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Families Belong Together - We Must Stop the Inhumane Separation of Migrant Children from Their Parents by the Trump Administration

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"My heart goes out to the other mothers who are still aching for their children. I pray for them to have strength, and that they encounter people who can help carry their spirits, like the other women in the detention facilities did for me. In the face of such cruelty, it made all the difference." - Mirian G. by Gregg Chadwick Families Belong Together March - Los Angeles, June 14, 2018 photo by Gregg Chadwick My family joined the thousands who gathered, listened and marched nationwide yesterday to protest the Trump Administration's inhumane separation of children from their parents when they seek asylum in the United States. The ACLU explains: "Homeland Security – in collaboration with Jeff Sessions’ Justice Department – is cruelly separating families at the border for no legitimate reason. Immigration authorities have separated THOUSANDS of children from their families. Some children, like the son of someone in our lawsuit, are as young as 18 mont...

March for Science Los Angeles: Rally and Science Expo

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by Gregg Chadwick Gregg Chadwick Evidence Based Science 30"x24" oil on linen 2018 Evidence Based Science! I'm getting ready for the April 14, 2018  March for Science Los Angeles: Rally and Science Expo. Mark your calendars for the second March for Science Los Angeles event! This year instead of marching we are focusing on programming and our Science Expo. With the event we hope to bring people together around science, point to concrete policy options and give people tools to explore science and support evidence-based policies throughout the year. The Science Rally will run from 10 AM - 11 AM. We are proud to announce our confirmed speakers include Astrophysicist and Curator Dr. Laura Danly, Malik Ducard of YouTube, Dr. John Fleming of Center for Biological Diversity, Dr. Carlos G. Gutiérrez Professor of Chemistry at Cal State LA, Dr. Mona Patel of Children's Hospital LA, and Neurobiologist Dr. Tepring Piquado.  Our Science Expo booths will be ope...