Dear Colleagues,
I belong to a new organization called Political Scientists for Sustainability<http://www.sustainablepolisci.org/> which seeks to promote environmentally responsible practices in our profession. We have crafted a petition that calls on the four largest U.S. political science associations – APSA, MPSA, SPSA, and WPSA – to adopt a four-year trial of alternating between in-person and fully online conferences, in order to lower the climate harms of our activities and make conferences more inclusive. You can read the petition here: http://www.sustainablepolisci.org/flylessconnectbetter.html We also provide a supporting document with more detailed information and discussion:http://www.sustainablepolisci.org/petition-supplement.html If you agree with the petition, please consider adding your signature here:http://www.sustainablepolisci.org/flylessconnectbetter.html. Please feel free to share it with friends and colleagues who you think might be interested in signing it. If you have any questions, please ask. Anticipating one question – you do not need to be a member of APSA to sign, though you will see that there is question before you sign asking whether you’ve ever been a member. One advantage of virtual conferences that we highlight is inclusivity in many forms, including making it easier for colleagues from distant countries to participate. Thank you for considering signing the petition. Kathy Kathryn Harrison Professor of Political Science University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1 Tel: 604 822-4922 I work on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil Waututh peoples. Kathryn Harrison Professor of Political Science University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z1 Tel: 604 822-4922 I work on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil Waututh peoples. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to gep-ed+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/C32CEEAA-A50B-49A2-9C98-1552CB92538A%40ubc.ca.
