Hi all! Come join us Saturday October 18th for a special NIH Vigil. This event is organized by 27 UNIHTED and NIH Vigils in partnership with WellFed, Indivisible Bethesda, and the Maryland Stand up for Science Chapter, and The Science and Freedom Alliance. We will begin collecting food at 9:00 AM, and our Vigil Program will begin at 10:00 AM. The breakdown of the event is listed below!

9:00 AM - Start Accepting Food

10:00 AM - Program Begins

10:00 AM - Speeches

10:40 AM - Oath of Office

10:45 AM - Live Music

11:15 AM - To the Street

If you can bring non-perishables please consider bringing the foods listed below! We are bringing the food to Manna and here is their most needed foods list:

- Grains: Instant oatmeal packets, brown rice, whole grain pasta

- Protein: Tuna, Salmon, or Chicken, Dry or canned beans, Natural nut butters

- Fruits and Vegetables: Canned vegetables (low sodium), Canned fruit (in juice), fruit cups

- Other Healthy Items: Shelf-Stable individual milk boxes, cooking oil and spices, infant formula and baby foods

Information about our sponsors:

Food Drive:

• 27 UNIHTED: is the NIH Alumni Action Network made up of former NIH employees, fellows, and contractors. They are advocating to support the NIH mission, network with others, and help NIH affiliates affected by changes in 2025. They are looking toward building an innovative future for biomedical research. To learn more: www.27UNIHTED.org
• WellFed: Supporting federal employees and contractors through career transitions, professional development, and wellness programs. To learn more: https://wearewellfed.com/

NIH Vigil:

• NIH Vigils: We commemorate and mourn the losses resulting from cuts to funding, programs, and people that have been both discriminatory and indiscriminate. We gather every Saturday at 10 am at the Medical Center Metro station at NIH in Bethesda. Opinions are our own. follow them on bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/nihvigils.bsky.social

Partner Organizations:

• Maryland Stand Up For Science: Stand Up For Science is a political activism organization dedicated to defending and advancing America’s scientific ecosystem, a cornerstone of democracy, freedom, and progress. To learn more: https://www.standupforscience.net/all-about-sufs
• Science and Freedom Alliance: Science and Freedom Alliance (SAFA): a group of scientists and allies, including NIH and biomedical scientists affected by the Great NIH Collapse of 2025, working to chart a new course forward for strong and vibrant US science and academia, backed by democracy and supported by the public. https://www.scienceandfreedomalliance.org/
• Bethesda Indivisible Chapter

Live Music: AllStrike: Allstrike is an anti-facist punk band. To learn more: https://www.instagram.com/allstrikeband/