Science in Resistance: The Scientist Rebellion for Climate Justice

Book event with author Fernando Racimo.

In April 2022, hundreds of scientists rose in civil disobedience, breaking the law in more than twenty-eight countries. Risking arrest, they glued their hands to roads, blocked government and corporate buildings, and chained themselves to the White House fence. In his brand new book Science in Resistance, Associate Professor Fernando Racimo provides a first-person account of the Scientist Rebellion, a growing international movement of researchers stepping beyond conventional roles to alert the public about the need for action in the climate emergency. Combining personal stories, interviews with frontline activists, and insights from research on direct action and academia, he explores the challenges scientists face when taking a stand for climate and social justice.

At this book event, Fernando discusses the central points of Science in Resistance with Frederik Appel Olsen, reflecting on the role of the scientist-activist and the many ways in which academic institutions today are complicit in climate breakdown.

The discussion will be followed by a reception with some light refreshments, where it will be possible to purchase the book.

	Fernando Racimo Associate Professor Section for Molecular Ecology and Evolution Globe Institute University of Copenhagen
	Frederik Appel Olsen Postdoc Center for Applied Ecological Thinking University of Copenhagen

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