-
Dialogues On The Quarantined Earth: Waiting For …?
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…
-
Statement on COVID-19 Pandemic
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…
-
How Borders Work: Colombian, Mexican + Mediterranean Frontiers
This event brings together writers and activists from the Colombia-Panama, US-Mexico and Mediterranean borders. Between them, they have decades of experience documenting and opposing the global reach of border militarization. Our speakers will discuss the role of borders as instruments of race and class warfare in the service of…
-
Science for the People hosts Güakiá Colectivo Agroecológico in Indiana
The Güakiá Colectivo Agroecológico is a community project and farm cooperative in Puerto Rico that hosted a “Solidarity Brigade” from Science for the People (SftP) in the summer of 2018. As a follow-up to the brigade, and to continue supporting Güakiá , SftP members in Indiana arranged for two Güakiá…
-
‘Mubarak On Our Mind’: The Popular Uprising in Puerto Rico [Part II]
In Part I of the interview, JunteGente organizers Bernat Tort and JuanCarlos “Juanqui” Rivera Ramos discussed the motivations, factors, and historical context for the Puerto Rico uprising with SftP member Lala Peñaranda. We examined the different demands following Ricky’s July 24th resignation announcement and looked at the movement’s conscious decision to step…
-
“You Don’t Fuck With Our Dead”: The Popular Uprising in Puerto Rico [Part I]
On Tuesday, July 9, eleven pages of encrypted messages between Rosselló and high-ranking officials were released. Thousands of Puerto Ricans filled the streets in San Juan. On Saturday, the Center for Investigative Journalism released nearly 900 additional pages of leaked documents, reiterating what Puerto Ricans already know from colonial rule,…
-
Science for the People’s first Solidarity Brigade to Puerto Rico
After Hurricane Maria made shore on archipelago of Puerto Rico in the early hours of September 20, 2017, the island struggled to adapt to new realities. Maria’s Category 4 winds of over 150 mph shaped the landscape unlike any other natural phenomenon before. The storm shocked Puerto Rico. The Island…
-
Help Us Launch “The Return of Radical Science”
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…
-
Coca isn’t the Problem; Glyphosate isn’t the Solution: How the Debate around Aerial Fumigations Diverts Attention from Peace Agreement Alternatives
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…
-
Atlanta Chapter Report
If it hasn’t been clear before, the latest IPCC report has put the crisis in plain view: life on Earth as we know is threatened, and the window of opportunity to avoid the worst is closing quickly. We have a seemingly vanishing timeframe of only twelve years to halve our…