In support of protecting free and open scientific inquiry and publication, the co-authors of the Declaration to #DefendResearch Against U.S. Government Censorship are collecting short testimonials from researchers on the impact of censorship on their work and the broader community. 

These testimonials are intended to briefly and concretely illustrate the impact of censorship on science as a public good. Examples of such censorship include: CDC’s ban on including words relating to gender in research publications, NSF’s recent move to freeze funding for work related to DEI, or NSF’s list of dozens of flagged words used to identify research that might violate President Donald Trump’s executive orders.

We will use these testimonials in public campaigns, including the DefendResearch.org website, to raise public awareness of the profound dangers of limiting scientific inquiry and publications through censorship. It is crucial to help people understand how the U.S. Government's censorship of scientific inquiry and publications will harm us all.

All fields completed below could appear in public campaigns. Please be sure you understand the risks associated with public acts of resistance.

If you have questions, please email the team at DefendResearchNow@gmail.com. If you haven't signed the Declaration, please do so (and share!) here: https://tinyurl.com/2dyadwzr