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As Part of the Darwin Day Celebration in February 2007, a Major Announcement in Support of Evolution and Darwin's Bicentennial Birthday in 2009, is to be unveiled at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco on February 16, 2007! Darwin Day Celebration (DDC)  HYPERLINK "http://www.darwinday.org/" http://www.darwinday.org, the Clergy Letter Project  HYPERLINK "http://www.butler.edu/clergyproject/rel_evol_sun2007.htm" http://www.butler.edu/clergyproject/rel_evol_sun2007.htm, and The Alliance for Science (AfS)  HYPERLINK "http://www.allianceforscience.org" http://www.allianceforscience.org have jointly developed a plan to promote national support for the central role of evolution in science. They will establish a National Task Force to promote participation by the entire scientific community in the celebration of Darwin’s Bicentennial Birthday in February 2009. The project will be known as the "Darwin Day 2009 Celebration." The three organizations will announce a plan of action at the national meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in San Francisco during Symposium # 180-102 “Supporting Evolution at the Grass-Roots: Building Better Bridges,” on Friday, Feb 16, 2007, (next month) 1:45 - 4:45 p.m. In addition, Jon King, Director of the Shrewsbury Festival will participate in the AAAS meeting to form an international partnership. Jon directs a month-long Darwin Festival held each year in Darwin's hometown of Shrewsbury, England, where plans are in progress for Shrewsbury to be the epicenter for Darwin's international Bicentennial Celebration in 2009. "As scientists and citizens we recognize that it serves no one’s interest for the public to remain misled about science in the 21st century. Our coalition is convinced that the celebration of Science and Humanity is an idea whose time has come or, perhaps, it’s an idea that is long overdue. I can think of no other human activity that has contributed more to our lives than our ability to engage in scientific thinking," said Dr. Robert Stephens, President of DDC. Stephens continued by noting that Thomas Huxley ("Darwin's Bulldog") had stated in an essay in 1893 that, “We are all scientists”. Therefore, everyone should feel that they are part of the story, and can enthusiastically appreciate, scientific knowledge. "It is clear that Americans appreciate the results of science! In the 2006 Science and Engineering Indicators survey -- 91 percent agreed that 'science and technology are making our lives healthier, easier and more comfortable.' Eighty-three percent agreed that, 'even if it brings no immediate benefits, scientific research that advances the frontiers of knowledge is necessary and should be supported by the federal government.' Since we appreciate the results of science, we should not lose sight of the fact that human curiosity and ingenuity are what drive the acquisition of scientific discoveries! While modern scientists often use very complex instruments to acquire and interpret new data, we are all capable of learning about, and appreciating, new and exciting scientific knowledge based on evidence." Stephens continued, "Currently, ongoing research in the field of genetics, including that on the human genome, has conclusively shown that all humans are essentially identical, and in addition, we humans are genetically related to all other living things on this planet. Thus the enlightened view provided by genetics is one of unity and equality among all humans and it also fosters a deeper sense of respect for all life. Today the validity of Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection