The Largest Climate March In History

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They’re calling it the largest mobilization against climate change in the history of the planet.

From Melbourne to Manhattan, tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday to stage the biggest display of popular support for climate action ever seen, and demand that their leaders take action.

The day of protests, which organisers claimed involved some 2,700 events in 161 countries, came on the eve of the first United Nations leaders’ summit on climate change in five years..

“The Largest Climate March In History,” MSNBC
Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators of all ages and from around the world turned out for the massive People’s Climate March Sunday, filling the streets of midtown Manhattan with demands for global leaders take action to avert catastrophic climate change…

“From Melbourne to Manhattan: thousands join global protests for action on climate change,” Guardian UK
From Melbourne to Manhattan, tens of thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday to stage the biggest display of popular support for climate action ever seen, and demand that their leaders take action. The day of protests, which organisers claimed involved some 2,700 events in 161 countries, came on the eve of the first United Nations leaders’ summit on climate change in five years…

Thousands March in NYC And Around Globe Over Climate, ABC News
Demonstrators filled the streets of Manhattan and other cities around the world on Sunday to urge policy makers to take action on climate change. The march was one of a series of events large and small held around the world — organizers said 40,000 marchers took part in an event in London, while a small gathering in Cairo featured 50-foot art piece representing wind and solar energy — two days before the United Nations Climate Summit. More than 120 world leaders will convene Tuesday for the meeting aimed at galvanizing political will for a new global climate treaty by the end of 2015…

At Climate Change March in New York, a Clarion Call for Action, The New York Times
“We hope the heart and mind of the people will be awakened…”

Photos Gallery: Rallying to stop climate change, CNN

A Climate Movement That Can’t Be Ignored
September 21: That’s the day of the People’s Climate March, what promises to be the largest demonstration for action on climate change in world history. The people are united calling for action…

“We Made History: 400,000 March for Climate Action; ” NRDC

Learn More: People’s Climate March

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