

December 8, 2020

AAA’s Rapid Response Network: Academic Freedom

August

August 19, 2020

Anti-Racism Resources

July

July 9, 2020

Protecting Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples During the COVID-19 Pandemic

July 6, 2020

2020 Statement on Anthropology and Human Rights

July 6, 2020

Agricultural Land Investments and Socially Responsible Retirement Accounts

April

April 6, 2020

300 Days of Detention: #FreeFariba

February

February 26, 2020

The Assault on Indigenous Peoples in Northwest China Must End

February 13, 2020

India’s Citizenship Law Crosses The Line

January

January 6, 2020

Targeting Cultural Sites is a War Crime

2019

December

December 19, 2019

Science Societies Respond to Potential Executive Order on Open Access

November

November 29, 2019

AAA Calls For Academic/Intellectual Freedom In Hong Kong

November 12, 2019

AAA Calls On India To Remove “no exit/entry” List In Kashmir

September

September 27, 2019

Response to the BLM’s Assessment of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Leasing Program

September 25, 2019

AAA Joins 18 Scholarly Societies Expressing Concern About the Department of Education’s Interpretation of Title VI

September 9, 2019

ASA Statement on Student Evaluations of Teaching

September 4, 2019

Multisociety Letter on Foreign Influence

September 3, 2019

Letter of Support for Faculty at Palestinian Universities (PDF)

August

August 27, 2019

Statement on Domestic Terrorism, Bigotry, and History

July

July 30, 2019

Letter to the University of Alaska Board of Regents

July 24, 2019

Letter to the Turkish Constitutional Court

July 23, 2019

Letter Addressing Invasive Threats Facing the Yanomami

July 13, 2019

AAA Calls for Immediate Reversal of “Major Operation” Raids against Immigrants

July 1, 2019

A moment to take stock (and keep advocating)

April

April 30, 2019

Multi-Society Statement on Proposed Cuts at the University of Tulsa

April 10, 2019

President’s Executive Order/College Scorecard Perpetuate Misleading “Job Ready” Stereotype

March

March 19, 2019

Letter to Prime Minister Orbán in support of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (PDF)

March 1, 2019

Letter Asking Alaskan Officials to Reconsider Funding Cuts to Higher Education

February

February 21, 2019

AAA Signs On To CDC Gun Violence Prevention Letters

February 13, 2019

AAA Endorses African American Burial Grounds Network Act

February 13, 2019

Letter to Ambassador Cornstein (PDF)

2018

December

December 7, 2018

AAA and the AAAS Human Rights Coalition

December 4, 2018

Building Relationships with the New Congress

December 4, 2018

Letter to Temple University on Behalf of Marc Lamont Hill

November

November 28, 2018

Restore “Anthropology/Ethnology” to Poland's Classification of Domains and Disciplines

November 19, 2018

AAA, SAA, AIA File Amicus Brief to Contest Reducing National Monument Borders

October

October 30, 2018

AAA Repudiates Raids on Brazilian Public Universities

October 23, 2018

Administration’s Attempt to Rollback Transgender Protections Flies in the Face of a Century of Anthropological Evidence

October 3, 2018

Consortium to Prevent and Address Sexual Harassment in STEMM

September

September 26, 2018

Access for visiting scholars and foreign nationals working at Palestinian universities

August

August 27, 2018

Humanities for All: Scholarly Societies Column

August 13, 2018

Letter of Concern Over the Disappearance of Rahile Dawut

August 7, 2018

Comment on the Inclusion of a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census

June

June 19, 2018

AAA Rejects Separating Immigrant Children From Their Parents as Mean-Spirited Political Ploy

June 18, 2018

Letter of Support for Pakistani Scholars to Attend AAS-in-Asia

June 14, 2018

Letter of Concern Over DOJ Ruling to Deny Asylum

June 4, 2018

AAA Letter in Support of the 2020 Census IDEA Act

May

May 29, 2018

Letter to Jeb Hensarling Re: Application of Bank Secrecy Act to Dealers in Art or Antiquities

May 25, 2018

Study the Humanities: Help Us Make the Case

May 16, 2018

AAA Opposes EPA Effort to Limit Scientific Research

May 7, 2018

AAA Joins 47 Scientific Organizations Urging Puerto Rico’s Governor to Keep the Puerto Rico Institute of Statistics Autonomous and Independent

March

March 1, 2018

AAA Stands for Fair Graduate Labor Standards and Practices

February

February 27, 2018

AAA Offers Principles For Equitable and Effective Immigration Policy Reform

February 23, 2018

AAA Renews Call for Preservation of Bears Ears

February 22, 2018

AAA Pushes for Comprehensive Evidence-Based Approach to Prevent Gun Violence

February 21, 2018

2018 Humanities Advocacy Day: Building on Last Year’s Wins

February 13, 2018

Letter Regarding the Shash Jáa National Monument and Indian Creek National Monument Act (H.R. 4532)

