<div dir="ltr"><b class="gmail_msg" style="font-weight:normal"><p class="gmail_msg" id="m_-4197659922011735410docs-internal-guid-33032729-3d07-fe33-b74e-f050cfe75fa9" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><i class="gmail_msg"><font class="gmail_msg" color="#990000">On behalf of the Organizers of Stand Up for Science Boston...</font></i></span></p><font class="gmail_msg" color="#990000"></font><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Science serves the common good. It protects the health of our communities, the safety of our families, the education of our children, the foundation of our economy and jobs, and the future we all want to live in and preserve for coming generations. </span><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">But it’s under attack -- both science itself, and the unalienable rights that scientists help uphold and protect. </span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Scientists are rising up like never before to speak out forcefully in defense of science, and the world is paying attention. The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) brings thousands of scientists together in Boston and offers up a global stage to send an important message at this pivotal moment: we must Stand Up for Science. </span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Here are all the details:</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center" dir="ltr"><a class="gmail_msg" style="text-decoration:none" href="http://bit.ly/2lbwytN" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Rally to Stand Up For Science </span></a></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">When:</span><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> Sunday, February 19, 2017, 12:00pm (sharp)</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Where:</span><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> Copley Square, 560 Boylston St, Boston, Massachusetts</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Speakers:</span><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> (list in formation)</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Partners: </span><a class="gmail_msg" style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.facebook.com/ClimateTruth/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">ClimateTruth.org</span></a><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline"> and </span><a class="gmail_msg" style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.facebook.com/TheNaturalHistoryMuseum/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">The Natural History Museum</span></a><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">, with </span><a class="gmail_msg" style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.facebook.com/unionofconcernedscientists/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Union of Concerned Scientists</span></a><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><a class="gmail_msg" style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.facebook.com/500womensci/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">500 Women Scientists</span></a><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><a class="gmail_msg" style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.facebook.com/350Mass/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">350 Mass for a Better Future</span></a><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">, </span><a class="gmail_msg" style="text-decoration:none" href="https://www.facebook.com/acespace/" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Alliance for Climate Education</span></a><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">, Toxics Action Center, Greenpeace USA</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center" dir="ltr"><a class="gmail_msg" style="text-decoration:none" href="http://bit.ly/2lbwytN" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">RSVP HERE</span></a></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><a class="gmail_msg" style="text-decoration:none" href="http://bit.ly/2lbwytN" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Join scientists and community members on February 19 to affirm: </span></a></p><br class="gmail_msg"><ul class="gmail_msg" style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li class="gmail_msg" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline" dir="ltr"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Science must serve the interests of all people, not just those in power</span></p></li><li class="gmail_msg" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline" dir="ltr"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">We must support publicly funded and publicly communicated science</span></p></li><li class="gmail_msg" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline" dir="ltr"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">We must protect scientific integrity in policymaking</span></p></li><li class="gmail_msg" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline" dir="ltr"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">We must protect government scientists from censorship or suppression</span></p></li><li class="gmail_msg" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline" dir="ltr"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">We must keep scientific data that can benefit the health of our communities and environment open and accessible to the public </span></p></li><li class="gmail_msg" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline" dir="ltr"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">A diverse group of scientists produces increasingly diverse research, which broadens, strengthens, and enriches scientific inquiry, and therefore, our understanding of the world</span></p></li><li class="gmail_msg" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline" dir="ltr"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Climate change is real, human caused, and an urgent threat. We must support climate science research and evidence-based policy aimed at mitigating climate change and addressing its impacts</span></p></li></ul><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">This event builds on the momentum of other scientist-led efforts since the election, including a rally outside the American Geophysical Union conference in December, and soon, the March for Science taking place in DC and cities around the world on April 22.</span></p><br class="gmail_msg"><p class="gmail_msg" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" dir="ltr"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline">Scientists and communities are standing together because science isn’t just an academic issue -- it&#39;s about survival. And it&#39;s about solidarity. </span><a class="gmail_msg" style="text-decoration:none" href="http://bit.ly/2lbwytN" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_msg" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:#1155cc;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">We hope to see you there! </span></a></p><br class="gmail_msg"></b></div>