There has been much discussion about boycotting the 2024 AAA Conference because it will be held in Florida, now known as DeSantis land.
We contend, however, there are few safe spaces left anywhere in this country — anti-Blackness, anti-immigration, anti-indigenous, anti-trans and homophobic sentiments and actions, including the passage of frighteningly hostile legislation, are now rampant across the American social and political landscape This is not even to mention the number of states that have enacted laws that are seriously compromising women’s reproductive health. There are very few states remaining where many of us who fall into any of these categories and others can truly feel “safe”.