We must push for the restoration of sanctuary places. Hospitals, schools, places of worship, should be safe for everyone. So, hold on to each other and protect your neighbors. - Robin Canada, MD #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #sancturarycity #sanctuarycities #immigrants

Thank you, Philadelphia for doing what you’ve done for me. I am living proof that immigrants thrive and give back to this great city. That’s why I got into public service. - Councilmember Nina Ahmad #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #philadelphia #immigrants

Philadelphia has always been a sanctuary city. The abolition movement, the Underground Railroad. It continues today. I am proof of that, and so many people who can’t be here; we need to speak for them. - Councilmember Nina Ahmad #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #sancturycity

This is not Gilead and we are not Handmaids. We cannot build a healthy society while ignoring the science of our reproductive health. - Saleemah McNeil, Oshun Family Center #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #doula #doulas

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate among wealthy nations. And black women are still three to four times higher to die for pregnancy-related causes than their white counterparts. -Saleemah McNeil, Oshun Family Center #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #doula #doulas

If you’re an immigrant, if you’re first generation, if you’re a woman, a scientist of color, trans, or gay, you belong in science. - Maya English, PhD student, GETUP UAW #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction

Landscape titled “After the Protest” 🖼️ at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #landscapeart

Every dollar spent on bombs is a dollar not spent on curing disease. Every missle built is laboratory that doesn’t get built. - Todd Wolfson, AAUP #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #nowar

The future of humanity should not depend on whether billionaires feel generous; it should depend on the democratic will of us - Todd Wolfson, AAUP #standupforscience #philadelphiascienceaction #taxbillionaires

Defending immigrant rights is not separate from science - Matthew Goldshore, pediatric surgeon #standupforscience #immigrantrights #philadelphia #medicine #philadelphiascienceaction #abolishice

When you attack immigrants, you attack science - Philadelphia Councilmember Jamie Gauthier #standupforscience #philadelphia #philadelphiascienceaction