By Eric Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Kids care too … !
The conventional wisdom was that 100,000 people would participate in the People’s Climate March. The conventional wisdom was wrong. 400,000 people showed up to march in the largest ever event of its kind. The parade, which began at 11:30 AM, ran for 4 miles, beginning at Columbus Circle, working its way through Midtown and ending at the Jacob Javits Center. Some of the attendees were New Yorkers, while others came from around the country to express support for climate action ahead of a UN Climate Summit on September 23rd. The marchers demonstrated that there is an enormous appetite for substantive action to fight climate change. Celebrities and climate change activists showed up to lend their support. 340.org’s Bill McKibben, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Goodall and Vandana Shiva were in attendance. Past and present lawmakers including Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and former Vice President Al Gore attended.
Although there was a good deal of anger directed at polluters and deniers, the overall attitude of the parade was upbeat and hopeful. Marchers drew strength and comfort from the energy of like-minded people committed to a common goal. Social media was ablaze with support for the marchers, drowning out the ridicule of cynical naysayers that dismiss the threat of climate change at everyone’s peril. Indeed, there was enough diversity at the parade to send conservatives grasping for their latest voter suppression tactics. With Caucasians, African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, men, women, LGBTs, and feminists, the People’s March was an inclusive affair, just as an event dedicated to preserving the world should be.
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People’s Climate March Mobilizes Massive Crowd to Fight Climate Change
By Eric Shapiro and the Flatiron Hot! News Editorial Staff
Kids care too … !
The conventional wisdom was that 100,000 people would participate in the People’s Climate March. The conventional wisdom was wrong. 400,000 people showed up to march in the largest ever event of its kind. The parade, which began at 11:30 AM, ran for 4 miles, beginning at Columbus Circle, working its way through Midtown and ending at the Jacob Javits Center. Some of the attendees were New Yorkers, while others came from around the country to express support for climate action ahead of a UN Climate Summit on September 23rd. The marchers demonstrated that there is an enormous appetite for substantive action to fight climate change. Celebrities and climate change activists showed up to lend their support. 340.org’s Bill McKibben, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jane Goodall and Vandana Shiva were in attendance. Past and present lawmakers including Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and former Vice President Al Gore attended.
Although there was a good deal of anger directed at polluters and deniers, the overall attitude of the parade was upbeat and hopeful. Marchers drew strength and comfort from the energy of like-minded people committed to a common goal. Social media was ablaze with support for the marchers, drowning out the ridicule of cynical naysayers that dismiss the threat of climate change at everyone’s peril. Indeed, there was enough diversity at the parade to send conservatives grasping for their latest voter suppression tactics. With Caucasians, African Americans, Asians, Hispanics, men, women, LGBTs, and feminists, the People’s March was an inclusive affair, just as an event dedicated to preserving the world should be.