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Thousands of pairs of shoes in the Place de la Republique in Paris on Sunday, November 29, 2015. The shoes represent climate campaigners who were banned from marching. The planned Paris climate rally was canceled when France declared a state of emergency after the Nov. 13 attacks in the city. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)
People's Global Climate March 2015: Taking to the Streets for Our Future
Millions expected to take to streets ahead of COP21 - the Paris climate summit
Nov 29, 2015
On the biggest day of climate change activism ever seen worldwide, millions of of people are joining in on Sunday, at more than 2,500 events all around the globe, using people power to put pressure on world leaders to unite in fighting global warming at the COP21 summit opening in Paris on Monday.
Over 20,000 pairs of shoes were laid out in the Place de la Republique in Paris to symbolize absent marchers after France banned Sunday's march that was meant to be at the heart of the global action.
To find a Climate March event near you, click here for 350.org's list or here for Avaaz's list.
An estimated 50,000 people took part in a march in central London, where opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed crowds.
\u201cBoom! Tens of thousands join #London #climatemarch: https://t.co/JFqPidM88I #climate #renewables #100possible #cop21\u201d— Mike Hudema (@Mike Hudema) 1448809521
In Sydney, Australia over 45,000 people marched through the central business district towards the Opera House. Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore, who tweeted it was the largest climate march ever held in the harbor city.
\u201cI\u2019ve just been told by organisers there were at least 45,000 people, making it the biggest climate march ever in Sydney #PeoplesClimate\u201d— Clover Moore (@Clover Moore) 1448772713
Over 20,000 marched in the Spanish capital of Madrid.
\u201c20.000 personas han pedido hoy en Madrid a l\u00edderes mundiales q salven el clima https://t.co/duG7M5Dx32 #ClimateMarch\u201d— Greenpeace Espa\u00f1a (@Greenpeace Espa\u00f1a) 1448805572
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On the biggest day of climate change activism ever seen worldwide, millions of of people are joining in on Sunday, at more than 2,500 events all around the globe, using people power to put pressure on world leaders to unite in fighting global warming at the COP21 summit opening in Paris on Monday.
Over 20,000 pairs of shoes were laid out in the Place de la Republique in Paris to symbolize absent marchers after France banned Sunday's march that was meant to be at the heart of the global action.
To find a Climate March event near you, click here for 350.org's list or here for Avaaz's list.
An estimated 50,000 people took part in a march in central London, where opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed crowds.
\u201cBoom! Tens of thousands join #London #climatemarch: https://t.co/JFqPidM88I #climate #renewables #100possible #cop21\u201d— Mike Hudema (@Mike Hudema) 1448809521
In Sydney, Australia over 45,000 people marched through the central business district towards the Opera House. Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore, who tweeted it was the largest climate march ever held in the harbor city.
\u201cI\u2019ve just been told by organisers there were at least 45,000 people, making it the biggest climate march ever in Sydney #PeoplesClimate\u201d— Clover Moore (@Clover Moore) 1448772713
Over 20,000 marched in the Spanish capital of Madrid.
\u201c20.000 personas han pedido hoy en Madrid a l\u00edderes mundiales q salven el clima https://t.co/duG7M5Dx32 #ClimateMarch\u201d— Greenpeace Espa\u00f1a (@Greenpeace Espa\u00f1a) 1448805572
And more from Twitter:
On the biggest day of climate change activism ever seen worldwide, millions of of people are joining in on Sunday, at more than 2,500 events all around the globe, using people power to put pressure on world leaders to unite in fighting global warming at the COP21 summit opening in Paris on Monday.
Over 20,000 pairs of shoes were laid out in the Place de la Republique in Paris to symbolize absent marchers after France banned Sunday's march that was meant to be at the heart of the global action.
To find a Climate March event near you, click here for 350.org's list or here for Avaaz's list.
An estimated 50,000 people took part in a march in central London, where opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn addressed crowds.
\u201cBoom! Tens of thousands join #London #climatemarch: https://t.co/JFqPidM88I #climate #renewables #100possible #cop21\u201d— Mike Hudema (@Mike Hudema) 1448809521
In Sydney, Australia over 45,000 people marched through the central business district towards the Opera House. Sydney's Lord Mayor Clover Moore, who tweeted it was the largest climate march ever held in the harbor city.
\u201cI\u2019ve just been told by organisers there were at least 45,000 people, making it the biggest climate march ever in Sydney #PeoplesClimate\u201d— Clover Moore (@Clover Moore) 1448772713
Over 20,000 marched in the Spanish capital of Madrid.
\u201c20.000 personas han pedido hoy en Madrid a l\u00edderes mundiales q salven el clima https://t.co/duG7M5Dx32 #ClimateMarch\u201d— Greenpeace Espa\u00f1a (@Greenpeace Espa\u00f1a) 1448805572
And more from Twitter:
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