WASHINGTONSAN FRANCISCO Demarcus Lawrence Jersey , April 22 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousandsof scientists and their supporters took to the streets inWashington, D.C. and around the world on Saturday to protestagainst what organizers described as an ""alarming"" anti-sciencetrend.
The main March for Science event was held in Washington, D.C.,where thousands, mainly scientists, engineers, teachers, students Dak Prescott Jersey ,parents and children, defied pouring rain to gather at the NationalMall to hear high-profile speakers who declared science underattack and asked politicians to respect facts.
""We are marching today to remind people everywhere our lawmakersespecially of the significance of science for our health andprosperity,"" Bill Nye, a popular U.S. science educator and CEO ofthe Planetary Society who served as honorary co-chair of the event,told the crowd at the rally that lasted about four hours followedby a march to the U.S. Capitol.
""Today, we have a great many lawmakers, not just here but aroundthe world, deliberately ignoring and actively suppressing science Ezekiel Elliott Jersey ,""Nye asserted. ""Their inclination is misguided and in no one's bestinterest.""
Out in the crowd, worries were expressed in the signs andbanners held by the participants that read: ""Science, not silence,""""Oceans are rising, and so are we,"" ""Fund Science = Fun Future,""""Policy without science is a Biohazard,"" ""Science is not a partisanissue Cheap Cowboys Hats , it is the foundation of our society,"" ""Science is NOT anopinion.""
""I'm here because I want to make sure climate change is a majorfocus of policy in the near history of our government,"" EmilyWiggans, a middle-aged woman who came with her family, told Xinhua.""I think we really need to focus on a present danger as a nationalsecurity threat and do more with climate scientists and put morefunding into climate scientists and science.""
Another woman, Ray Whittle, was outraged about President DonaldTrump's proposed budget, which would slash funding for the U.S.medical research funder Cheap Cowboys T-Shirts , the National Institutes of Health (NIH), afederal agency her son was working for.
""His budget is a disaster. I'm terrified he is going to cut NIHfunding