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<div class="gmail_quote">American Anthropological Association passes
resolution asking for a different Administration position regarding
Honduras: <br>
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style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Dear AAA Member:</span></p>
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style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">As the Secretary of the
American Anthropological Association, I am pleased to report to you the
results of our latest ballot initiative. At the most recent annual
meeting, a resolution was adopted at the business meeting by a quorum
of members. This resolution, in short, asks that the AAA denounce the
current human rights violations and support Hondurans that have
resisted and continue to resist the June 28, 2009 military coup in
their country. The resolution also calls for the support of efforts by
progressive forces to facilitate a peaceful and diplomatic solution to
the ongoing crisis.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Just over eight percent (8%)
of the membership voted on this ballot, and the ballot passed, with 656
members voting in support and 166 voting against. Based on the passage
of the resolution, AAA is now committed to urge President Obama and
Members of the United States Congress to do the following:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Acknowledge and condemn the
human rights violations that have been committed by the de facto
government in Honduras since the June 28<sup>, </sup>2009 coup d’ etat;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Give support to progressive
forces in Honduras striving to create a real democracy and provide
support not received from the international community;</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Work with allied countries to
find a peaceful and democratic solution to the ongoing crisis in
Honduras; and</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Join other Latin American
countries in withholding recognition of individuals selected in a
subsequent election held November 29, 2009</span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Voting on the resolution
began January 18, 2010 and ended February 19, 2010. Full text of the
resolution, along with comments provided by members, is available on
the AAA blog at the following URL: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
title="blocked::http://blog.aaanet.org/2009/12/17/aaa-honduras-resolution-vote-jan-xx/"
href="http://blog.aaanet.org/2009/12/17/aaa-honduras-resolution-vote-jan-xx/"
target="_blank">http://blog.aaanet.org/2009/12/17/aaa-honduras-resolution-vote-jan-xx/</a></span></p>
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style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">I thank you for your
participation in this process, and I look forward to communicating with
you all very soon.</span></p>
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style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Best,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span
style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">Debra Martin</span></p>
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style="font-family: 'Garamond','serif';">AAA Secretary</span></p>
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-- <br>
Doug Hertzler<br>
Associate Professor of Anthropology<br>
Eastern Mennonite University<br>
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Associate Director<br>
Washington Community Scholars' Center<br>
836 Taylor Street NE<br>
Washington, DC 20017<br>
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(202) 529-5378<br>
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