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DC Metro Science for the People: Continuing our Legacy in the 21st Century! Session 2, Panel 8

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Science for the People (Organization) University of Massachusetts AmherstSocial Thought and Political Economy Program Schwartzman, David Zara, Jane Fleming, Joanne Tharakan, John

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A panel from the Science for the People: The 1970s and Today conference discussing the work of the DC Metro Science for the People group, including topics relating to corporate development, patents, and conservation. Organized by David Schwartzman. Jane Zara, National Lawyers Guild, DC Statehood Green Party, DC Metro SftP, presented "Our DC Metro SFTP History; How to Combat the Expropriation, Appropriation and Privatization of Biological Resources." Joanne Fleming, Student at the University of the District of Columbia, Health-Care Worker, Human Rights/Peace Activist, DC Metro SftP, presented "Links between Science and Community Activism in the Struggle to Save McMillan Park." John Tharakan, Professor of Engineering, Howard University, DC Metro SftP, presented "Criteria for Appropriate Technology."
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  1. Natural Resources
  2. Science
  3. Science For The People (Organization)
  4. Social Aspects

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