Hi All, Today is the day -- the 500WomenScientists' science advocacy campaign is starting! #FundUSAScience
We hope you will join us by tweeting to highlight the many ways that research strengthens our nation and call attention to the implications of the proposed budget cuts on science. We have some details below, but be sure to check out our new #FundUSAscience website <https://500womenscientists.org/fundusascience> https://500womenscientists.org <https://500womenscientists.org/fundusascience>/fundusascience <https://500womenscientists.org/fundusascience> for sample tweets you can use and a few prompts to help you develop tweets of your own! 1. Tweet positive aspirational messages that convey how science benefits society. Negative messaging can make it extremely difficult to engage in productive policy conversations, and 500 Women scientists D.C. Pod will not retweet or share ANY negative messaging or hashtags (i.e. no #resist). It is okay to discuss implications of budget cuts, e.g. former CDC director Dr. Tom Friedman tweeted, “Proposed CDC budget: unsafe at any level of enactment. Would increase illness, death, risks to Americans, and health care costs.” However, if you are a federal employee, use your judgment on how best to share this information. 2. A picture is worth a thousand words. If you can, include a cool photo of data, a picture of you conducting an experiment, or fieldwork in your tweet. 3. Share published Op-Ed articles on Twitter using the hashtag #FundUSAscience. 4. If you have space in your tweet remember to use tag 500WS D.C. Pod (@500WSDC) and organizations sponsoring the Op-Ed campaign 500 Women Scientists (@500womensci), Rise Stronger (@RISE_stronger), Union of Concerned Scientists (@UCSUSA), and Engaging Scientists and Engineers in Policy (#ESEP). 6. Like and retweet all the #FundUSAscience you find on Twitter! Get involved, stay active, and keep showing up! ~~500 Women Scientists, D.C. Pod Best Kat -- *500 Women Scientists, DC POD* *Become* a member: https://goo.gl/zwKsCa *Follow* us on Twitter <https://twitter.com/500wsDC> *Like* us Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/500wsDC/> *Our mission is to promote a diverse and inclusive scientific community that brings progressive science-based solutions to local and global challenges. *
