A Statement Regarding the Violence at the US Capitol

Yesterday’s violent storming of the US Capitol was terrifying and disheartening. It was also the culmination of several years’ worth of indifference to a festering climate of fear and hate, foretold by anthropologist Sarah Kendzior among others, whose seriousness was discounted or dismissed altogether by too many people for far too long. Today is a day of reflection and contemplation, about anti-racism and social justice, about scholarship and activism, about the importance of equitable, inclusive democratic institutions, about making the world safe for difference. But it is not only a one-day affair; it must live on and grow in strength. Today we must redouble our commitment to using our scholarship, practice, and teaching and, together, advance us on the path towards a more just and sustainable world.