Dear Bay Area Science Illustrators,
If you are in or near the SF Bay Area,
please JOIN with your
fellow medical / science illustrators in Support
of Science on Earth Day (Saturday, April 22)! Unite
as specialists who
illuminate science, and be counted among the numbers in the
March for Science.
marchforsciencesf.com
#ScienceMarchSF
The events/ speakers start at Justin Herman Plaza at 11:00 and
the procession
will get under way at 12:30 up Market Street, ending at a
Science Fair at Civic
Center. The event ends at 3:00-ish.
We want to make an impression with beautifully
illustrated signs!
Please contact me directly to get on our list of Illustrators
in Support of
Science for updates and logistics--we will be setting up a FB
page soon:
My best,
Chris
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Goals
for the March for Science - San
Francisco event:
·
Communication: Publicly-funded
scientists
must be free to communicate openly their research, data sets,
and
interpretations of their work. Public outreach, education, and
accessibility of
scientific knowledge should be encouraged.
·
Funding: Investment
in science and
research is essential to drive innovation and deliver
solutions to the complex
challenges society faces. A long term strategic approach to
funding science is
needed, with policy stability and a commitment to increased
investment that
will ensure future growth and prosperity.
·
Policy: Public
policy should be guided by
evidence-based scientific research, local scientific
knowledge, and mainstream
scientific consensus.
·
Literacy: A
well-informed citizenry is
essential to a free and successful society. We support
initiatives to promote
broad public knowledge and discussion of scientific work.
·
Diversity: We consider all human beings
equal. This should be reflected by diversity in scientific
opportunities and
leadership, open access to scientific results, and fair
distribution of the
benefits of scientific discoveries. We oppose the manipulation
of science to
marginalize groups of people, and instead support the right to
pursue and enjoy
the fruits of science regardless of age, gender, ethnicity,
disability, sexual
orientation, religion or lack thereof, political affiliation,
or socioeconomic
status.
Chris
Gralapp, MA, CMI, FAMI
Medical/Scientific
Illustration
eyeart
at chrisgralapp.com