People's Climate March 4-29-17

People’s Climate March Draws Massive Crowd in DC

From an Article by Stephanie Spears, EcoWatch.com, April 29, 2017

More than 200,000 people took to the streets in Washington, DC, today for the People’s Climate March. Tens of thousands more joined via sister marches across the globe, including Japan, the Philippines, New Zealand, Uganda, Kenya, Germany, Greece, United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, et al.

EcoWatch will be covering the People’s Climate March all day in Washington, DC, starting with interviews around 9:15 a.m. EST of climateleaders, spokespeople and influencers. From 10:30 – 11 a.m., 10 powerful speakers will tell their stories about why they are marching. At 11 a.m., hundreds of thousands of people will start to line up for the march. There are also hundreds of sister marches around the world.

Led by frontline and Indigenous communities, the march will begin up Pennsylvania Avenue at 12:30 p.m. towards the White House. At 2 p.m., marches will begin to surround the White House grounds, sit-down, take a moment of silence and join in a heartbeat action for 100 seconds to signify our collective stake in this fight.

“On the 100th day of the Trump presidency, the Peoples Climate March will show that our movements are ready to fight for our climate, jobs and justice,” 350.org’s Executive Director May Boeve said.

“While Trump and his crony cabinet rollback hard-won protections of our communities and our climate, we are mobilizing to fight for the bold solutions we need. We will present our vision to replace the fossil fuel industry with a 100% clean energy economy that works for all. Today, we march. Tomorrow, we rise united across our communities to make our vision of a just and equitable world a reality.”

See also: https://350.org