Science for the People express our support for Dr. Valentina Azarova and for the Canadian Association of University Teachers’ (CAUT) censure of the University of Toronto. As detailed by CAUT in this report explaining the decision to censure, “Dr. Azarova specializes in legal and human rights issues arising from immigration detention, the arms trade, and …
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The United States has entered a severe and dangerous phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases and deaths are surging, and many areas are facing critical shortages in hospital facilities and staff. The gap in the hardships experienced by minority and low-income people compared to the rest of the population continues to widen, with those …
The following are a list of webinars and readings to complement the discussion of “The Science We Have and The Science We Need: Internationalism in the Pandemic,” our own webinar, co-hosted by Ciencia para el Pueblo. Suggested readings: Curated readings by the SftP COVID-19 Resources Working Group. Who Benefits From Corona? A Manifesto for the …
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Science Education and the pandemic of human/sciences From an Indian Researcher trying to make sense of Science and Society Original screenplay and Illustrations by the author Departing spring. Light, unsettling breeze of the cruelest April bellows the curtains. It is some hour late in the afternoon. A room in an unnamed urban metropolis of India. …
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SftP Statement on COVID-19 Pandemic The COVID-19 Pandemic has generated multiple crises across healthcare, economic, and social systems in the U.S. and across the world. Progressive and radical organizations must rise to meet the immediate challenges of these crises, while also working to replace the failing systems that gave rise to them. We must …
Hey Science for the People! We’re really excited to share that we’ve launched a fundraiser to return Science for the People magazine to print starting with our relaunch issue this May. Donate to the fundraiser – http://kck.st/2HrLcIP From 1969 to 1989, Science for the People served as the forceful voice for a generation of scientists seeking to …
In Colombia, the herbicide glyphosate is once again making headlines after right-wing President Iván Duque urged Congress to overturn a 2015 ban on aerial fumigations intended to eradicate coca cultivations. This comes as the Duque administration seeks to back-out of the 2016 Peace Agreement by objecting to the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), a …
A look back at the archives of Science for the People and its writings on the occupational health and safety movement in the United States. Gail Robson & Taylor Lampe, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health Science for the People’s publication began in 1969, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (also known as OSHA) …
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[Read about Science for the People’s #NoTechForICE actions] Over the previous months, technology workers have demonstrated remarkable courage and solidarity by raising their voices and organizing to stop the use of their technology to support the malicious operations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE). We salute the organizers of these efforts and …
Science for the People’s Science for Puerto Rico Working Group is leading a solidarity brigade to the island, July 19-29, 2018. While a new hurricane season has begun, Puerto Ricans still face many frontline struggles in infrastructure, food, and housing in the wake of Hurricane Maria. The volunteers in this brigade will contribute to ongoing …
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