AAA & WCAA Release Statement on Peru
The AAA and Organizing Committee of the WCAA raise concerns about the violation of indigenous peoples' human, territorial and legal rights.  More here.

AAA Supports Visa Reform
AAA and 31 organizations signed onto the "Statement and Recommendations on Visa Problems Harming America's Scientific, Economic, and Security Interests."  Learn more.

AAA Advocates for Increased NEH Funding
Executive Director Bill Davis and Director of Public Affairs Damon Dozier meet with legislators to discuss funding for the National Endowment for the Humanities.  Learn more.

AAA to Host Second Advocacy Webinar of 2009
Members interested in promoting humanities related policies in their local districts should tune in on April 1, 2009.  Register here.

AAA Joins Call to End "Ideological Exclusion"
AAA signs letter to Obama Administration urging end of viewpoint-based exclusion of foreign scholars.  More here.

Friends of the Committee on Ethics Group Launched
Ad hoc body is designed to provide informal consultation to the Committee on Ethics concerning a wide range of matter.  Click for details.

Membership Approves Changes to Ethics Code
An overwhelming 87% of voters approved of the proposed changes to the ethics code.  Details are here.

AAA to Host Advocacy Webinar
Members interested in getting their voices heard by elected officials are welcome to join the AAA in its upcoming "how-to" guide to effective advocacy techniques.  Register here.

Visit your Legislator on Capitol Hill
Join AAA on National Humanities Advocacy Day to stress the importance of funding NEH and NEA to policymakers on Capitol Hill.  More info here.

Policy Briefs: A New Public Policy Resource
The AAA Committee on Public Policy is proud to introduce a new informational resource for the public policy community: The AAA Policy Brief. AAA Policy Briefs address policy issues and initiatives from an anthropological perspective, examining the insights that contemporary anthropological research contributes to policy discourse. These theme-focused briefs do not take a position on public policy issues. Instead, they introduce the reader to anthropological knowledge that is necessary for making fully-informed policy decisions.

Policy Brief #1 addresses a labor policy issue, specifically the right of employees to organize unions as outlined by the Employee Free Choice Act (H.R. 800, S. 1041). If you are interested in contributing to a future Policy Brief or in suggesting a future topic, please contact the Department of Public Affairs.

Read Policy Brief #1

For more information, please contact Damon Dozier, Director of Public Affairs at 703-528-1902 ext. 3008 or ddozier@aaanet.org.

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