STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Organizations from all five city boroughs will gather on Staten Island to help raise awareness about climate change and demand action at all levels of government.

On April 29, two local advocacy organizations, Sustainable Staten Island and Move Forward Staten Island, will lead an awareness march with labor unions, immigration rights groups, environmental justice, social justice and other community groups.

The walk will begin on the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Boardwalk at Midland Avenue and will end at Seaview Avenue from 12 to 3 p.m.

The Staten Island People's Climate Movement will be held the same day as the national People's Climate Movement March in Washington, D.C. The march will feature remarks from local leaders in the environmental movement, live music and local artists' work.

"Environmental toxins and climate change affect each and every one of us regardless of political affiliation," said Julienne Verdi, founder of Move Forward Staten Island, on behalf of the Sustainable Staten Island Coalition. "We see the Staten Island People's Climate March as an opportunity for Staten Islanders and other New Yorkers to come together, and collectively raise our voices in support of common sense policies to protect our planet for the next generation."

Staten Island was home to man-made environmental crises including the Brookfield Landfill, the Freshkills Landfill and other areas of toxic dumping.

In 2012, Staten Island was hit by Hurricane Sandy which destroyed homes, businesses and took lives. Five years later, residents are still struggling to rebuild their homes. The march will be held in an area heavily impacted by Hurricane Sandy to remember those who lost their lives during the storm.

The climate movement march is to be held just a week after tens of thousands of scientists and allies marched through Manhattan on April 22 for the March for Science, the same day as Earth Day. The march protested President Donald Trump's political picks and proposed budget cuts to research and enforcement.

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