To: March For Science
Demand March For Science move their events to another weekend
March for Science, a self-described "nonpartisan" organization, has decided to move their rally/march to April 14th, 2018, putting it in direct conflict with Tax March, a progressive organization responsible for over 180 Tax Day events and 800+ other events throughout the year. MfS refused to negotiate with Tax March and has actively told their organizers not to work with Tax March.
Why is this important?
I'm a local organizer with Tax March, and MfS has actively created conflict with our progressive organization by co-opting tax weekend and telling their local organizers not to work with Tax March organizers because we are working against the Trump Administration. Tax March is held on the one highly symbolic weekend of the year, whereas MfS is simply moving their event to a different weekend this year. Tax March has been active year round with the annual tax marches, #NotOnePenny and #RepealTheTrumpTax campaigns. We have been constantly advocating for social justice through a fairer tax code, and tax weekend is our biggest mobilization event of the year. I want MfS to respect our weekend, and either go back to their original weekend or choose another weekend that is not in conflict with a major progressive event around the country. I'm starting this petition as an individual community organizer who has organized and participated in dozens of local events and who marched in the 2017 MfS in my community.