Scientists march on Washington!

[triron]

http://www.scientistsmarchonwashington.com/

[triron]

1. kick for visibility

[KT2000]

2. K&R

[Hamlette]

3. I'm regretting missing the Jan 21 march and want to go to this and the April 15 on

need
more
frequent
flyer
miles

[TrekLuver]

4. This is wonderful and I signed up.

[TransitJohn]

5. Awesome!

Haven't been to DC since the protests against Bush's* surge.

[canetoad]

6. K & R

This is excellent, hope it becomes a worldwide protest.

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What is the Scientists' March on Washington
Welcome! We want to thank you all for your incredible outpouring of support for this march. We are working to schedule a March for Science on DC and across the United States. We have not settled on a date yet but will do so as quickly as possible and announce it here.

Although this will start with a march, we hope to use this as a starting point to take a stand for science in politics. Slashing funding and restricting scientists from communicating their findings (from tax-funded research!) with the public is absurd and cannot be allowed to stand as policy. This is a non-partisan issue that reaches far beyond people in the STEM fields and should concern anyone who believes in empirical research and science.

There are certain things that we accept as facts with no alternatives. The Earth is becoming warmer due to human action. The diversity of life arose by evolution. The plural of anecdote is not data. Politicians who devalue expertise risk making decisions that do not reflect reality and must be held accountable. An American government that ignores science to pursue ideological agendas endangers the world.

[burrowowl]

7. Go Scientists GO!

[Tavarious Jackson]

8. I need to get more involved ASAP

It's criminal not to.

[byronius]

9. Man, that's the coolest thing since the Women's March.

Gotta go.

[longship]

10. Science trumps ideology!

Always!

[Hekate]

11. KnR!

[Maru Kitteh]

12. I signed up to help!

Maybe I'll be able to go to this one. Or help lead/organize a march in Glacier National Park, which would be PERFECT.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

13. Only Six Percent Of Scientists Are Republicans: Pew Poll

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/10/only-six-percent-of-scien_n_229382.html

“The Republican Party has a number of leaders within it who have challenged the accuracy of scientific findings on issues such as climate change, evolution and stem cell research,” Keeter told the Huffington Post.

“It suggests that scientists who are Republicans might feel some dissonance from the party’s position on some things that are important to them. And while there are Republicans in the scientist sample, there are really not that many,” he said.

Someone needs to put Trump's face on the Stan Gable or Coach Harris characters from "Revenge of the Nerds" and update some movie clips.

Trump's gang in the White House.

Liberals have the scientists and various persecuted groups.

African Americans.

I'm just having fun with these generalizations, of course!

The music/talent show might need updated.

[Skittles]

19. because scientists are not idiots

REALITY HAS LIBERAL BIAS

[Buckeye_Democrat]

20. I agree! n/t

[treestar]

14. that is awesome

reality rules!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

15. I will definitely participate if there's a march near me!

I assume that Columbus, OH could generate many marchers, among other Ohio cities.

[myrna minx]

16. K&R

[central scrutinizer]

17. I'm going to knit a pussy pocket protector!

[Buckeye_Democrat]

18. LOL!