March for Science: Group of protesters standing in front of a large inflatable globe, Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, Washington, April 22, 2017

March for Science: Group of protesters standing in front of a large inflatable globe, Cal Anderson Park, Seattle, Washington, April 22, 2017

Kinsey, Kristin

4/22/17

Text on signs read: "Resist Trump"; "I don't want to protect the environment, I want to create a world where the environment doesn't need protection"; "Science serves". One sign depicts the final scene from the book The Lorax. The Lorax is a children's book written by Dr. Seuss and first published in 1971. It chronicles the plight of the environment and the Lorax, who represents the trees. The book is commonly recognized as a fable concerning the danger corporate greed poses to nature. Two protesters are wearing pink knitted "brain hats". PH Coll 1478. KinseyK14 The Seattle March for Science occurred on April 22, 2017. This date was chosen because April 22 is also Earth Day. According to organizers, as many as 20,000 people attended the march, which began at 10 a.m. in Cal Anderson Park in the Capitol Hill neighborhood. The march culminated at the International Fountain at the Seattle Center. The March for Science in Seattle was one of more than 500 similar marches taking place across the United States. Demonstrators marched in support of “robustly funded and publicly communicated science and evidence as a pillar of human freedom and prosperity” and also called “for science that upholds the common good, and for political leaders and policymakers to enact evidence-based policies in the public interest”, according to a statement put out by march organizers. Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray came out to show their support.

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