Advocacy Efforts from Colleague Organizations
Round-ups:
Roundup: Statements/Responses to Executive Order on “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History”
Trump Executive Order Tracker (Managed and updated by ACRA)
Surveys:
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Stories of Impact Survey
National Trust for Historic Preservation: Share your story of how the National Park Service has helped protect historic places in your community
NPPN Member Survey: How Can We Help You Right Now?
AASLH Survey (American Association for State and Local History): Disruption Impact Survey
SAA Hosting an Anonymous Survey for Archaeologists
Letters and Statements:
APT: Executive Director Responds to Current Events and Their Impacts on Preservation and APT (April 2025)
Landmarks Illinois’ statement Re: Ongoing federal actions dismantling preservation programs (March 2025)
Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Trump’s Executive Order on the Smithsonian (March 2025)
National Parks Conservation Association: Parks Group Responds to Executive Order Targeting American History (March 2025)
American Historical Association: Historians Defend the Smithsonian (March 2025)
Society for American Archaeology’s letter to Secretary Doug Bergum
Coalition Letter to Secretary Doug Bergum
SAA Letter to Chairman Westerman and Ranking Member Huffman
News Release from NATHPO re Tribal Consultation and National Energy Emergency
ACHP and National Energy Emergency EO
Calls to Action:
National Parks Conservation Association’s Call to Action: Protection National Park Service Staff
What we advocated for at Advocacy Week:
- Historic Preservation Fund Reauthorization
- Historic Tax Credit enhancement
- Historic trades and apprenticeships
- Sound historic preservation policies