Mission

About Free Radicals

Free Radicals is an activist collective dedicated to creating a more socially just, equitable, and accountable science. We create accessible resources for political education on the intersection of science and social justice and collaborate with local progressive organizing efforts on issues related to science and technology.

To learn more, contact us at: info@freerads.org

Vision Statement

We envision an open and responsible science that works toward progressive social change.

Mission Statement

The mission of Free Radicals is threefold: Accessibility, Political Education, and Social Change

Accessibility

Increase access to scientific knowledge by:

Reducing the use of technical language and defining technical terms
Making scientific findings and technology more available and open to people outside of academic science

Political Education

Develop a collective political education about the structure and biases of science by:

Exploring the historical, political, and cultural context of science
Challenging assumptions about the ‘objectivity’ and supremacy of Western science
Examining the relationship between Western science and systems of inequality

Social Change

Invest in social change by:

Creating new resources that critique and expand ideas about the purpose and goals of science
Building and supporting scientific research projects led by and for marginalized communities