Network
of Concerned Anthropologists Pledge
The Department of Defense and allied
agencies are mobilizing anthropologists for
interventions in the Middle East and beyond.
It is likely that larger, more permanent
initiatives are in the works.
Over the last several weeks, we have
created an ad hoc group, the
Network of Concerned Anthropologists,
with the objective of promoting an ethical
anthropology. Working together, we have
drafted a pledge of non-participation in
counter-insurgency, which we have organized
as a petition. We invite you to become a
part of this effort by taking the following
steps: Download and print the pledge
here (in
Adobe .pdf format). Ask your colleagues to
sign the pledge, and promptly send it to us
via regular mail. Our address is:
Network of Concerned Anthropologists
c/o Department of Anthropology
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS 3G5
Fairfax, VA 22030 (USA)
If it is more convenient, you may send us
a .pdf copy of collected signatures via
email to
concerned.anthropologists@gmail.com.
Please share this message to your
colleagues, and encourage them to sign. Join
our network by emailing us at
concerned.anthropologists@gmail.com. Be
sure to include your name, title, and
affiliation. We will add you to our email
list. Visit our web site at
http://concerned.anthropologists.googlepages.com/home
for more information and updates. Email
us at
concerned.anthropologists@gmail.com if
you would like more information or if you
have questions.
Sincerely yours, Network of Concerned
Anthropologists
Catherine Besteman
Andrew Bickford
Greg Feldman
Roberto Gonzalez
Hugh Gusterson
Gustaaf Houtman
Kanhong Lin
Catherine Lutz
David Price
David Vine
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