Sociologists for Palestine

@soc4pal.bsky.social

Sociologists for Palestine (S4P) is a democratic and plural collective of sociologists who support the cause of Palestinian liberation. sociologistsforpalestine.org

@eidlin.bsky.social rocking S4P's pin and showing support for Palestine 🇵🇸 We will be sharing more pins at our alternative conference in August. Another great reason to #boycottASA😉 There are many ways to support, and we appreciate how sociologists are showing up in this moment!

Barry Eidlin@eidlin.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Academic Conference Fashion Report, @cawls-acets.bsky.social 2026 Edition, Day 3: The conference wrapped with some great panels. Most notable for me was a two-part session on “The State of Canadian Labour” 1/

Hundreds of sociologists are refusing to accept an undemocratic ASA. Join the boycott of ASA's annual conference and make the voices of our membership heard! #BoycottASA

Mike McCarthy@itsmccarthy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Unfortunately, I will not be at the ASA meetings tto accept it. Instead, I will be respecting the @soc4pal.bsky.social boycott. The leadership has stifled democracy within the organization by suppressing member's voices on the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Democracy is power. We must rebuild it.

We are finally seeing ASA leadership recognize the ASA meeting boycott and its impacts, to the point where they're extending the deadline to June 15, and committing to an early council meeting to "work towards a resolution." Keep up the pressure! As we've been saying, boycotts work!

We look forward to seeing many members in New York in August for the 2026 ASA Annual Meeting. It is shaping up to be an engaging meeting, and we're excited about the program that has come together.

We extend a sincere thank you to the many volunteers who have contributed their time and energy to making this program possible by organizing panels, reviewing submissions, and supporting the meeting in so many ways. These efforts are meaningful and truly appreciated.

We understand that some members are choosing to boycott the meeting, while others plan to participate in person as originally intended. If your paper was accepted, you will have a scheduled room and time to present as listed in the online program. This includes sessions where organizers, presiders, or other panelists have chosen not to participate, even if fewer papers are ultimately presented. Please note that to have a presentation count as part of the 2026 Annual Meeting, participants must be registered and follow ASA registration policies, including those for remote presentations.

The registration deadline for participants listed on the online Annual Meeting program has been extended to Monday, June 15 to provide additional time to consider the information shared in this email. If you intend to present at the Annual Meeting as scheduled, please register by June 15 (before 11:59 p.m. EST).

Finally, we know this has been a challenging period for our association, and we sincerely appreciate your patience and continued engagement. Your feedback and concerns are being heard and taken seriously. We, along with Council, have been listening closely and are engaged in ongoing, thoughtful conversations about how best to move forward. Council will meet in June, ahead of its regularly scheduled August meeting, to support this ongoing effort to work toward a resolution.

Please reach out to us directly if you have questions.

Best,
Heather M. Washington
ASA Executive Director
Shelley J. Correll
ASA President

On May 27, join us for an interactive session, where attendees will have the opportunity to engage S4P organizers directly on issues including boycott logistics, tactics and strategy, and support of junior scholars. Let’s show ASA what democracy looks like! TINYURL.COM/5RTW5EKX

AGAINST GENOCIDE
WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT IT?
A Conversation with Sociologists for Palestine

In this interactive session, attendees will have the opportunity to engage S4P organizers directly on issues including boycott logistics, tactics and strategy, and support of junior scholars.

Though the panelists will provide brief preliminary remarks on why they joined S4P and support the boycott, the emphasis will be on a collective give and take. In doing so, we hope to create a space that prefigures the kind of democratic association we want the ASA to be.

Cedric De Leon
Heba Gowayed
Zachary Levenson
Roi Livne

MAY 27
8:30AM1-10AM (PDT) | 10:30AM-12PM (CDT) | 11:30AM-1PM (EDT)
ZOOM RSVP:
TINYURL.COM/5RTW5EKX
Read our #BoycottASA FAQ:
sociologiststorpalestine.org/asa-boycott
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