Hi:

I also strongly agree with Len.

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From: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org> on behalf of Evan Koblentz via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org>
Date: Wednesday, 8 April 2026 at 23:24
To: Len Shustek <len@shustek.com>, members@sigcis.org <members@sigcis.org>
Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Possible coordination re AHA Call for papers


It's plausible to examine the impact of computing on this part of history.

And as a (sane) American Jew, I hate what my country and Israel are doing right now.

But I strongly agree with Len that our sig an an entity should STAY OUT of the whole deal.

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-------- Original message --------
From: Len Shustek via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org>
Date: 4/8/26 5:03 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: members@sigcis.org
Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Possible coordination re AHA Call for papers

This is a terrible idea. The issue is complicated and has nothing to do with the SIGCIS mission.
If SIGCIS as an organization writes such a letter you will lose some longtime members, including me.

Would you next release statements about the situation in Sudan? Congo? Myanmar? Ukraine? Bangladesh? Uyghur China? There is no shortage of terrible things happening all over the world.

Len Shustek


At 07:30 PM 3/30/2026, Alexander Monea via Members wrote:
Hi All,

I'd also like to support the statement that Theodora proposes and would be happy to assist her and Cass and anyone else in drafting it.

Best,
Alex

From: Members <members-bounces@lists.sigcis.org> on behalf of Cassius Adair via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org>
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2026 10:04 PM
To: Theodora J Dryer <theodora.dryer@nyu.edu>
Cc: members@sigcis.org <members@sigcis.org>
Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] Possible coordination re AHA Call for papers

I am in support of the statement that Theodora proposes here, and would be happy to help draft such an anti-war statement through the lens of computer history.

On Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 7:01 PM Theodora J Dryer via Members <members@lists.sigcis.org > wrote:
...
Speaking of our role in history. What do you all think about SIGCIS finally drafting a statement against the ongoing genocide in Palestine and now the US-Israeli imperial war on Iran?

Given that we are witnesses to these atrocities, and scholars of how the military machinery works, I believe together we can write a powerful and lasting statement as computing historians.

Thank you,
Theodora