[ACLA-CAAL] BCSA Open Letter regarding Congress incident

[Vahid Aryadoust]

Thanks for sharing this news.
It is disconcerting that a researcher has been mistreated based on a flawed
concept (ie, race) and wrong attitudes, which surprisingly are still
commonly adhered to in not only science but many societies.
I would recommend that every researcher should read the AAA statement on
‘race’:
https://www.americananthro.org/ConnectWithAAA/Content.aspx?ItemNumber=2583

Best,
Vahid Aryadoust
National Institute of Education
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore


On Sat, 8 Jun 2019 at 1:13 PM, Wernicke, Meike <meike.wernicke at ubc.ca>
wrote:

> [la version française suit]
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> Dear Colleagues,
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> We would like to inform you about an incident that occurred during
> Congress 2019, involving a member of the Black Canadian Studies Association
> (BCSA) and two other Congress attendees. The attached BCSA Open Letter
> includes an account of the incident. The Federation of the Humanities and
> Social Sciences has responded with the following statement:
> http://www.ideas-idees.ca/media/media-releases/statement-federation-humanities-and-social-sciences
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> Our association is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we
> stand against any form of discrimination, racial profiling, and harassment
> as we wait for an account and further action from the Federation.
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> ACLA Executive
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> Chères/chers collègues,
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> Nous voudrions vous faire part d’un incident qui s’est déroulé lors du
> Congrès 2019, impliquant un membre de la Black Canadian Studies Association
> et deux autres congressistes. La lettre ouverte du BCSA ci-jointe témoigne
> de l’incident. En réponse, la Fédération des sciences humaines a fait la
> déclaration suivante :
> http://www.ideas-idees.ca/media/media-releases/statement-federation-humanities-and-social-sciences
> <https://apc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ideas-idees.ca%2Fmedia%2Fmedia-releases%2Fstatement-federation-humanities-and-social-sciences&data=02%7C01%7C%7C57743cfbb6424592aa5a08d6eac79c94%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636954540381232592&sdata=2VBSwH1h50k%2B55HvMVUxNkHRWeKWJWQstAk59wK9eH8%3D&reserved=0>
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> Notre association adhère aux principes d’équité, de diversité et
> d’inclusion et nous dénonçons toute forme de racisme et de discrimination
> dans l’attende d’un compte-rendu et d’actions supplémentaires de la part de
> la Fédération.
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> Comité de direction de l’ACLA
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> *Meike Wernicke, *PhD
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