Between September 20th to 27th 7+ million people, from all walks of life, took to the streets to demand bold climate action, making it the largest global mobilization in history.
In Canada, young people, who are on the frontlines of a planet in crisis, organized hundreds of strikes from coast to coast to coast on September 27th. Nearly one million people took to the streets to demand the climate crisis be a top priority for the 2019 federal election.
See highlights from September 27th here:
See highlights and learn more about the Global Climate Strike here.
Millions attend global climate strike — BBC News
‘Let’s hope everyone hears us’: Students take climate strikes to the streets of N.S. — CBC News
‘We are the change’: Greta Thunberg tells Canadians to demand action — CTV News
‘There’s no Planet B’: Global climate strike reaches Calgary — CTV News
Thousands protest on Vancouver Island as millions join in worldwide climate strike — CHEK News
7.6 million people demand action after week of climate strikes — 350.org