Right, Helen, but that petition was *to the APA*, which now seems an unfair
and inappropriate target of a petition, was my point.

Rebecca

On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 2:29 PM, helen lauer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> a trick i learned in Amnesty International -- in the old days when we
> actually used to support prisoners of conscience through letter writing
> campaigns on a one-to-one basis, or any way adoption  group-to-prisoner,
> which would be a small many-to-one relation, was that getting inundated
> from various and independent sources with an outcry of concerns, the more
> heterogeneous the better the outcry, is what gave governments the impetus
> to do something on behalf of a prisoner of conscience detained without
> trial or undergoing maltreatment, it would get that person released,
> because to persist in maintaining the situation of incarceration and
> abusing the individual dissident was more embarrassing to the government
> than letting the dissident go free and carry on as he might if undetained.
> The parallel such as it is, speaks for itself I trust.
> The more varied petitions and objections raised in a meaningfully
> articulate way from desks claiming authority and gravitas of any sort at
> all, the better, be it the NYT, Emory University or the US State Dept or
> Homeland Security Office, it all rolls into one anyway, so I'm told by
> students of Gramsci.
>
> "I am George Yancy" -- to rely on a French reference point of last year or
> so.
> Although I'm not.
> But we are.
>
> Helen
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> *From:* Rebecca Kukla <[log in to unmask]>
> *To:* [log in to unmask]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 20, 2016 7:08 PM
> *Subject:* Re: George Yancy
>
> If the APA is already taking action, then should we still sign the
> petition? Doing so seems pragmatically odd. I want to be maximally
> supportive and helpful here, but not do pointless things.
>
> So very sorry this is happening.
>
> Rebecca
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 1:39 PM, Alison M Jaggar <
> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Wow! Not your father's (or even mother's) APA! And our dues make possible
> this prompt and practical action! Thank you everyone.
>
> Alison
>
>
> Alison M. Jaggar
> University of Colorado at Boulder College Professor of Distinction,
> Professor of Philosophy and Women and Gender Studies
> Affiliate Faculty in Ethnic Studies
> University of Birmingham, UK, Distinguished Research Professor of
> Philosophy,
> Boulder, CO 80309-0232
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> *From:* Feminist ethics and social theory <[log in to unmask]> on
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 20, 2016 10:26 AM
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> You all received the email from Sarah Hoagland.  I have received word from
> Amy Ferrer, Cheshire Calhoun and Tina Botts that an APA statement is
> already being drafted.
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