2017 March for Science / Earth Day
On April 22, 2017 Bishop had a March for Science and Earth Day celebration at City Park. I wandered over a few minutes before the 9 am start. There were quite a few people assembling in the back of the park with a drum troupe providing beats. Things started with a number of speakers and a Paiute dance before we marched. We headed through the park and then S on 395 and then crossed at the crosswalk and headed back. There were about 200 marchers. The signs were a mix of pro earth and environmental and pro science with a few more overtly political (anti-Trump) ones. We got a lot of honks in support as we walked along the road.
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| Erik talking about the scientists in the area |
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| marchers cross 395 in Bishop |
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| Jean marched as a glacier |
After the march I walked around the Earth Day festivities. These included a few vendors and a bunch of booths from local land managers and environmental and other groups.
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| Jean tosses a beanbag at the Earth Day celebration |
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| solar roasted garlic - quite tasty, but we empirically determined that one shouldn't eat too many |
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