Standing Science Rally at Washington Square Park in New York City on March 7
James Dineen
Thousands of people in the U.S. city were cutting the Trump Administration cuts on March 7 to scientific financing.
In New York City, more than a thousand people gathered in Washington Square Park, chanting, “the essence of the science does not war!” People did science in favor of science and lamenting cuts, that is, “Science makes great America.”
The protest was standing standing for the “science” for the city science of cities in the U.S. city, which were expected more than 150 events worldwide. The researchers also quit the laboratories as part of the protest.
The opening of the President Donald Trump On January 20, the administration has froze millions of millions of federal funding for scientific and medical research. A lot of cuts have been focused on research related to diversity, equity and inclusion (call), as well as climate change and genre research. The administration has fired thousands of federal employees in the US scientific agencies, among others National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Institutes of Health and Disease Control and Prevention Centers.
“The science is something that needs to be lifted. I think everyone must be here. I prefer to work with my cells in my lab, but I think we need to raise awareness of these problems,” says Ana VivinetoNeuroscienterist Neuroscientist in Newill Cornell Medicine, New York protest. He had a sign that he read: “So bad, as well as introverts here.”
The demonstrators keep the rhythm of science standing in Lincoln Memorial on March 7 at Washington DC
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“Science is being attacked and is funded throughout the welfare and decades of our nation,” says Maia, a doctoral researcher in the University of Columbia University of New York, which he only spent for fear of reprisal. She and his colleagues said they lost their investigation funding.
The biggest rally was made at Washington DC, where thousands of people attended. The speaker was the Type of Bill Nye Science; Francis Collins, former director of national health institutes (NIH); and several members of Congress. More than 1500 people participated in New York ceremony, where famous researchers also talked, and Lisa Randall Lisa Randall theoretical theoretical physicist, Meta AI Yann Lecun and Harold Vargrus, former NIH and Nobel prize.
Researchers around the world participated in New York Protest. “America was very magnificent for science. We really think that science did great America. Now we’re very disappointed because everything will be destroyed, because a biologist of French cancer asked to be anonymous.
New scientist He also talked about Argentina, Israel, Canada and Australian scientists in Rally. Some of them were worried that they had to leave the US to continue their work. “I’m a heart attack. I thought I would do my house and I thought I would do my science here,” says Vivinet, with Argentine.
Dennis RobbinsThe Science Educator of the New York Hunter College was being taken a sign reading: “Now I am a crazy scientist.” He says he had taken the same login Protest of the first “March for Science” In 2017. “It’s impressive that we need to make a rallies for science, someone has to talk to a democracy,” he said.
# StandupforsCience2025 Michigan Capitol. It’s still time to finance science and defend the decisions based on our government. pic.twitter.com/jvtktzocof
“Rebecca Santelli (Looks) (@rebuccasantelli) March 7, 2025
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