NIH Vigil 10-18-2025

The vigil on October 18, 2025, was a combined event with No Kings Day. It was organized by 27 uNIHted and NIH Vigils, in partnership with Science and Freedom Alliance, Indivisible Bethesda, and the Maryland Chapter of Stand Up for Science. An estimated 650 attendees participated in the following rally activities:

A woman speaking at a lectern outside the NIH Gateway Center. Other speakers are arrayed behind her, awaiting their turn.
A person speaking at a lectern outside the NIH Gateway Center.
A crowd of people outside the NIH Gateway Center. One is holding a sign that says Defend Medical Research.
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen standing behind a lectern and addressing a crowd of protestors at NIH
People standing along route 355 outside NIH, holding protest signs. One says Science Saves Lives.
A crowd of protestors. One has a drawing of the American flag pinned to his back and another is wearing a cape of an American flag with a crossed-out yellow crown.
A hand holding up a protest sign that says Fund the Future.
A view from behind of two people holding up protest signs that say I Defended My Dissertation Not a Dictator and Strong Men Fight for Equal Rights.
A crowd of people surrounding a speaker outside the NIH Gateway Center.
People at a table, handing out burgers and chili.
A cameraperson filming a reporter interviewing someone in a shark costume by a food drive collection point.
A crowd with costumed protestors including T rex dinosaurs.
A masked person wearing scrubs and a white lab coat, holding up a protest sign.
Three people holding up a large American flag outside the Medical Center Metro stop.
Cardboard protest sign saying Vaccines Work! Science! Darwin Was Right!
U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks speaking at a lectern outside the NIH Gateway Center.
A large crowd of people gathered outside the NIH Gateway Center, outside the exit to the Medical Center Metro stop. Some are carrying protest signs.
A woman speaking at a lectern outside the NIH Gateway Center.
A man singing and playing the electric guitar outside the NIH Gateway Center.
Protestors along route 355, looking across the street toward Walter Reed. One sign says NIH Research Saves Lives. Science Is Not Political.
A "pier review" protest sign showing a cartoon of RFK Jr throwing papers off the end of a pier and into a body of water.
A crowd of protestors. One is holding a sign that says Academic Freedom.
A bassist playing outside the NIH Gateway Center, with protest signs in the background.
The NIH Vigils "graveyard" with protest signs affixed to the outer walls of the NIH Gateway Center
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