PEOPLE’S CLIMATE MARCH TO BRING GLOBAL CALL FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE TO THE STREETS OF ANTALYA

As world leaders gather for COP31, thousands of people are expected to take to the streets of Antalya on 14 November, joining a global day of action demanding climate justice, an end to fossil fuels and a just transition that puts people and the planet before corporate profit.

From Belém to Antalya, and across the world, communities, frontline movements, workers, Indigenous Peoples, young people and climate organisations are mobilising to demand a different future.

The People’s Climate March will send a clear message to governments attending COP31: the climate crisis cannot be solved through empty promises, corporate greenwashing or market-based false solutions. It requires urgent action to end fossil fuel dependence, make polluters pay, deliver climate finance and address the inequalities and systems of exploitation driving the crisis.

The march takes place against a backdrop of escalating climate impacts, rising living costs, deepening inequality and conflict. Communities that have contributed least to the climate crisis are bearing its greatest costs, while fossil fuel corporations continue to profit from the destruction of the climate and the environment.

Organisers are calling for an end to new fossil fuel projects and a rapid, fair and fully funded transition to 100% renewable energy. They are also demanding public, non-debt-creating climate finance for the Global South, full reparations for loss and damage, food sovereignty, protection of ecosystems and the rights of Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

The mobilisation is part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice on 14 November, with movements and organisations organising actions across continents. In Antalya, it will bring together the energy of the People’s Climate Summit and a broad network of civil society organisations and movements working for systemic change.

The demands go beyond climate policy. Organisers are calling for an end to wars, occupation and militarisation, standing in solidarity with people facing violence and displacement in Palestine, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and conflict zones around the world. They argue that climate justice, peace, equality and the defence of human rights are inseparable.

A spokesperson for the People’s Climate Summit said:

“While world leaders meet behind closed doors at COP31, people are coming together on the streets to demand the real change our communities need. We cannot tackle the climate crisis while allowing fossil fuel corporations to keep expanding, communities to be exploited and public money to flow into war and destruction. We need a just transition that puts people before profit, makes rich polluters pay and protects the planet for future generations. Our message is simple: climate justice now.”

The march will be a public demonstration of the growing global movement for a fossil-free, peaceful and just world.

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MARCH AND MEDIA INFORMATION

Date: Saturday 14 November 2026
Location: Aydin Kanza Park Antalya, Türkiye

Media registration: 13:00
March start time: 14:00

Media meeting point: Journalists should meet at the grassy area of the park. Please look out for the clearly marked MEDIA signs, where media representatives will be waiting to assist with access to spokespeople and interview opportunities.

Media opportunities:

• Interviews with climate justice campaigners and representatives of participating organisations.
• Interviews with representatives of frontline communities and social movements.
• Footage and photographs of the march, banners, placards, speeches and performances.

Media contact:

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