February 12, 2018

AAA Signs Statement Condemning Polish Law Criminalizing Public Discussion of Polish Complicity in Nazi War Crimes

February 1, 2018

The US Needs an Immigration Policy “Framework” That Is Humane, Fair, and Secure

2017

December

December 4, 2017

Administration’s Willful Disregard for Antiquities Act/Native American Concerns Shameful

November

November 28, 2017

AAA Joins 30+ Organizations on Statement Opposing Proposal to Tax Tuition Waivers

November 21, 2017

AAA Calls on Administration to Extend TPS for Haitians

November 16, 2017

Congressional Action Network Alert: Civil Rights

November 16, 2017

Congressional Action Network Alert: Cultural Heritage

October

October 13, 2017

AAA Remains Committed to UNESCO

October 10, 2017

AAA Urges Congress to Swiftly Secure DACA Legislation

October 2, 2017

AAA Grieves for Victims in Las Vegas

September

September 26, 2017

Adding Star Power to the Fight for the NEH

September 25, 2017

Travel Ban Remains Unjustified

September 5, 2017

Phasing Out DACA is a Grave Injustice

September 4, 2017

Hurricane Harvey Donations

August

August 21, 2017

AAA Advocates for Academic Freedom in Thailand

August 21, 2017

Congressional Action Alert on Immigration

August 14, 2017

Charlottesville Aftermath: AAA Resources on Race

June

June 29, 2017

Latest Travel Ban Decision Cause for Concern

June 2, 2017

A Just and Sustainable Climate for All

May

May 24, 2017

AAA Condemns Senseless Gutting of Science In White House Budget

May 20, 2017

AAA Voices Concerns About Proposed Visa Vetting Plan

May 11, 2017

Next Steps in the Fight to #SavetheNEH

May 9, 2017

AAA Stands in Solidarity with Brazilian Anthropologists

May 2, 2017

What the Spending Deal Means for Heritage Preservation

April

April 18, 2017

AAA Signs on with Howard University Law Professors In Support of International Refugee Assistance (Amicus Brief)

April 12, 2017

AAA Joins Forces with March for Science

April 12, 2017

March for Science Talking Points

April 3, 2017

AAA Condemns Legislation Aimed at Closing Central European University in Hungary

March

March 29, 2017

AAA Slams Trump’s Reversal on Climate Policy

March 7, 2017

AAA Statement on Revised Travel Ban

February

February 16, 2017

AAA endorses our medical anthropologists offering to help fix health care in america

February 9, 2017

AAA Leads Cultural Heritage Advocacy Coalition

February 6, 2017

AAA Opposes the Congressional Review Act Resolution (H.J. Res. 44)

February 2, 2017

AAA Calls for Anthropologists to “Take Action – Come to our Meeting in D.C.”

January

January 29, 2017

AAA Calls for Immediate Reversal of Executive Order Banning Immigrants

January 29, 2017

Selected Information Resources Regarding January 27, 2017 Executive Order Banning Immigrants and Refugees

January 26, 2017

A Message from the National Humanities Alliance: Yes, Your Emails to Congress Matter

January 26, 2017

Still Standing At Standing Rock

January 25, 2017

Resolution Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment

January 23, 2017

Protect Academic Freedom

January 21, 2017

President Trump Takes Office; Museums Need to Mobilize Now

January 5, 2017

AAA Reaffirms Commitment to Academic Freedom

2016

December

December 20, 2016

Help Preserve Federal Funding for the Humanities

December 1, 2016

Cultural Resource Groups Ask President Obama to Create Bears Ears National Monument

November

November 30, 2016

A Resolution on Behalf of the AAA in the Wake of the 2016 National Elections

November 30, 2016

AAA Past Presidents Support Post-Election Resolution

November 22, 2016

Declaration on the Need to Protect and Safeguard Cultural Heritage in the Americas and the Caribbean (PDF)

November 1, 2016

AAA Stands with Polish Ethnological Society On Discrimination

October

October 28, 2016

AAA Calls for De-escalation of Situation in Standing Rock

September

September 28, 2016

IMLS Reauthorization Introduced in Congress; Contact Senators Today

September 6, 2016

AAA Stands with Tribal Nations Opposing Dakota Access Pipeline

August

August 30, 2016

AAA Demands the Release of Professor Homa Hoodfar

August 25, 2016

Anthropologists Awarded Nearly $3 Million in NEH Grants

August 3, 2016

Concern for the welfare of the Turkish scientific community, following failed coup in Turkey

