| WASHINGTON - September 26 - The Campaign to Defend the Constitution (www.defconamerica.org) will release a letter on Thursday to all fifty governors signed by Nobel laureates, other leading scientists and scores of clergy, calling on the states to ensure that science classes teach evolution and base curricula on established science, not ideology.
The Campaign will also release a report highlighting the top ten “Islands of Ignorance” around the country where science education is under attack.
These announcements are the first actions of the newly formed Campaign to Defend the Constitution (DefCon), an online grassroots movement to combat the threat posed by the religious right to American democracy, public education and scientific leadership. The Campaign is led by prominent national scientists, legal scholars and clergy (*list below).
The launch of DefCon coincides with the start of the trial in Dover, PA over a school board mandate to teach intelligent design as an alternative to evolution.
WHO:
Ira Glasser, former Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
Eugenie Scott, Executive Director, National Center for Science Education
Lawrence Krauss, Director, Center for Education and Research, Case Western Reserve University
WHAT: Letter to Governors Defending Evolution in the Classroom; Unveiling of “The Top 10 Islands of Ignorance”; Launch of the Campaign to Defend the Constitution
WHEN: Thursday, September 29, 12:30 EDT
CALL-IN: 1-800-362-0571 CODE: DefCon
To RSVP, contact Jessica Smith, Jessica@fenton.com or Clark Stevens, cstevens@fenton.com.
* The Campaign’s Advisory Board includes such notable leaders as:
Bruce Alberts, former President of the National Academy of Sciences
Francisco Ayala, former President and Chairman of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Ira Glasser, former Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union
Rev. James Lawson, former President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Harold Varmus, former Director of the National Institutes of Health
Erwin Chemerinsky, Professor of Constitutional Law, Duke School of Law
Other members include clergy, constitutional scholars, scientists and grassroots activists.
To learn more, visit the Campaign to Defend the Constitution website.
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