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Marching for Science, from Berlin to Sydney

Satellite marches across the globe aim to stand in solidarity with US scientists and highlight issues in their home countries. 

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The Scientist's interactive map has information on science marches around the globe.THE SCIENTIST STAFF

In a small room at a community center in central Berlin, around 20 people representing various professions—including science, healthcare, and the arts—gathered on Thursday evening (February 16) to plan how to march for science on April 22. “What, exactly, is our goal?” one member of the group asked, spurring a debate about how political the march was willing to be. “We don’t want this to be an anti-Trump rally,” piped up another, who was met with nods of agreement around the room. “We want it to be pro-science.”

What started as a march on Washington, DC, as a reaction to a perceived “trend toward discrediting scientific consensus and restricting scientific discovery” has exploded into 274 satellite events across the globe (according to the latest count). ...

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  • Diana is a freelance science journalist who covers the life sciences, health, and academic life. She’s a regular contributor to The Scientist and her work has appeared in several other publications, including Scientific American, Knowable, and Quanta. Diana was a former intern at The Scientist and she holds a master’s degree in neuroscience from McGill University. She’s currently based in Berlin, Germany.

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