July

July 25, 2016

AAA Executive Board: Cultural Heritage Principles and Values

July 8, 2016

AAA Calls for Systemic Change in U.S. Public Safety

June

June 30, 2016

National Humanities Alliance: Telling the Story of your Work

June 24, 2016

AAA Letter to Israeli Government

June 24, 2016

AAA Letter to the US Department of State Regarding Academic Freedom in Israel-Palestine

June 24, 2016

AAA Statement Censuring Israeli Government's Policies and Practices

June 24, 2016

Letter from President Alisse Waterston: AAA Implements Action on Israel-Palestine

June 14, 2016

Act now to prevent deep cuts to funding for Fulbright-Hays!

June 13, 2016

AAA Stands with Orlando

June 9, 2016

AAA Mourns Israeli Anthropologist Killed in Tel Aviv Shooting

June 8, 2016

AAA Requests Release of Imprisoned Anthropologist in Iran

June 6, 2016

Courses of AAA Action Concerning Israel-Palestine

April

April 22, 2016

AAA Concern Regarding Regulations Altering the Visa Waiver Program

February

February 17, 2016

Taking a Stand for Academic Freedom in India

February 10, 2016

AAA Has Zero Tolerance for Sexual Harassment

February 8, 2016

Guidelines for Communicating Rights to Non-Native Speakers of English

January

January 27, 2016

AAA Supports Burns Paiute Tribe in Oregon Takeover

January 21, 2016

Letter of Concern Regarding Wisconsin Burial Sites

January 17, 2016

CfHR Letter to Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu

January 11, 2016

AAA Commentary on Proposed Changes to the Common Rule

2015

December

December 4, 2015

Public Briefing: How the Science on Diversity and Affirmative Action Matters to Fisher v. University of Texas, Austin

December 1, 2015

American Scholarly Societies Joint Statement on “Campus Carry” Legislation

November

November 5, 2015

Protection of cultural resources at Amity Pueblo (Arizona)

October

October 30, 2015

The Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act of 2015 (S. 1887)

July

July 31, 2015

AAA Statement on the Scientific Research in the National Interest Act (H.R. 3293)

July 8, 2015

AAA Asks Governor to Reconsider Closure of State Museums

June

June 11, 2015

Defend Tenure and Academic Freedom in WI

June 4, 2015

AAA Statement on the House FY 2016 Commerce,Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

May

May 30, 2015

AAA Organizes Anthropology To Help In Earthquake Aftermath

May 18, 2015

Need For Action By U.S. Anthropologists

April

April 30, 2015

Kathmandu Cultural Emergency Crowdmap

April 16, 2015

AAA Opposes H.R.1806 - The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act

March

March 30, 2015

AAA Condemns Indiana RFRA Bill

March 25, 2015

AAA Calls on Sports Organizations to Denounce Inappropriate American Indian Mascots

March 1, 2015

Letter on Prospective Termination of the A-Level Qualification in Anthropology

January

January 29, 2015

AAA Calls for Justice for Mexico's Students

2014

December

December 19, 2014

Association Calls Anthropologists to Action

December 19, 2014

Letter to Ralph Lauren to Pull Double RL Ads

October

October 30, 2014

AAA Urges International Response to Missing Students In Mexico

September

September 8, 2014

Anthropologists Announce New Task Force on AAA Engagement with Israel/Palestine

August

August 6, 2014

AAA's Cultural Heritage Task Force Encourages Preservation

May

May 19, 2014

AAA Urges Congress to Restore Funding to Fulbright Program

May 13, 2014

AAA Collaborates in Support of Egypt/U.S. Memorandum of Understanding

April

April 22, 2014

Statement on Supreme Court Case Schuette v Bamn

March

March 31, 2014

Joint Letter to National Geographic Channel International Opposing "Nazi War Diggers"

March 19, 2014

Addendum to Memo on the Academic Boycott of Israel

January

January 1, 2014

AAA Resolution on Contingent and Part-Time Academic Labor

2013

December

December 19, 2013

AAA Collaborates in the Coalition for National Science Funding to Make Recommendations on FIRST Act

December 3, 2013

AAA Supports Representative Duncan Hunter's Efforts to Terminate HTS

October

October 26, 2013

Collaborative Letter to Hon. Lamar Smith

October 16, 2013

AAA Collaborates with Social Science Organizations in Letter to Congress to Protect NSF Funding and Peer Review

September

September 20, 2013

House Committee on Science, Space and Technology Supports Social Science Research at NSF

