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    [The York University Faculty Association recently sent out this note
    to members. Other solidarity actions are being planned so watch this
    space -- CW] <br>
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                    <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"
                        color="#000000">In addition to joining the
                        group, YUFA members can support academics in
                        Turkey by taking one or more of the following
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                          color="#000000">* </font><font
                          color="#990000"><b>Sign </b><a onclick="return
                            checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
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href="https://academicboycottofturkey.wordpress.com/petition/"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="text-decoration:none"><b>this
                                petition</b></span></a><b>.</b></font><font
                          color="#000000"> Help support the targeted
                          boycott of complicit universities in Turkey.</font></font></div>
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                        color="#000000"><br>
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                    <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font
                          color="#000000">* </font><font
                          color="#990000"><b>Donate to </b><a
                            onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                            target="_blank" x_onclick="return
                            checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                            href="https://www.youcaring.com/academicsforpeaceinturkey-763983"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                              style="text-decoration:none"><b>this fund</b></span></a><b>.</b></font><font
                          color="#000000"> Help provide financial
                          support for purged and exiled academics.
                          Donations go to the Research Institute on
                          Turkey, the association that is organizing
                          financial support for academics in Turkey.</font></font></div>
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                          color="#000000">* </font><b><font
                            color="#990000">Forward this message.</font></b><font
                          color="#000000"> Contact colleagues in your
                          department or at other universities, allies,
                          members of your community, etc. A version of
                          this appeal is also available in French,
                          German, and Turkish </font><span
                          style="color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration:none"><a
                            onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                            target="_blank" x_onclick="return
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href="https://www.yufa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Call_Solidarity_Academics4Peace_Turkey.pdf"
                            style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
                            moz-do-not-send="true">here</a></span><font
                          color="#000000">.</font></font></div>
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                          color="#000000">* </font><b><font
                            color="#990000">Learn more about the
                            situation.</font></b><font color="#000000"> Get
                          the latest updates at the Academics for Peace </font><a
                          onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          target="_blank" x_onclick="return
                          checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          href="https://barisicinakademisyenler.net/"
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                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="text-decoration:none">website</span></a><font
                          color="#000000">. You can also read </font><a
                          onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          target="_blank" x_onclick="return
                          checkLinkHref(this.href);"
href="https://www.yufa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/What_to_do_Turkey_PeaceAcademics.pdf"
                          style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="text-decoration:none">this
                            backgrounder</span></a><font color="#000000"> on
                          the YUFA website.</font></font></div>
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                          color="#000000">* </font><b><font
                            color="#990000">Send a letter from your
                            organization to the government of Turkey.</font></b><font
                          color="#000000"> As an example of what to
                          write and where to send it, check out </font><a
                          onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          target="_blank" x_onclick="return
                          checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          href="http://mesana.org/pdf/Turkey20171017.pdf"
                          style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="text-decoration:none">this letter</span></a><font
                          color="#000000"> from the Middle East Studies
                          Association of North America.</font></font></div>
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                        color="#000000"><br>
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                          color="#000000">* </font><b><font
                            color="#990000">Observe the trials.</font></b><font
                          color="#000000"> If you’re unable to attend in
                          person, but could ask a human rights
                          organization to send a delegate, please email </font><a
                          onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          target="_blank" x_onclick="return
                          checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          href="mailto:bakuluslararasi@gmail.com"
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                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="text-decoration:none">bakuluslararasi@gmail.co<wbr>m</span></a><font
                          color="#000000">.</font></font></div>
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                    <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"
                        color="#000000">In recent weeks, YUFA has
                        contributed $2,000 to a relief fund established
                        by <a onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          target="_blank" x_onclick="return
                          checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          href="https://ei-ie.org/en/"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="text-decoration:none">Education
                            International</span></a>, the international
                        union to which the <a onclick="return
                          checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
                          x_onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          href="https://www.caut.ca/"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="text-decoration:none">Canadian
                            Association of University Teachers</span></a> (CAUT)
                        affiliates.</font></div>
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                    <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"
                        color="#000000">On December 7, YUFA
                        sent solidarity greetings to an international
                        conference on academic freedom that will focus
                        on the situation facing academics in Turkey. You
                        can read YUFA’s full message of support <a
                          onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          target="_blank" x_onclick="return
                          checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                          href="https://www.yufa.ca/yufa-solidarity-with-academics-in-turkey/"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="text-decoration:none">here</span></a>.</font></div>
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                        color="#000000"><br>
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                    <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"
                        color="#000000">Read this post <a
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                          checkLinkHref(this.href);"
href="https://www.yufa.ca/how-yufa-members-can-support-academics-in-turkey/"
                          moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                            style="text-decoration:none">online</span></a>.</font></div>
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                          <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">-- </div>
                          <div><b><font size="4" color="#990000">York
                                University Faculty Association</font></b></div>
                          <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">YUFA is the
                            professional association and certified
                            bargaining agent for approximately 1,500
                            faculty, librarians and archivists, and
                            post-doctoral visitors at York University.</div>
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                          <div style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">t. <a
                              moz-do-not-send="true">416-736-5236</a>  |  <a
                              onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                              target="_blank" x_onclick="return
                              checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                              href="mailto:yufa@yorku.ca"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="text-decoration:none">Email</span></a>  |  <a
                              onclick="return checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                              target="_blank" x_onclick="return
                              checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                              href="http://www.yufa.ca/"
                              moz-do-not-send="true"><span
                                style="text-decoration:none"><wbr>Website</span></a>  |
                             <a onclick="return
                              checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
                              x_onclick="return
                              checkLinkHref(this.href);"
                              href="https://www.facebook.com/yufayorku"
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                                style="text-decoration:none">Facebook</span></a>  |
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                              href="https://twitter.com/YUFAyorku"
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                                style="text-decoration:none">Twitter</span></a> 
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