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FYI. See below for info on an important campaign to fund raise for
purged Turkish academics. C<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear…</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I am writing to you
about a campaign to support the academics in Turkey who have
been expelled from their university positions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In January 2016 you
joined a call for peace in Turkey and signed the petition <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://bianet.org/english/human-rights/170978-academics-we-will-not-be-a-party-to-this-crime"
target="_blank">“We will not be a Party to this Crime”</a>.
You declared your commitment to your colleagues in voicing
their demands and showed your solidarity for academic
freedom worldwide. We greatly appreciate your willingness to
take a stand on this important issue.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">As you might have read,
the pressures on “<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://barisicinakademisyenler.net/English"
target="_blank">Academics for Peace</a>”, who have
initiated the peace petition, have greatly increased. Many
have been dismissed from their posts, and even detained or
jailed through statutory decrees. As of March 2017, at
least <b>383 </b>out of the initial 2,212<b> </b>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">To continue showing your
solidarity with the affected academics, <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://riturkey.org/"
target="_blank">Research Institute on Turkey and </a><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.bostonbul.org/?page_id=88"
target="_blank">Bostonbul</a>, both 503(1)c non-profits, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://gitamerica.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">GIT-NA</a> and
concerned academics in North America are launching a
campaign to raise an initial fund of <b>$105,000 </b>and to
support about <b>35 academics</b> for <b>6 months</b> with a
salary over the government-determined minimum wage. The
funds will be fully allocated to financially support the
Academics for Peace through close collaboration with
Education and Science Workers’ Union, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://egitimsenankara5.org/solidarity-with-dismissed-education-workers-and-academics-is-growing/"
target="_blank">Egitim-Sen</a>, and other associations
which are actively assisting the purged Academics for Peace
at the local and international level.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here is how you can
help:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">· <b>Donate</b> at
this<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youcaring.com/academicsforpeaceinturkey-763983"
target="_blank"> link</a>. There is no small amount!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">· <b>Forward</b> this
email to your network and encourage them to get involved.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">· <b>Tweet</b> about
it: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://twitter.com/RIoTurkey/status/841720000293527552"
target="_blank">https://twitter.com/RIoTurkey/status/841720000293527552</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">· <b>Share</b> it
on <b>Facebook</b>: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://goo.gl/JjEZU9" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/JjEZU9</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">· <b>Share</b> our
campaign <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7TP0CHlfrQ"
target="_blank">video</a> on your social media accounts.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">· <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:solidarity.afp.turkey@gmail.com"
target="_blank">Email</a> us your short video message to
be included in a solidarity video.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br>
I very much hope you will join me in this solidarity
campaign. With your participation, we will illustrate once
again that the #AcademicsForPeace are not alone. Thank you
for your time and assistance. Please email your questions
to <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:solidarity.afp.turkey@gmail.com"
target="_blank">solidarity.afp.turkey@gmail.com</a> or
feel free to contact me directly.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kaan Agartan</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">----------------------------</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Kaan Agartan, Ph.D.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Department of Sociology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Framingham State
University</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">100 State Street</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Framingham, MA 01701</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="tel:%28508%29%20626-4854"
target="_blank">508-626-4854</a> (phone)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">E-mail: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:kagartan@framingham.edu" target="_blank">kagartan@framingham.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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