SRTI Actions in 2025 – Part 1
Actions matter! Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island rose to many of the challenges of 2025, showing up to challenge the climate backsliding, the attacks on science, and the rise of authoritarianism…
Nonviolence Makes Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island Strong
Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island is commited to nonviolence. Research shows that nonviolent resistance campaigns were more than twice as effective as violent ones. There is a long tradition of nonviolent movements for change.
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False Profit: How Fossil Fuels Shape Canadians’ Cost of Living
Canadians have spoken out time and time again how increased groceries, energy, and home prices continue to hurt us. If Canadian politicians want to seriously address the cost of living crisis for their Canadian constituents, a divestment from fossil fuels must be on their list of priorities.
Talking Mass Mobilization at the April SRTI Salon
The first Earth Day in 1970 was a response to catastrophic pollution. About 10% of the US population marched in the streets. Recent mass mobilizations have been a response to attempts to dismantle many advances made since 1970. How do we use this moment to galvanize mass mobilization and direct action?
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Standing Up for Science and Against Extraction
The second weekend of March, SRTI activists joined Stand Up for Science (across the US and around the world) and CERA Week (in Houston, TX). In the US and around the world, academics are being attacked for their activism. We continue to show up, and to advocate for nonviolent direct action.
Operational Security for Direct Activists
Our March 2025 Salon conversation was about operational security (OPSEC) and how to improve our security culture. The opening question “What is the biggest threat to our work?” sparked responses that converged on the theme of trust - in one another and in our institutional structures. Surveillance, including through infiltration of our groups by bad actors, is a major concern.
Scientist Rebellion NYC Has Taken Over the Museum
Scientist Rebellion NYC want people to know that the American Museum of Natural History has a greenwashing problem. We brought the real climate science into AMNH, using DIY non-damaging Clingons. Learn how you can do it too.
Punking Private Jets
One scientist's story of becoming an online disruptor, mocking private jet companies for their callous excesses and climate harm. Includes great examples and resources for trying this yourself.
Cornell on Fire Says “Don’t Look Away”
Cornell On Fire actions condemn university administration’s silence and silencing in the face of an existential crisis. We call on Cornell to declare a climate emergency. We blindfolded and gagged the statue of Cornell founder and adorned him with a message to those in power at Cornell: “The science is clear. Don’t look away. Don’t muzzle protesters. Declare a Climate Emergency."
Federal Grant and Loan Freeze Puts Science in Jeopardy
On Monday, January 27, the acting Director of the US Office of Management and Budget tried to put a freeze on grants and loans that many researchers rely upon. The new federal administration in the US is apparently attempting to suppress the ability of scientists to speak the truth.
The Impacts of Agriculture on Water Policy in California
A tiny fish, the Delta smelt, became a misunderstood symbol of California water policy. A California-based scientist who studied the impacts of dairy farming on water and air quality explains why the smelt is significant for understanding water quality in the Delta, and a major driver of California water shortages: Big Ag.
Rapid Response Action Team Activates
RRAT, the Rapid Response Action Team, was created to fight the silence and make the connections between catastrophe, climate and cause when bad things happen. RRAT is creating a library of videos, press releases, facts and talking points we can use in this fight for truth. We have decades of science predicting these climate-change-intensified disasters to back us up.