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" Science for the People is a website and journal written by working scientists for scientists.
At a workshop on science in Florence on November 8th, 2002 , a few of us decided to start a magazine for Working Scientists active in the Anti Capitalist Movement, as part of the European Social Forum. The magazine will publish our experiences in popularising science in the European mainstream media, whilst at the same time attempting to give our contributions a political dimension. The purpose is to claim "Science for the People". Original articles written by ourselves and published will be republished in the magazine so each of us may learn from the experience of the others."
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Posted by: admin on Saturday, April 12, 2008 - 07:42 PM
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The UK Government has provoked a funding crisis in fundamental science, despite pumping a lot more money into science as a whole. Astronomy and Physics have been the worst hit with the announcement that the famous Jodrell Bank radio telescope will be closed together with a 10% cut in overall funding for university physics departments. Astronomy and particle physics funding faces an £80 million shortfall in cash from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) over the next three years. The Astronomer Royal Professor Martin Rees says, “The funding of the physical sciences is at a precarious state."
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Read full article: 'Stop the cuts in Physics and Astronomy' (3395 bytes more)  
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Posted by: admin on Monday, March 10, 2008 - 03:43 PM
ScientistsVsWar
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Troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan
Don’t attack Iran
End the siege of Gaza
"I really hope that on 15 March people will join the demonstration in Trafalgar Square at 12. To march against the war and march against the continued occupation which has come from this war. It had a rotten basis and nothing good will come of it."
Nick Broomfield, Documentary film maker
for more details go to www.stopwar.org.uk
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Posted by: Malcolm Povey on Tuesday, January 29, 2008 - 02:15 PM
TradeUnions
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There are a number of responses to the reality of Climate Change. One is to blame it on the individual, particularly the car driver and recommend that car drivers be priced off the roads through taxes and prohibitive car parking fees. This can be a divisive issue in workplaces where those cycling to work see car drivers as the enemy and support employers who wish to increase car parking fees. The following discussion is in the context of a debate within the University and College Union (UCU) regarding workplace parking fees.
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Read full article: 'Climate Change and the workplace' (1845 bytes more)
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Posted by: admin on Monday, December 24, 2007 - 12:45 AM
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Climate Change Trade Union Conference
9th February 2008 at the University of London Union, Malet Street. See more here .
www.climatecc.org
Get your Union to support the Campaign
Are you a member of a trade or students union? If so, we need your help!
We want to build the widest possible coalition of forces to campaign for action on climate change. Involving our unions is an important part of this.
Proposing motions of affiliation to CCC is a good way of raising the issue, and of tapping into activist (and financial) support. If you've never proposed a motion to your union before it might seem scary. But don't be intimidated - the whole point of unions is to respond to the concerns of their members.
Union affiliation fees: National £250, Regional £100, Local £25
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Posted by: admin on Monday, December 03, 2007 - 04:36 PM
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For details including transport see http://www.campaigncc.org/
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Posted by: admin on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 01:17 PM
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We think that, up to now, questions of science and democracy got unfortunately not enough attention from the forums. Therefore, our idea was to launch a call for a "World Social Forum on Science and Democracy" that would be linked to the next WSF that will take place in Belem, Brazil, in January 2009.
Please find here attached our call. You can also find it at our website http://fsm-science.org/ where it figures in several languages.
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Posted by: admin on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 10:19 PM
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Thursday 8th November,
How can we win the race against climate catastrophe ?
Public Meeting at the Friends House, 173 Euston Road, 7.00 pm with George Monbiot, author journalist and campaigner and John Sauven, Director of Greenpeace UK.
http://www.campaigncc.org/Calendar.shtml
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Posted by: admin on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 10:16 PM
Politics
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Saturday 9th February Campaign against Climate Change Trade Union Conference at the University of London Union, Malet street, London.
http://www.campaigncc.org/Calendar.shtml
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Posted by: admin on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 10:16 PM
Politics
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Saturday, December 8th
National Climate Protest, London - part of the Global Day of Action on Climate to mark the UNFCCC Climate Talks in Bali, Indonesia.
http://www.campaigncc.org/Calendar.shtml
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Posted by: Malcolm Povey on Saturday, May 12, 2007 - 09:37 PM
PopularScience
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Introduction - What is Science?
Modern Science is a product of the enlightenment and the bourgeois revolutions, depending for its development on industrialism and factory production methods for the manufacture of scientific instruments. In turn, modern capitalism could not have come into being without science (science at the crossroads - Bukharin, full reference required) For Karl Marx, Science is one of the forces of production.
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Read full article: 'Save our Sciences' (10496 bytes more)
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