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| Subject: | GISList: aag news |
| Date: |
03/19/2003 03:50:03 PM |
| From: |
Glenn Letham (GeoCommunity) |
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FYI,
this was issued by the AAG... since many of you are geographers I thought
you'd be interested.
Note, this is not meant to imply that these are my feelings, however, I
wanted to share it with others that may be curious. I was actually quite
surprised to receive this as a "press release".
Regards
Glenn
PRESS RELEASE March 19, 2003
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS (AAG)
AAG Council Adopts Resolution on Pre-Emptive Strike
Attendees of the 99th Annual Meeting of the Association of American
Geographers, held 5 - 8 March 2003 in New Orleans, Louisiana, presented the
Association with a petition signed by 373 attendees, encouraging the
Association to adopt a resolution regarding the possible pre-emptive strike
on Iraq by the United States. After much discussion at the Association's
annual business meeting, the issue was put before the AAG Council. The
Council adopted a resolution on the issue with a vote of 11 in favor
(approving the resolution), 3 against, 2 abstentions, and 2 who did not
vote. As adopted, the Resolution reads:
Whereas a principal objective of the AAG is "to encourage the application of
geographic findings in education, government, and business," and
Whereas a substantial body of geographic research indicates that a
pre-emptive attack by the United States on Iraq without the backing of the
international community could undermine global stability, heighten tensions
in Southwest Asia and the Middle East, precipitate a humanitarian and
environmental crisis in Iraq, and undermine U.S. efforts to combat
international terrorism:
Be it resolved that the Association of American Geographers opposes a
pre-emptive war on Iraq without the backing of the United Nations Security
Council and broad support from the international community.
The Association of American Geographers is a scholarly, nonprofit
organization founded in 1904 to advance professional studies in geography
and to encourage the application of geography in business, education, and
government. From a charter membership of 49 in 1904, the Association's
membership has grown to over 8,000 individual and institutional members in
2003.
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