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In this time of escalated imperialist aggression by the United States and its allies, Cuba faces renewed threat of military aggression, compounding more than six decades of counter-insurgency and illegal blockades led by the United States. It is imperative that we uphold the Cuban people’s fight for liberation, itself situated in a long history of … Continue reading "SftP Statement on Cuba"
On March 15th, we launched a petition to boycott the 2026 International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in Philadelphia in light of the Trump administration’s belligerent violence escalating around the world. Since then, we have garnered over 1800 signatures (and counting) from mathematicians around the world who share our discontent with the dismissive responses by decision-makers … Continue…
Members of the Indiana University Board of Trustees and the IU Foundation: As scientists, educators, and workers committed to the liberation of knowledge production from systems of profit and oppression, we at Science for the People– Bloomington stand in solidarity with the IU Divestment Coalition’s demand for an ethics clause in institutional investment, and call … Continue reading "Statement…
In its monstrous assault upon the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people on January 3, the United States has kidnapped president Nicholás Maduro Moros and first lady Cilia Flores, killing at least 100 people. Leading up to this operation, the US extrajudicially murdered at least 123 people in strikes in and around the Caribbean and intensified … Continue reading "Solidarity with Venezuelan…
In the period shortly after Oct 7th, a vigil was held on Boston Common, where MIT Physics Professor Dr. Or Hen gave a speech inviting any community members to come to him, to speak their concerns and build community.[1] This is the origin story of Kalaniyot, a US-Israeli academic initiative, as told by Dr. Hen’s … Continue reading "Kalaniyot"
Introduction Engineering, especially in the US, has been critical in enabling mass violence inflicted on people both in and outside the US. The American military-industrial complex has been a central driver of both industry and engineering education, evidenced by Olin College’s roots in ammunition manufacturing—Franklin W. Olin’s businesses were major military contractors. At the same … Continue…
Nearly a decade after the slogan “Believe Science” became popularized, the established scientific profession is once again called upon by the opposition to the second Trump administration to take a political stance. Whereas the first such “defense of science” in 2017 confronted conspiratorial dismissals of the scientific consensus on climate change and science education, the … Continue reading…
“Wonder and the Life of Palestinian Astronomy,” an article from Volume 23, Issue 1: Science Under Occupation from the print magazine of our organization, was featured in the lab assignment materials of an astronomy course at Columbia University. It was selected in an effort to highlight the privilege that students and academics in the United … Continue reading "Science is Never Apolitical"
EN / FR As Amazon prepares to shutter its operations in Québec, laying off over 4,500 Amazon workers and partnered delivery workers, Science for the People, No Tech for Apartheid, and the Tech Workers’ Coalition stand in solidarity with affected workers and endorse the “Ici, on boycott Amazon” campaign at boycottamazon.ca. The recently unionized DXT-4 … Continue reading "Science for the People, No…
EN / FR Alors qu’Amazon se prépare à fermer ses opérations au Québec, licenciant jusqu’à 4 500 travailleur∙euses d’Amazon et des partenaires de livraison, Science for the People, No Tech for Apartheid, et Tech Workers Coalition témoignent leur solidarité avec les travailleur∙euses touché∙es et appuient la campagne « Ici, on boycotte Amazon » à boycottamazon.ca. … Continue reading "Science for the…
