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ww (Feb 17 2025 at 10:55):This Declaration is a call to action for the scholarly communication community and additional stakeholders to condemn and resist recent acts by the U.S. government to censor scholarly research.
We call on members of the worldwide scholarly communication ecosystems – researchers, policy-makers, scholarly societies, libraries, higher education and research institutions, publishers, funders, and others – to sign this Declaration to publicly condemn and resist the censorship of academic research. Please sign in your own name and/or on behalf of your organization. By signing, you commit to acting on at least one of these four recommendations:
Support instances of resistance to U.S. government censorship.
Promote venues for scholars to share, safeguard, and preserve their work, beyond the reach of censorship.
Participate in efforts to track and record instances of U.S. government censorship.
Share this Declaration broadly and encourage individuals and organizations in your communities to sign and support it.
As part of your commitment to condemn and resist, consider using the #DefendResearch hashtag.
Delayed resistance will only amplify censorship risks and cause irreparable harm. Now is the time to act!
SIGNATORIES LIST WILL BE UPDATED DAILY. It may take up to 24 hours to update the public declaration to ensure signatories' privacy requirements are met. Please note that email addresses will never be publicly shared.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenHphuS0QIp1NPpyFNMJo4dd591UEOjHHyIGzNrVco90eYwQ/viewform
John Baez (Feb 17 2025 at 17:51):Before signing petitions I always want to know who is behind them. Luckily it says on the petition who drafted it. Peter Suber is a good guy, a strong advocate of open access to research. I'm hoping Lisa Schiff is not the first Lisa Schiff that shows up on a web search.
John Baez (Feb 17 2025 at 17:53):No, she's not, unless a miracle occurred.
David Michael Roberts (Feb 17 2025 at 22:11):Yes, Peter Suber has been an advocate for Open Access for a long time, and started this list a while back https://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Journal_declarations_of_independence
David Michael Roberts (Feb 17 2025 at 22:17):