Introduction

As the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) starts gearing up for their 2023 conference, Alexa and Yoel debate some of the organization's recent efforts to be more anti-racist and politically engaged. First, the co-hosts discuss debate over moving the conference from its originally scheduled location (Atlanta, Georgia) due to the state's restrictive abortion laws. They consider how boycotting (or, as SPSP ultimately decided, not boycotting) fits with the organization's mission and identity. Second, they examine SPSP's new submission evaluation criteria, which reward submissions for promoting equity, inclusion, and anti-racism. Yoel and Alexa are largely divided on both topics, but Yoel provides at least one improvement they can agree on.

Links:

• Two Psychologists Four Beers on Untappd
• Demonstrating Our Commitment to Anti-Racism Through Programming and Events | Society for Personality and Social Psychology
• SPSP Diversity Statistics
• Georgia's strict abortion law could take effect soon. Here's what the law does. - Georgia Recorder
• Views on whether abortion should be legal, and in what circumstances, in U.S. | Pew Research Center
• Stacey Abrams Urges Hollywood to Stay and Fight Anti-Abortion Laws in Georgia
• We Didn't Start the Fire - YouTube