is strengthened by our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of genetics. Therefore, we believe that Charles Robert Darwin is a worthy symbol on which to focus in order to build a global celebration of Science and Humanity and to promote a common bond among all people of the earth." Contact people: Robert J. (Bob) Stephens, Ph.D. President, Darwin Day Celebration, 650 - 701-1948, email:  HYPERLINK "mailto:rstephens@darwinday.org" rstephens@darwinday.org Irving W. Wainer, MD. Ph.D. Chair, Alliance for Science, 410 - 558 – 8498, email:  HYPERLINK "mailto:iwainer@hotmail.com" \o "mailto:iwainer@hotmail.com" iwainer@hotmail.com Michael Zimmerman, Ph.D. Chair, Clergy Letter Project, 317 – 940 – 6644, email:  HYPERLINK "mailto:mzimmerm@butler.edu" \o "mailto:mzimmerm@butler.edu" mzimmerm@butler.edu Jonathan King, Director, Shrewsbury Darwin Festival, 01144 - 1952 – 641935, email:  HYPERLINK "mailto:jon.king@shrewsbury.gov.uk" \o "mailto:jon.king@shrewsbury.gov.uk" jon.king@shrewsbury.gov.uk - END - 9{|˜ Џ Д Е Ж З о п р љ њ џ   \ ] ^ – — ˜ ™  ёсбсёПЏ ”ёkZ”ПёDZёП”+jѕh џ5CJOJQJU\aJ h џ0J5CJOJQJ\aJ+jh џ5CJOJQJU\aJ%jh џ5CJOJQJU\aJh џCJOJQJaJh џ6CJOJQJ]aJh џ56CJOJQJ]aJ"h џ56CJOJQJ\]aJh џ5CJ$OJQJ\]aJh џ5CJOJQJ\]aJh џ5CJOJQJ\aJ789{|˜ ™  Ё Ђ  уф)*,<€т–ЮG}њњњњњњњњњњњњјјјњњњњњњњњњњњњњ$a$ў   Ё Е Л М Н ь э ю   z ~  Ѓ Ъ п ч  I g i €   Џ cdУ    О/ютювтПАšП‰Пт}тютютютют}т}т}тАтА}тwqjqah џ5CJ\ h џCJH* h џCJ hZjрCJhZjрCJOJQJaJ h џ0J5CJOJQJ\aJ+jNh џ5CJOJQJU\aJh џ5CJOJQJ\aJ%jh џ5CJOJQJU\aJh џ56CJOJQJ]aJh џCJOJQJaJ"h џ56CJOJQJ\]aJ&/KcefфхTstuШЩэю“” +,НРTW"(*+,™šЦЧШпртњёњёњыњыњыњыњыњыњыњыњпЮНпБпБпБп­пžпŽп{ŽmŽпh џ0JCJOJQJaJ%jh џCJOJQJUaJjh џCJOJQJUaJh џ5CJOJQJ\aJh џhZjрCJOJQJaJ h џ0J5CJOJQJ\aJ hZjр0J5CJOJQJ\aJh џCJOJQJaJ hZjрCJh џ5CJ\ h џCJ*т67€“”–Яшщ12EFG~”œѓєёхехеЧехёхехеЧехёхЗЂЗЂЧЂхž—Žh џ5CJ\ h џ5\h џ(jh џB*CJOJQJUaJphh џB*CJOJQJaJphh џ0JCJOJQJaJjh џCJOJQJUaJh џCJOJQJaJh џ5CJOJQJ\aJњєя$a$„h^„h$a$,1hАа/ Ар=!А"А# $ %ААаАа аѕDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ http://www.darwinday.org/рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ Lhttp://www.darwinday.org/yXє;HЏ,‚]Ф…'cЅЋYDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ 9http://www.butler.edu/clergyproject/rel_evol_sun2007.htmрЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ rhttp://www.butler.edu/clergyproject/rel_evol_sun2007.htmЯDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ рЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ ^http://www.allianceforscience.org/yXє;HЏ,‚]Ф…'cЅЋћDаЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ rstephens@darwinday.orgрЩъyљКЮŒ‚ЊKЉ Vmailto:rstephens@darwinday.orgyXє;HЏ,‚]Ф…'cЅЋ†œ@@ёџ@ NormalCJ_HaJmH sH tH DA@ђџЁD Default Paragraph FontVi@ѓџГV  Table Normal :V і4ж4ж laі (k@єџС(No List 6U@Ђё6 Hyperlink >*B*phџzB@z Body Text=$ Ц& 0`Р№ P€Ар@1$7$8$H$a$CJOJQJaJFV@ЂF FollowedHyperlink >*B* ph€€*W@Ђ!* Strong5\6P@26 Body Text 2CJ* џџџџ789{|˜™ЁЂ  у ф   )*,<€т–ЮG}˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€˜0€€ /тЖпљ]–Мэ™Чп6“ш1EœѓXџŒXџ„Xџ€Xџ„X4џŒX4џŒX4џŒџџ _Hlt156545285 _Hlt156545286јј@@љљџџcДЈЬЈodДЈLЏoeДЈŒЄofДЈЬІogДЈDђnhДЈDєniДЈђnjДЈDыnkДЈDюnlДЈФыnmДЈ„ыnnДЈьnoДЈ„ьnpДЈыnqДЈФъnrДЈ„ъnsДЈDъntДЈъnuДЈDщnvДЈФщnwДЈDшnxДЈ„щnyДЈ„шnzДЈѓn{ДЈ„єn™™ЁЁііJJdy…Ўбб  жжgg`kk     ŸŸЉЉќќPPjƒŒИзз  ммmm  jqq 9*€urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags€place€8*€urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags€City€B*€urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags€country-region€ h‚І .0ЗКьђ6^‘–іј/4сц33333|Š‹ЁЄ­­ВЖ  !™™Мz~‘˜šžŸ;<i  jmœ ЏЏт7RRacqqŽŽ    ОП22a a b e q x € „ „ š Є Щ Ъ т т у і џ џ ! 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