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Photos From The First Day of the Global Climate March That Bring Us Hope
The biggest U.N. climate conference of the decade starts in Paris on Monday, and hundreds of thousands of people around the world are marching for action.
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Here are some of the photos from the first day of the Global Climate March that inspire us.
Even more are coming tomorrow. If you want to get involved, there are hundreds more marches around the world still to come:
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60,000 peopled turned out in Melbourne for Australia’s largest climate march ever. It was being lead by amazing young indigenous people from Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network. This is an incredible way to start a weekend of action:
In the Philippines – climate justice means everyone comes together – unions, environmentalists, priests & nuns, and many more.
Check out this great video from the march in Quezon City.
Photo: Ac Dimatatac
Folks in Cairo, Egypt needed two selfie sticks taped together to capture this photo:
Photo Credit: التحرك الشعبى من أجل المناخ و البيئة
We’re not just fighting for the next generation — the next generation is joining the fight:
It’s time to keep fossil fuels in the ground and transition to renewable energy — and folks across the world are not shying away from saying it:
In Tokyo, Japan (Photo Credit: Hiroshi Okamoto):
In Samoa:
In Nepal:
And in Wellington, New Zealand:
Frontline communities are not staying silent — this weekend, they are fighting for survival:
Majuro today. There is no greater cause than survival. TdB #climatemarch #COP21 #climatepeace pic.twitter.com/IP4sdIsy1K
— Tony de Brum (@MinisterTdB) November 28, 2015
Tuvalu Climate March
Dhaka, Bangladesh
photo: Maruf Hossain
“Mina (in front) is dressed in a contemporary mix traditional attire from the Highlands Region of Papua New Guinea. Due to climate change – what used to be fertile lands up in the highlands is now suffering from severe drought. PNG will not be silent anymore. We are standing in solidarity with the world!”
Photo Credit: Dagia. Aka
What is a movement without singing? We’re marching to our own beat this weekend:
60,000 sing “from little things big things grow”. #PeoplesClimate https://t.co/oJbn9s58Z1
— Cameron Wheatley ✌ (@Cam_Wheatley) November 27, 2015
brass band from Tonga rally people to the #PacificMarch #ClimateMarch #COP21 #StandUpForThePacific #4PacIslands pic.twitter.com/r8JkIHPz3c
— Fenton Lutunatabua (@fentonlutun) November 27, 2015
We are ready for the solution. In fact, we’re already building it. Here’s a photo from Tokelau, the first nation in the world to go 100% renewable:
Photo by Litia Maiava