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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

#LPSC2025 might be over, but if you'd like to continue thinking about next steps and what to do next about the future of planetary science, office hours will be next Monday, 1400-1600 EDT! You can sign up here: tiny.cc/LPSC-OfficeHours

Two-tone purple square graphic, titled “are you worried about the future of planetary science?” in big purple font. Below says “Join us for Office Hours. March 17th, 14:00 - 16:00 EDT. We’ll chat about our feelings, learn how to organize & mobilize, and practice envisioning a just future for science.” In the lower left is a QR code with link tiny.cc/LPSC-OfficeHours. In the lower right is a black circle under which says “ABOLISH PLANETS” in heavy bolded font.

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

We aren’t helpless in the face of injustice! As researchers, it’s our duty to stand by our colleagues. Sign the letter to demand that Mahmoud Khalil be freed. 🇵🇸 Send a letter: shorturl.at/Lm86S Print a flyer for your department or conference: tiny.cc/FreeMahmoudF...

A dark purple graphic with white text. Title: Stand by our colleague! Free Mahmoud Khalil!
Body: Mahmoud is a recent graduate of Columbia University and a beloved Palestinian community member. On March 8, DHS agents raided his home (owned by Columbia) and detained him to an unknown location, leaving his 8-months-pregnant wife behind. The agents claimed his student visa had been revoked, even though he is a green card holder; then they claimed his green card had been revoked. Mahmoud is our colleague, and the targeting of migrant students is a part of the escalating attacks on both Palestine activism & education! Columbia’s new policy allowing ICE agents on campus must be stopped and free speech must be protected! Use this link from Deportation Defense to send a letter to the university & the government demanding Mahmoud’s immediate release.
To the right is a QR code labeled “Scan & sign.”

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

If you're at #LPSC2025 and want to talk about doing more to push back against the ongoing attacks against planetary science, join us for our office hours next Monday, 1400-1600 EDT! You can sign up here: tiny.cc/LPSC-OfficeH...

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

If you're attending #LPSC2025 and worried about the future of planetary science, Abolish Planets will be hosting open Office Hours next Monday, March 17 from 1400-1600 EDT for folks to share their stories and mobilize for the future! Let's plan for action. Register here: tiny.cc/LPSC-OfficeH...

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Don't forget to register for the Abolish Planets day school this Sunday! This day school is perfect for anyone, inside or outside the world of space exploration, who is looking to build community and learn about direct action! Registration closes Friday: abolishplanets.com/events/day-s...

A square purple graphic. Logos at the top: Abolish Planets, UCSB RAW, Caltech SJP, (Un)Common Cosmos, Palestine Space Institute, Justice in Geoscience, Palestinian Youth Movement.
Title: Abolish Planets Day School 2024
Subtitle: November 17, 10:00 to 17:45 ET.

Learn: panel discussion on science, complicity, and action

Tools: researching and power-mapping complicity

Act I: Mask of Maersk campaign activity

Act II: roleplaying conversations about mobilizing your colleagues and envisioning a just future for science

Reflect: a reflection zine workshop with Ellie Armstrong to process the day's lessons

In the lower right is a tiny link: tiny.cc/APDaySchool

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

If you've been following the #MaskOffMaersk campaign and want to learn more, PYM LA-OC-IE is hosting a training on how to get involved in this type of work at the day school next Sunday. Sign-up closes later this week, so register soon: abolishplanets.com/events/day-s...

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about: Abolish Planets, UCSB Researchers Against War, Caltech SJP, Palestine Space Institute, (Un)Common Cosmos, Justice in Geoscience, and Palestinian Youth Movement LA-OC-IE invite you to a day o…

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

The work continues. Join us, @palestinespace.bsky.social, Palestine Youth Movement, Caltech SJP, Justice in Geoscience, (Un)Common Cosmos, and more on Nov. 17 to learn how to mobilize, how to bring your peers into organizing, and how to envision a better future—then work towards that future 🇵🇸

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Registration is open for the Abolish Planets Day School 2024 on 17 November! Wondering about the scope of the day school and who it's for? This thread is for you! Don't forget to register here: abolishplanets.com/events/day-s...

