Joining more than 600 cities worldwide, an estimated 15,000 people marched down Market Street today to celebrate science and scientists at a time when many believe they are increasingly under threat from the policies of President Donald Trump.
Protestors, many scientists themselves, came out to oppose proposed cuts to government agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Health.
Coinciding with Earth Day, the march kicked off at 11am with a rally at Justin Herman Plaza, with marchers heading from the plaza to Civic Center Plaza via Market Street. The day finished up with a science fair at Civic Center Plaza from 3-6pm.
Below, check out some of the best signs from the March:
#marchforscience Rick and Morty signs in San Francisco pic.twitter.com/AalNCu3eqT
— TrophyGeek (@TrophyGeek) April 22, 2017
One of my favorite signs from the SF #marchforscience -- fellow introverts and nerds were out in droves! pic.twitter.com/8xRyinTowx
— Anne Kinderman (@AnneKinderman) April 23, 2017
Representing the @BarabanLab at the SF March for Science with mom and sister in tow! #sciencemarchsf #marchforscience pic.twitter.com/MbyK48Wgpa
— Kyla Hamling (@kyla_hamling) April 22, 2017
One of the big advantages of not going to #iclr this year is the possibility to #marchforscience in SF pic.twitter.com/Cuuw9Tlflj
— Markus Wulfmeier (@markus_with_k) April 22, 2017
Yuge crowd today in SF! #marchforscience pic.twitter.com/cR9Au3uhOI
— Pete Parkinson (@pwparkinson) April 22, 2017
