Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island (SRTI) was started in late 2021 as a local chapter of Scientist Rebellion's global movement. SRTI had a major action campaign in April 2022 in Washington DC with multiple scientists locked on to the fence of the White House. At same time there was a major action in LA where scientists, including NASA scientist Peter Kalmus chained themselves to JP Morgan Chase bank and were surrounded by >100 SWAT police.

We helped to organize Scientists Speak Out actions in 2024's Summer of Heat and 2025 Stop Billionaires Summer, in addition to supporting and participating in numerous actions and campaigns across the continent. We have participated in major scientific conferences, including AGU and ESA, to encourage activism by scientists.

In 2023 SRTI went from about 20 activists to over 200 activists. We continue to grow. We are organized into local hubs and action groups, in addition to working groups for all of Scientist Rebellion Turtle Island (Canada & the US).

Globally, Scientist Rebellion is a horizontal decentralized movement composed of multiple local chapters in different countries. Local chapters coordinate internationally for global campaigns.