Alt text: Poster for the launch of a specialty group called CIAO. Background is an aerial photo of small green islands in bright turquoise water. A large teal rectangle sits centered over the photo. At the top of the rectangle, a small white line of text reads: “Announcing the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Critical Islands, Archipelagos, and Oceans (CIAO) Specialty Group.” The headline “CIAO” appears huge and vertical, with four letters spaced down the left-to-right diagonal; letters are magenta-pink with a thin electric-blue outline, each slightly tilted. Body copy in the lower-left says: “CIAO seeks to advance critical, social justice, feminist, and decolonial approaches to explore the socio-ecological and geo-political conditions in oceanic spaces and seascapes in solidarity with island communities.” A bold callout near the bottom center says: “Please support our launch!” The final line reads: “Go to your AAG dashboard, click Add a Group, and select CIAO.” Colors: background sea is bright teal-green; overlay rectangle is teal (approx #2F8C8C); main headline letters are magenta-pink (approx #D12C8A) with electric-blue outline (approx #31B3FF); small text is white (approx #FFFFFF). Overall feel: energetic, ocean-focused, community-forward.
CIAO, and hello! AAG is thrilled to announce the launch of the newest specialty group, Critical #Islands, #Archipelagos, and #Oceans (CIAO), a scholarly and activist community committed to advancing the study of CIAO as lived spaces and geographic forms enabling for critical thought. buff.ly/p1vt9Iy