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Dear colleagues,
I am writing to you about a campaign to support the academics in Turkey who have been expelled from their university positions.
As you might have read, there have been several crackdowns on academics in Turkey. Many have been detained, jailed, and even dismissed from their posts through statutory decrees. Among them are the “Academics for Peace”, who signed a declaration for ceasing human rights violations in the Kurdish provinces. Signed by 2,212 academics in Turkey, the declaration is supported by 355 international scholars. As of March 2017, at least 383 signatories have been purged from their jobs, banned from traveling abroad, and denied recourse to legal dispute. During this difficult time, these scholars have to support their livelihood and families.
To show solidarity with the affected academics, Research Institute on Turkey and Bostonbul, both 503(1)c non-profits, GIT-NA and concerned academics in North America are launching a campaign to raise $105,000 and support an equivalent of 35 academics for 6 months over minimum wage. The funds will be fully allocated to financially support the Academics for Peace through close collaboration with Education and Science Workers’ Union, Egitim-Sen, and other associations which are actively assisting the purged Academics for Peace at the local and international level.
Here is how you can help:
Donate at this link. There is no small amount. All donations are fully tax deductible within legal limits. Your employer may match your donation -please use the name Research Institute on Turkey, Inc. with Tax ID # 81-4004031. For more information please see here, talk to your HR Rep, or contact us at solidarity.afp.turkey@gmail.co
Forward this email to your network and encourage them to get involved.
Tweet about it: https://twitter.com/RIoTurkey/
Share it on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/
I very much hope you will join me in this solidarity campaign. With your participation, we will illustrate that the #AcademicsForPeace are not alone. Thank you for your time and assistance. Please let me know if you have any questions.
All the best,
Ozgun Topak
-- Ozgun Topak Assistant Professor, Criminology Department of Social Science York University 416-736-2100 x 33749 [log in to unmask] Office: S724A Ross Building