Geographers Make a Difference
The AAG has an obligation to illuminate the importance of geography to our elected officials as they work toward comprehensive and systemic change. Our nation’s history with race is intertwined with geography at every chapter, and public policy that aims to advance equality and rectify deep-seated injustice must take into account geospatial history and context.
On the Forces that Shape Police Brutality
Read AAG’s letter to members about geographers’ roles in recognizing and documenting the structural biases that lead to police brutality.
Read the letterAAG’s Statement on Academic Freedom
AAG stands with our colleagues, scholars, and students in the face of state-sponsored attacks on diversity initiatives and on critical studies of racial inequity across the U.S.
Read the statement