MARCH FOR SCIENCE GVA CARI CESAROTTI ON BEHALF

MARCH FOR SCIENCE GVA CARI CESAROTTI ON BEHALF OF THE MARCH FOR SCIENCE GENEVA TEAM

MARCH ORIGINS • Inspired by the worldwide support given to the Women’s March in Washington (Jan 21, 2017) • Happening concurrently with the March for Science in Washington (Aprill 22, 2017) • Each march has different motivations, important to understand each march & why

GENEVA MARCH • Official march of Switzerland • Happening on Earth Day • Combination of both a rejection of a post-fact society as well as a celebration of the unique scientific atmosphere that exists in Geneva

VISION • Science belongs to everyone • Science benefits humanity • Science is nonpartisan • Policy should be informed by science • Citizens have the right to be informed • Science is for everyone and affects everyone

MARCH • Rally • Speakers, opinion pieces • March • Take to the streets of Geneva • Celebration of Science • Science panel, speakers, demonstrations

SCIENCE ISN’T POLITICAL? • • Yes, and no Politics are always involved with science But the outcomes should never be swayed Scientists from Uni. Ge, CERN, EPFL, ETH… marchers from Geneva, Lausanne, Zürich, Munich… to Chicago and New York

MORE INFO Website: http: //marchforsciencegeneva. org/ Twitter: @Science. March. GVA Facebook: marchforsciencegeneva