Tag - 1970

Unemployment of Scientists and Engineers

Unemployment in the United States rose to 5.5% in September of this year and there is every indication that it will increase further. The last time a similiar level of unemployment prevailed was in the early sixties before the escalation of the Vietnam War. However, in today's situation a new dimension has been added...

Statistics for the People

Did you know that: .....It is estimated that one million illegal abortions are performed in the U.S. each year, as compared with 10,000 hospital abortions? (R.E. Hall, M.D., President of the Association for the Study of Abortion and Professor at Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons) .....in New York City, no...

History of SESPA

SESPA is a crazy abbreviation for an organization. Try it. Try and pronounce it. But January 1969, when Scientists for Social and Political Action carne aborning, we weren't thinking much about the pronounciability of our name. Mike Goldhaber, Marty Perl, Marc Ross, and Charlie Schwartz, after a year of struggle had...

Important Notice: Political Action

Political action is being organized for the December meeting of the AAA$ to be held between Xmas and New Year's at the Conrad Hilton, Sheraton-Blackstone and Pick-Congress Hotels in Chicago.

About This Issue

Vol. II, No. 4 of Science for the People is the largest, and we think best, issue so far. In keeping with our desire to serve political action needs there are articles on some of the problems that will be (and some that won't be) raised at the AAA$ meetings in Chicago, December 26-30, 1970, such as the history of...

Proposed Legislation Threatens to Silence Scientists

The Defense Facilities and Industrial Securities Act of 1970 now pending in the Senate would require security clearance for workers in, “any plant, factory, industry, public utility, mine, laboratory, educational institution, research organization, railroad, airport, pier, waterfront installation, canal, dani bridge...

Subscriptions to Science for the People and Membership in SESPA

SESPA is defined by its activities. People who participate in the (mostly local) activities consider themselves members. Of course, there are people who through a variety of circumstances are not in a position to be active but who would like to maintain contact. They also consider themselves members. The magazine...

About This Issue: What Happened

In August Vol.II, #2 of SESPA Newsletter became SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE "scheduled to be issued the second week of the even-numbered months." About 5000 copies have now been distributed and the response is most encouraging. In our mail are many statements of support and requests for additional copies. Money is...

Statistics for the People

Did you know that: .....the Sunday edition of the New York Times, which consists mostly of advertising, consumes 150 acres of forest every week.

Computer Professionals for Peace

Computer Professionals for Peace is a national organization of workers in the computer field. Local groups meet in New York City, Boston, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Initially the group formed in opposition to the war in Vietnam. Presently we concern ourselves with many other issues related to the computer industry:...