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

The Abolish Planets Day School 2024 will be on November 17, with sessions focused on collective learning, planning, and action. Students, researchers and professionals across disciplines are welcome!

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

The Abolish Planets Day School 2024 will be on November 17, with sessions focused on collective learning, planning, and action. Students, researchers and professionals across disciplines are welcome!

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 18/09/2024

Calling all interested students, researchers, and professionals to attend the Abolish Planets day school next Sunday, September 29, for a day of collective learning, planning, and action! More info and registration link here: abolishplanets.com/events/day-s...

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day school 2024

about: Abolish Planets, UCSB Researchers Against War, Caltech SJP, Palestine Space Institute, (Un)Common Cosmos, Justice in Geoscience and more (TBA) invite you to a day of collective learning, planni...

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 12/06/2024

FINAL DAY to register! Our next teach-in tomorrow (June 13) is an informal roundtable to share skills and ideas about disrupting research conferences. We'll be joined by folks bringing their expertise in disrupting MIC-sponsored conferences and building alternative spaces!

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 10/06/2024

NEW: the #NoConferenceAsUsual Toolkit has email scripts, slide templates, + more to help you disrupt the normalized MIC sponsorships & exhibitions at research conferences: abolishplanets.com/noconference... Join us on 6/13 to talk more about conference disruption! abolishplanets.com/events/disru...

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 09/06/2024

Four days left to register! Our next teach-in on June 13 is an informal roundtable to share skills and ideas about disrupting the research conferences that benefit from partnerships with genocide profiteers. All welcome and from any discipline - share widely! Register by June 12. 🍉 rb.gy/4g9twk

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 06/06/2024

Reminder: join us on June 13 for a brainstorm & skillshare session on disrupting the coming season of academic/research conferences this summer and fall - which in earth science, space, and physics are overwhelmingly sponsored by defense companies profiting from genocide.

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 20/05/2024

No business as usual, let’s #Escalate4Gaza! Join us on June 13 for a brainstorm & skillshare session on disrupting the coming season of academic/research conferences - which in earth science, space, and physics are overwhelmingly sponsored by defense companies profiting from genocide.

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

Posting on behalf of the Níhookaa' Diyin Diné Protectors Organization - help fight for the sovereignty of the Moon by submitting comments to NASA's Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy about Lunar operations that call on NASA to resist lunar commercial exploitation.

Flyer that reads: Immediate action needed! Protect Oljéé Shimásaní. Doodá! To nuclear power plants, lunar express, moon memorial, and drilling for minerals and water on the Moon!

NASA's office of technology, policy, and strategy (OTPS) is asking members of the lunar community to respond to a new lunar questionnaire that will inform the development of a framework for further work on non-interference of lunar activities. It is extremely important to have many indigenous voices respond to this call.

Submit a response by scanning the QR code, or going to this link here: https://www.nasa.gov/organizations/otps/otps-seeks-input-from-the-lunar-community-to-inform-a-framework-for-further-work-on-non-interference-of-lunar-activities/

Brought to your attention by the Níhookaa' Diyin Diné Protectors Organization (NDDPO). Contact at info@nddpo.org or www.nddpo.com.

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 13/05/2024

No business as usual! Save the date for a brainstorm & skillshare session on disrupting the coming season of conferences - which in earth science, space, and physics are overwhelmingly sponsored by defense companies profiting from genocide.

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Palestine Space Institute @palestinespace.bsky.social · 11/04/2024

Today, we're proud to announce the PSI Database and accompanying report, a groundbreaking resource that shines a light on the deep ties between the military-industrial complex (MIC) and the space industry.