July

July 13, 2013

AAA Urges Members To Protect Research Funding

July 10, 2013

President Mullings Writes Letter to President of Sharp Entertainment

June

June 26, 2013

Anthropologists Help Supreme Court Reach Equality in Historical “Prop.8” Case

June 10, 2013

AAA Applauds Report of Commission on the Humanities and Social Sciences

May

May 28, 2013

Letter to Prime Minister of Belize Urging Preservation of Archaeological Heritage

May 10, 2013

AAA Announces Objection to Legislation

May 6, 2013

AAA Requests Support for Cuban Scholars

May 1, 2013

AAA Has Zero Tolerance for Sexual Harassment

April

April 28, 2013

AAA Urges Guatemalan President Molina to Address Attacks In Indigenous Areas

April 18, 2013

Frequently Asked Questions in Regard to AAA and the United Nations

April 10, 2013

AAA Urges Auction Reconsideration of Hopi Sacred Objects

April 2, 2013

AAA Dismayed by the US Supreme Court Ruling On Voting Rights Act

April 2, 2013

AAA Has Zero Tolerance for Sexual Harassment

April 1, 2013

AAA partners with Brazilian Anthropologists in Human Rights Advocacy

March

March 21, 2013

AAA Asks Sotheby's to Reconsider Planned Auction of the Barbier-Mueller Collection

February

February 8, 2013

AAA Urges Cultural Property Agreement To Be Upheld in the Republic of Mali

January

January 11, 2013

Anthropologists Release Statement on Gun Violence

January 11, 2013

Anthropologists Release Statement on Gun Violence

2012

December

December 12, 2012

MCAT Revision - Letters to Advisory Committee

March

March 6, 2012

Action Alert: Contact Your Senators Today - Urge Them to Restore Funding for NSF

January

January 12, 2012

Executive Director, Bill Davis, Responds to the Request for Information issued by the Office of Science and Technology Policy

January 12, 2012

RWA Letter

2011

November

November 4, 2011

Inviting thoughtful scholarly analysis to our new AAA Free Speech Anthropology Forum

October

October 26, 2011

AAA Responds to Possible Changes in Regulations Governing Human Subjects Research

October 19, 2011

Protecting Human Subjects

October 11, 2011

Is Governor Scott Asking for an Anthropologist Exodus in Florida?

October 5, 2011

AAA Contributes to Discussion of Race on Capitol Hill

September

September 15, 2011

U.S. Bioethics Committee Releases Report on the Public Health Service's Supported Research on STDs in Guatemala in the 1940's

July

July 24, 2011

AAA General Statement on Immigration

May

May 27, 2011

Anthropologists Denounce New Georgia Anti - Immigration Law

April

April 4, 2011

Anthropologists Speak Out in Protection of Academic Freedom

February

February 8, 2011

AAA Responds to Howard University on the Closing of the Anthropology Department

February 4, 2011

International Archaeological Community Call for Action in Egypt

2010

October

October 10, 2010

WCAA Protests Treatment of Prominent Anthropologist

September

September 30, 2010

National Science Foundation Solicits Advice on Future Research Directions

September 10, 2010

CBC issues RFP for Gulf Coast Environmental Remediation Projects

August

August 24, 2010

Committee for Human Rights Addresses Dam Project in Brazil

June

June 28, 2010

AAA Responds to Congressional Letter on Public Access Policies

May

May 27, 2010

AAA Challenges Language Questions on US Census

April

April 10, 2010

AAA Executive Director Testifies on Capitol Hill

March

March 10, 2010

AAA Participates in Humanities Advocacy Day

January

January 15, 2010

AAA President's Statement on Haiti

2009

December

December 17, 2009

Honduras Resolution Passes

November

November 18, 2009

Anthropologists Discuss Race on Capitol Hill

October

October 14, 2009

CEAUSSIC Releases Final Report on Military's Human Terrain System

June

June 22, 2009

AAA & WCAA Release Statement on Peru

June 10, 2009

AAA Supports Visa Reform

March

March 18, 2009

AAA Joins Call to End "Ideological Exclusion"

March 11, 2009

AAA Advocates for Increased NEH Funding

2008

June

June 2, 2008

Gaza Fulbrights Letter

May

May 28, 2008

CA Supreme Court

May 28, 2008

In Response to the Minerva Project

April

April 28, 2008

Census Letter

March

March 14, 2008

AAA Letter to Thailand Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej

2006

June

June 9, 2006

AAA Opposes Legislation to Expand Open Access Publishing of Federally-Funded Research

Additional Resources for the Israel/Palestine Conversation

Against the Commercialization of Antiquities: A Letter to Time Magazine

Join the March for Science!

Letters Opposing Reality TV Shows on Unethical Archaeological Dig Practices

Procedures for Advocacy and Policy Statements

Procedures for the Use of AAA's United Nations NGO Status

US Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Act