People’s Climate March 310,000 Call For Climate Justice

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The historic People’s Climate March drew more than 300,000 people to call for action to deal with climate change on September 21, 2014. The march included people from a variety of issues who understand how climate change impacts a wide range of issues. Veterans and peace activists recognized that the US military is the largest institutional climate polluter in the world and continues to fight wars for oil and gas. There were critics of the economy — including anti-capitalists, socialists, those advocating a green economy and others. And Indigenous peoples who now see their lands are destroyed from climate-polluting fuels, students and youth who see their future at risk, survivors of storms like Superstorm Sandy and so many others came together to tell the United Nations that the world needs to act to transform the economy and lifestyles, especially of the wealthiest who use the most carbon-based fuels.

The march precedes the UN holding a climate meeting in New York City this week on the 23rd and 24th.

Prior to the march the NYC Climate Convergence was held in Lower Manhattan. It brought together people from a variety of issue areas to share information and take steps toward building the ‘movement of movements’ that is needed to create climate justice. The UN will be met by further protests which will be kicked off tomorrow with Flood Wall Street.

Yes we know who is responsible but we better take responsibility or they will destroy everything #climatemarch pic.twitter.com/ix0rF7UbV2 — Michael T McPhearson (@MTMcPhearson) September 21, 2014

Of course I’m with my the Veterans For Peace. Checkout our banner. #climatemarch pic.twitter.com/EbIH82YYw7 — Michael T McPhearson (@MTMcPhearson) September 21, 2014