--- description: The March for Science, which lands on Earth Day, will take place at cities around the world. Watch events in Washington, DC live here title: Watch Live: March For Science Protesters Rally in D.C. image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47f274822b8f631c/6988c402196cf480ec03fc89/march-for-science1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [protests](/tag/protests/) ## protests Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Live: March For Science Protesters Rally in D.C. by [Jennifer Calfas](/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 22, 2017 1:13 PM CUT by [Jennifer Calfas](/author/jennifer-calfas/) ## Jennifer Calfas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 22, 2017 1:13 PM CUT Thousands of scientists and protesters are expected to rally in [Washington, D.C](http://time.com/88772/drones-washington-dc/ "undefined")., and other cities around the country Saturday for the [March for Science](http://motto.time.com/4750688/ann-druyan-march-for-science-earth-day/ "undefined"). Assembling on [Earth Day](http://time.com/4751376/google-doodle-earth-day-tips-climate-change/ "undefined"), the March for Science organizers and the Earth Day Network will gather at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for speeches and programs before marching through the streets of the nation’s capital. Mona Hanna-Attisha, the pediatrician responsible for exposing the water crisis in Flint, Mich., will speak at the rally, along with science educator Bill Nye (of _Bill Nye the Science Guy_). Similar events [will take place](http://time.com/4749221/science-march-scientists-partisan/?xid=homepage "undefined") in other cities around the world, including Los Angeles, New York City and Chicago, among others. About 500 of these events are expected take place. While scientists typically steer clear of politics, some of become vocal in light of [Trump Administration](http://time.com/4746294/trump-emirates-airlines/ "undefined") policies that affect their work, including [proposed budget cuts](http://time.com/4703569/trump-budget-epa-climate-change/ "undefined") to the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institutes of Health. “The march has generated a great deal of conversation around whether or not scientists should involve themselves in politics,” [the organizers said](https://www.marchforscience.com/mission/ "undefined"). “In the face of an alarming trend toward discrediting scientific consensus and restricting scientific discovery, we might ask instead: can we afford not to speak out in its defense?” Watch the event in Washington, D.C., live in the video above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4751491/march-for-science-protest-dc-watch-online/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4751491/march-for-science-protest-dc-watch-online/"},"headline":"Watch Live: March For Science Protesters Rally in D.C.","datePublished":"2017-04-22T13:13:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:47.874Z","description":"Bill Nye and Mona Hanna-Attisha of Flint, Mich., will speak at the event","url":"https://time.com/4751491/march-for-science-protest-dc-watch-online/","keywords":["protests","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47f274822b8f631c/6988c402196cf480ec03fc89/march-for-science1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jennifer Calfas","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jennifer-calfas/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt47f274822b8f631c/6988c402196cf480ec03fc89/march-for-science1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"AUSTRALIA-SCIENCE-POLITICS-DEMONSTRATION","caption":"AUSTRALIA-SCIENCE-POLITICS-DEMONSTRATION","creditText":"Peter Parks, AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/protests/","name":"protests"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4751491/march-for-science-protest-dc-watch-online/","name":"Watch Live: March For Science Protesters Rally in D.C."}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"Bill Nye and Mona Hanna-Attisha of Flint, Mich., will speak at the event","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4751491/march-for-science-protest-dc-watch-online/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4751491/march-for-science-protest-dc-watch-online/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```