Header: Access the database
Text: Visit our website or scan the QR code below. You will find an introductory blog post (describing the main results and an overview of our NASA case study), a preview of the database, and three links: The full report (PDF), a form to request access to the full database, and a form to request data addition to the database.

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Palestine Space Institute @palestinespace.bsky.social · 30/03/2024

On Land Day, we recognize the enduring Palestinian struggle for land and rights, and we shed light on how it relates to space. From remote sensing to maps, surveillance, and the military-industrial complex, space technology plays a pivotal role in shaping our world. #LandDay #Palestine #PSI

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 27/03/2024

Final day to register for our teach-in on March 28! Come learn about disrupting research ties to the defense industry from @palestinespace.bsky.social, Demilitarise Education, and UCSC astro workers. All disciplines welcome. Link w/ more info and registration here: abolishplanets.com/events/teach...

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 26/03/2024

Demilitarizing research...but what does that mean? See below for short introduction and why the call to action from Workers in Palestine has to do with us, whether we're professionals or students in STEM and beyond.

Title: Demilitarizing research: what does that mean? swipe

Title: What does the defense industry have to do with my research?

Text: “Universities becoming involved in military research is not new. Such active and historical collaboration on research and development projects with military or dual-use purposes (i.e., military and nonmilitary uses) between universities, government, and industry has gone by names such as a “triple helix,” “golden triangle,” or most notably, the “military-industrial-academic complex.” Credit line reads “Weaponising Universities: Research Collaborations between UK Universities and the Military Industrial Complex,” CAAT & dED, 2024.

Title: What does the defense industry have to do with my research?

Text: “By 2023, NASA had paid over $38 billion in active contracts with companies arming Israel, amounting to 50% of all contracts...In an economic impact study in 2022, NASA itself estimated that it had increased the value of the defense industry by $130 million in fiscal year 2021.” Credit line reads “Space and the Military-Industrial Complex: A Database,” Palestine Space Institute, March 2024.

Title: Why is this so urgent?

Text: To help stop the genocide, Palestinian trade unions have called on the world: “To refuse to build weapons destined for Israel, to refuse to transport weapons to Israel, to pass motions in their trade union to this effect, to take action against complicit companies involved in implementing Israel’s brutal and illegal siege, especially if they have contracts with your institution,” with an additional call for “students and educators to uncover if your university has contracts or cooperation agreements with weapons companies supplying Israel, call them out and organize to cancel them.” Workers in Palestine, October 17 and November 3, 2023

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 25/03/2024

Three days to go until our online teach-in on March 28! Meet our facilitators: @palestinespace.bsky.social, Demilitarise Education, and astro workers from UCSC. For more info and registration, click here: abolishplanets.com/events/teach...

researching your research: meet the teach-in facilitators

Title: UCSC Astro Workers

Text: Academic workers of UC Santa Cruz Dept of Astronomy & Astrophysics campaigning for their department to commit to demilitarizing their research by: (1) withholding academic labor benefiting militarism; (2) refusing research collaboration with federal military institutions and private defense companies; (3) calling upon faculty to disclose funding sources, resist suppression of political speech, and support students in divesting labor in the pursuit of ethical research; and published a toolkit in January 2024 for workers at other universities to follow suit.

Bottom text: “UCSC Astronomers Reject Researchers’ Complicity with the Genocide of Palestine,” Science for the People, January 17 2024.

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 24/03/2024

Four day to go until the teach-in! Join us, @palestinespace.bsky.social, Demilitarise Education, and astro workers from UCSC to learn how you can work towards demilitarizing research. All disciplines welcome. Register: abolishplanets.com/events/teach...

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abolish planets @abolishplanets.bsky.social · 18/03/2024

Abolish Planets is an organizing collective of scientists and beyond, working to decolonize space. Join us on March 28 for our teach-in, Researching Your Research: demilitarizing your department. All disciplines welcome. abolishplanets.com/events/teach...

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