Over a thousand marched through Downtown Fullerton for nationwide March for Science

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Over a thousand people marched through Downtown Fullerton Saturday as part of the nationwide March For Science.
Marchers filled the grass lawn outside Fullerton’s City Hall at 9 a.m. to listen to guest speakers like head organizer Jeff Rosenblum, state Senator Josh Newman and Assembly member Sharon Quirk-Silva.
“We need you to stand with us and stand up together because it is not just science that is under attack. Education is under attack and women’s rights are under attack. We have a lot to stand up for, but it’s with you standing together with us that we’re going to be able to make those impacts,” Quirk-Silva said.
Newman said there is only a short window of time to address climate change.
“At current rates of burning fossil fuels in the span of a single, really bad presidential administration, we could put enough additional carbon in the atmosphere to eventually push us past the temperature limit and to a point of no return for our climate,” Newman said.
Quirk-Silva riled up the crowd by chanting, “Let’s make America smart again!” and explained that “we have work to do.”
After the speeches, the crowd marched toward Downtown Fullerton holding signs that read phrases like “Time to react!” and “Science matters!”
The march included scientists and supporters who hoped to “humanize science, advocate for open, inclusive, and accessible science, support scientists, and affirm science as a democratic value,” according to the March for Science mission and vision website.
“Science is for everybody, and we need to have people be aware, want to support and understand that it’s your livelihood,” said CSUF graduate student Brittany Poloni, a scientific aide with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “If we do not have clean water or clean air, a lot of our natural resources will decline and people will ...

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