IN JANUARY, THE MARCH FOR SCIENCE TWEETED: "
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB ON APRIL 10, MARCH NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS, AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE MEMBER, ( ITS FINAL POSITION STATEMENT RUNS TO OVER 1000 WORDS ) BIOLOGIST IANNA JOHNSON, CONCLUDED HER REMARKS BY INFORMING PROSPECTIVE ATTENDEES THAT:
"ISSUES ARE SURFACING AROUND SEXISM, RACISM, XENOPHOBIA , ABLEISM AND PRIVILEGE... USE HASHTAG #SCIENCEMARCH AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE JOINING NOT JUST A MARCH , BUT A MOVEMENT -- APRIL 22ND IS JUST THE BEGINING."
“Colonization, racism, immigration, native rights, sexism, ableism, queer-, trans-, intersex-phobia, & econ justice are scientific issues.”
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE, AT THE NATIONAL PRESS CLUB ON APRIL 10, MARCH NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF PARTNERSHIPS, AND DIVERSITY COMMITTEE MEMBER, ( ITS FINAL POSITION STATEMENT RUNS TO OVER 1000 WORDS ) BIOLOGIST IANNA JOHNSON, CONCLUDED HER REMARKS BY INFORMING PROSPECTIVE ATTENDEES THAT:
"ISSUES ARE SURFACING AROUND SEXISM, RACISM, XENOPHOBIA , ABLEISM AND PRIVILEGE... USE HASHTAG #SCIENCEMARCH AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE JOINING NOT JUST A MARCH , BUT A MOVEMENT -- APRIL 22ND IS JUST THE BEGINING."