We, the undersigned, wish to affirm our solidarity with Professor Hage during this difficult time. He remains a leading voice in global debates about racism and ethno-nationalism. We extend that solidarity to all those who, like Ghassan, work to deepen understanding of intellectual and ideological processes that threaten the rights and dignity of people everywhere. As Australian or Australia-based scholars, teachers and students, we call on our own academic institutions to protect intellectual freedoms at a time when free speech is increasingly under threat elsewhere.