Thank you very much for sharing and spreading the word, it is highly appreciated by academics and non-academics alike from Turkey. Best wishes from İstanbul, Su Sonia Herring On Fri, Jul 22, 2016 at 7:51 PM, Mueller, Milton L <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > For academics who are members of NCSG: > > This petition expresses opposition to the purge of academics in Turkey > following the attempted coup. > > I am not asking NCSG as an entity to endorse it, just any individual > members who want to. See below > > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > *Subject: * > > Re: Open Letter of Support for Academics under Attack in Turkey > > *Date: * > > Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:31:58 -0400 > > *From: * > > Chad Kautzer <[log in to unmask]> <[log in to unmask]> > > *To: * > > Michael Hoffmann <[log in to unmask]> > <[log in to unmask]> > > > > Greetings, > > > > I’m writing you because you previously contacted me in regard to an open > letter of support for academics in Turkey. As you probably already know, on > Tuesday began a deep and large-scale purge of all academic institutions in > Turkey and yesterday the government instituted a travel ban on all > academics and declared a three-month state of emergency. These are > terrifying times, so I have a few things to ask of you: > > > > (1) Please sign this open letter (you can add your name by clicking on > the link): > http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/the-purge-of-academic-institutions-in-Turkey > ; > > (2) Please share this letter with colleagues everywhere and with media > or educational organizations, if you have contacts; > > (3) If you would like to receive updates in the future about actions you > can take to support academics and academic institutions in Turkey, please > reply to this email with “Email List” in the subject line. The list will > only be used to inform you about actions (i.e. letters, press conferences, > conferences, protests). > > (4) Also, if you’re an academic in the U.S., there is a letter to U.S. > officials here: > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GSlYEn-XzHm8nKF_yRdTF__T3EFVk0EAgYzaYTymwUA/edit?usp=sharing > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_document_d_1GSlYEn-2DXzHm8nKF-5FyRdTF-5F-5FT3EFVk0EAgYzaYTymwUA_edit-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=fPEIpRM3yGHg7JclXmIXw8wU-NB2kNkgxtLN1kwHXY0&m=gD_olZVPD8Lp7uf9muf1CTSTVzYLiN2TnZeuxFj0j68&s=thk2Zs9DDunYVsl0GyQjdf_S7A4A2v62SCpcNzBcvbs&e=> > Please share it with other U.S. academics if you can. The letter was > initiated by Professors Seyla Benhabib and Joan Scott, and it might be sent > as early as tomorrow (Friday, July 22). > > > > Please feel free to email me with information about actions, colleagues in > Turkey, etc. The better we’re networked, the more effective we can be in > helping our colleagues. > > > > Also, I’m editing a new series for the American Philosophical Association > blog: “Dispatches on Turkey.” A description of the series is included in > the link, if you know of any potential contributors: > http://blog.apaonline.org/2016/05/31/dispatches-on-turkey-academics-and-authoritarianism/ > > > > Here are a few articles about the recent tragic developments: > > New York Times: > http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/world/europe/turkey-erdogan-gulen.html > > Washington Post: > https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkey-bans-all-academics-from-travelling-in-latest-post-coup-measures/2016/07/20/f3498b44-4de5-11e6-bf27-405106836f96_story.html > > Al Jazeera: > http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/erdogan-declares-state-emergency-turkey-160720203646218.html > > > > Thanks for your support. I know our colleagues in Turkey deeply appreciate > it. > > Chad > > > > Chad Kautzer > > Associate Professor of Philosophy > > Lehigh University > > https://lehigh.academia.edu/ChadKautzer > > > > On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 10:59 PM, Chad Kautzer <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Many thanks, Michael. > > > > I’m sending everyone a note asking if you can also share the letter with > colleagues, professional organizations, on social media, etc. Whatever > works to get the word out. > > > > Thanks again and be well, > > Chad > > > > “U.S. Academics Pledge Solidarity and Denounce Erdoğan’s Attack on > Turkish Counterparts,” Chad Kautzer (1/18/16) > http://revolution-news.com/u-s-academics-pledge-solidarity-and-denounce-erdogans-attack-on-turkish-counterparts/ > > > > Chad Kautzer, Ph.D. > > Visiting Research Scholar > > CUNY Graduate Center, 2015/16 > > Associate Professor of Philosophy > > Director, Social Justice Minor > > Department of Philosophy > > University of Colorado Denver > > Campus Box 179, P.O. Box 173364 > > Denver, CO 80217-3364 > > > > On Sun, Jan 17, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Michael Hoffmann < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to sign the Open Letter at > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UXZU47gA24YPLLbA-p4uysCKcO7uASisHX6xH3msk0U/edit# > <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UXZU47gA24YPLLbA-p4uysCKcO7uASisHX6xH3msk0U/edit> > . > > Thanks for your initiative! > Best, > Michael > > Michael Hoffmann, PhD > Associate Professor > School of Public Policy > Georgia Institute of Technology > 685 Cherry Street, N.W. > DM Smith Building > Atlanta, GA 30332-0345 > +1-404-385-6083 > Fax. 404-385-0504 > Email: [log in to unmask] > > -- > http://works.bepress.com/michael_hoffmann/ > http://spp.gatech.edu/faculty/michael-hoffmann > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > >