A fine, light rain has fallen, still caught and held by fan-shaped leaves of the gingko trees along the avenue. There is an earthy smell in the air. The day started cooly enough, but warmed-up quite suddenly so that by ten o'clock I already feel that little pool of sweat forming in the small of my back, reminding me...
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The "magical year" 1968 initiated a trend in Holland toward democratization, especially within the university. One of the results of the student movement that brought about many such changes at the university was the Science Shop, whose development we wish to describe in this article.
How do health activists institute change in the medical system? A problem commonly faced by them is whether to work to improve a basically sexist and oppressive medical care system or to create their own structures. Does it make sense to institute short range reforms or to struggle for long term radical change? By...
It is often asked in Science for the People whether it is possible to do science for the people now or whether it will only be possible to do so after society has been radically transformed. SftP has published articles on doing science for the people, but only in countries with socialist governments and with very...
The following is the concluding half of a two-part article. The first part appeared in the previous issue of SftP, May/June 1979 issue.
Science for the People was founded in the late 1960's by a group of scientists and engineers opposed to U.S. intervention in the Vietnamese struggle for national liberation. Now, almost ten years later, we are pleased to report on science education and scientific research in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. The...
A very successful Western Regional Conference was held in San Francisco on Saturday, February 24, 1979. About 40 SftP members came together representing chapters from way down Los Angeles/Irvine way to the outer reaches of the San Francisco Bay Area. The preparation of an agenda and chapter reports well before the...
After ten years, Science for the People came together for our first international conference. Fifty individuals and chapter representatives from California, Texas, Illinois, Missouri, New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Washington D. C., Massachusetts, Florida, and Montreal, Canada met in Ann Arbor, Michigan on the...
In the last year, the attacks on affirmative action programs have sharply escalated. The Bakke decision overturned educational programs based on admissions quotas for minorities and women. This will cut back the limited gains in access to higher education won in the 1960's. In another case, since dismissed, Sears...
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