March 07, 2025
12:00 pm
Motivated by the attacks on sciences and scientists that we are seeing daily across fields of research and care for health, environment, climate, and more, we will gather in a pop-up event outside the Science and Engineering Library at noon, Friday, March 7, for a half hour of sharing information and experiences of damage to sciences and scientists across the country and here at UCSC. Spread the word among students and colleagues! Invite our administrators!
Donna Haraway and another speaker currently being arranged will briefly summarize some of the attacks and responses, and there will be time for others to share information and experiences. Bring home-made signs and lots of energy.
We will meet on Red Square just outside the Science and Engineering Library, a big, centrally located plaza. Organizing is taking off, and folks in PBSci are enthusiastic.
Another UCSC Stand Up for Science event is also being planned on the Coastal Science Campus, to raise awareness about the dismantling of federal science and especially to support the people of NOAA and the USGS, who are also on the CSC campus and who are losing jobs and labs right now. Ingrid Parker (imparker@ucsc.edu) can provide more information for anyone who wants to go to that event on the coast.
Having actions on both campuses makes it possible for everyone to come easily!
Stand Up for Science is a national day of actions on March 7 in dozens of cities and dozens of other locations. Learn more at: https://standupforscience2025.org/our-policy-goals/