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Coordinate and Affiliate Org Advocacy

Statements by Coordinate and Affiliate Organizations of the ASA

Please note that statements posted on this page represent the view of the authors and organizations who issued these statements, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the African Studies Association or its Board of Directors.

January 28, 2025Congolese Studies Association Statement on the Crisis in the Congo
March 5, 2024Queer African Studies Association Statement on Anti-LGBTI Bill in Ghana
November 14, 2021Central African Studies Association in Support of Professors Isidore Ndaywel, Thierry Nlandu Mayambu, Justin Okana
December 2, 2020Uganda Studies Group Statement on Electoral Violence in Uganda
January 14, 2019 Statement by the North American Association of Scholars on Cameroon on human rights
April 28, 2017 Joint Statement by the African Studies Association’s Women’s Caucus, the Queer African Studies Association, and the African Association for the Study of Religions in support of Dr. Stella Nyanzi

How Coordinate & Affiliate Orgs Can Submit Statements for ASA Board Advocacy Committee Review

Read our full Advocacy Policy.
ASA Coordinate or Affiliate Organizations can generate statements for consideration by the Committee. The request should include documentation of the advocacy issue so that the Advocacy Committee members have the information at hand to evaluate the relevance to the ASA Policy guidelines stated in its policy (ethical, academic freedom, and human rights issues relevant to the field of African Studies). When all materials have been provided, and if the Advocacy Committee determines that the statement should be endorsed or written by the ASA, the Chair of the Advocacy Committee will forward it to the ASA Executive Committee within one week for their review, approval and dissemination. The Advocacy Committee and the Secretariat may take the necessary steps to verify the authenticity and accuracy of any statement to be endorsed by the ASA.