If You Are Not at the Table You Are on the Menu: How to Be an Advocate for Historical Archaeology in Today’s Political Environment – Second Round

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This is an abstract from the "If You Are Not at the Table You Are on the Menu: How to Be an Advocate for Historical Archaeology in Today’s Political Environment – Second Round" session, at the 2019 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

This session was held at the 2018 SHA annual meeting. Given the continuing political environment, we felt the need to continue the discussion in 2019. As noted in 2018, we must all be advocates for historical archaeology. In this working session, you will learn the ins and outs of being an advocate for historical archaeology. After a review of the current threats to historical archaeology in the United States, we will break into small groups to discuss:

How and where should you meet your Congressional and state representatives, and agencies?

How do ou convey the value of historical archaeology in a way they will understand and appreciate?

How can you partner with others to promote the value of historical archaeology to government decision-makers?

Each group will be facilitated by an expert in advocacy. You will also receive a package of materials that will help you in your future advocacy efforts.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• If You Are Not at the Table You Are on the Menu: How to Be an Advocate for Historical Archaeology in Today’s Political Environment – Second Round   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2019

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