Resolutions
Resolution on the Impending Invasion of Iraq
Adopted by the CAA Board of Directors on February 23, 2003.
We artists, art historians, and art professionals of the Board of Directors of the College Art Association are deeply concerned about the threat to human life, cultural heritage, and freedom of expression in the name of patriotism and the war on terrorism, particularly as the prospect of war in Iraq gains momentum.
The curtailment of civil liberties and human rights at home and abroad has a direct impact on our members and our ability to achieve CAA’s core values and goals to create open forums that encourage international dialogue and open exchange of different points of view.
We are deeply concerned about the fate of that country’s archaeological sites, antiquities, and cultural property. In 1972, CAA urged the United States to ratify the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, and we reaffirm that aim today.
In addition, current policies also have serious implications for government funding for the arts and humanities, higher education, philanthropy, freedom of expression, and conditions in the university, museum, and other workplace environments of CAA members.
