March for science and knowledge

This Saturday was the second national March for science and knowledge. Motivated by the lack of funding, lack of gender equity, the need to generate a plan for the inclusion of researchers that is long term and the lack of interest by the Government to create a Ministry of science and technology, joined to this international call and marched from the Museum of fine arts to the plaza de la Constitución. Among the participants were researchers at the society of ecology, society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, biology society of Chile and the microbiology society of Chile (Dr. Ramiro Bustamante, Dr. Claudio Veloso, Dr. Pablo Sabat, Dr Jorge Babul, Dr. Fernando brave and Dr. Nicolas Guiliani, among others).

"We have been asking for this for 10 years and today again we are demanding exactly the same," said Carolina Gainza, spokeswoman for the Association of Arts and humanities. Cristián Undurraga, Coordinator of the March, said that "this year we are many more than last year". It is estimated that 4,500 people and 5000 nationwide took part in Santiago. Increasingly more groups joined and altogether has been generating an important request. So if one makes a balance, the March for science and knowledge was a success.

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