Conference_Science for the People: The 1970s and Today (April 11-13, 2014)
Byoungyoon Kim
Science for the People: The 1970s and Today
11-13 April 2014, UMass, Amherst
Preliminary Program (subject to change)
(all events free and open to the public… check back for updates!)
Friday, April 11
7:00-9:00 p.m., “Science for the People: Stories from the Movement” — Former members of Science for the People will be interviewed by UMass students and will respond to questions. Including Herb Fox, Michael Goldhaber, Dick Lewontin, Al Weinrub, and others…
Saturday, April 12
9:00-11:30 a.m., Plenary Panel: “The History and Lasting Significance of Science for the People” — Historians and social scientists discuss key aspects of SftP’s history and legacy, with comments from SftP members and public discussion to follow. Including Kelly Moore, Melanie McCalmont, and others…
1:00-2:30 p.m., 3 concurrent panels (scroll down for list of panels being organized)
3:00-4:30 p.m., 3 concurrent panels (scroll down for list of panels being organized)
5:00 – 6:30 p.m., KEYNOTE LECTURE. John Vandermeer, member of Science for the People and Asa Gray Distinguished University Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. TITLE TBA.
Sunday, April 13
9:00-10:30 a.m., 3 concurrent panels (scroll down for list of panels being organized)
11:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m., Closing plenary: “SftP 2.0… Where do we go from here?”
1:00-WHO KNOWS? Stick around to talk, document the history of the movement, and plan for the future
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Panels to Come!
We are still in the preliminary stages of organizing. Panels and panelists subject to change!
Science and ideology (Organizers: Abha Sur and Katherine Yih)
Dick Levins, Harvard School of Public Health, Founding member of Science for Vietnam and SftP in Chicago. Topic: Class science and scientific truth
Abha Sur, MIT. Topic: TBD
Doug Boucher, Union of Concerned Scientists; Early member of SftP in Ann Arbor. Topic: The influence of science-as-social-relations and other radical science philosophies on SftP in Ann ADSrbor
Women and science (Organizer: Donna Riley)
Banu Subramaniam, UMass
Angie Willey, UMass
Amy Slaton, Drexel University
Donna Riley, Smith College
The Militarization of Science: SftP’s Historical Impact and Current Challenges (Organizer: Elke Heckner)
Jonathan King. SftP member. MIT. Topic: SftP and Biological Weapons Convention
Steve Nadel. SftP member. Topic: Livermore Action Group
Frances Crowe. Local activist. Topic: Opposing anthrax research at UMass
Elke Heckner. UC Berkeley. Topic: The militarization of PTSD
Computer technology (Organizer: Robert Shapiro)
Joan Greenbaum, Professor Emerita – City University of New York.Topic: The history of Computer People for Peace; and Participatory Design
Climate change and energy technology and policy (Organizer: Brian Tokar)
Rachel Smolker, Biofuelwatch & Energy Justice Network
David Schwartzman, Howard University (emeritus)
Michael Dorsey, Wesleyan University
Brian Tokar, University of Vermont & Institute for Social Ecology
Food and Agriculture (Organizer: Sigrid Schmalzer)
Brian Schultz, Hampshire College
Sue Tafler, Member of Science for the People. “An SftP High School Curriculum: Feed, Need, Greed–Food, Resources, & Population“
Marg Reeves, SftP member, Pesticide Action Network. Topic: “Grassroots science” and pesticides
Mike Hansen, SftP member, Consumers Union. Topic: TBD
Toxics and Occupational and Public Health (Organizer: Frank Mirer)
Frank Bove CDC-ATSDR
Scott Schneider, LHSFNA
David Kotelchuck, PSC-CUNY and Hunter
Frank Mirer, former UAW and Hunter
Health, medicine, pro- and anti-people healthcare models, etc. (Organizer: Robert Shapiro)
Myths of Race and Gender (Organizer: Alan Goodman)
Teaching Social Justice in Science (Organizer: Florence Sullivan)
Roberta Garner (formerly, Roberta Ash). SftP member. DePaul University. “Reclaiming Territory: Teaching Statistics, Methods, and Online Courses.”
Ron Eglash. RPI. Anti-racism work in Math and Computer Science.
SftP in the World (Organizers: Sigrid Schmalzer and Minna Barrett)
Ivette Perfecto. SftP member, University of Michigan. Topic: SftP and Nicaragua
Minna Barrett. SftP member, SUNY Old Westbury. Topic: SftP and China
Dave Culver. SftP member. Topic: Science and Vietnam
Dianne Rocheleau. Topic: Solidarity with indigenous people resisting eviction