Hundreds of Hamiltonians gathered in Gore Park for the global climate strike
- Craig Clark
- 27 Sep 2019
Another round of the climate strike took place across in Hamilton and across Canada on Friday. The protests were in a response to lack of national action against climate change. This was the second round of protests following up to the first global climate strike that took place on September 20.
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Sounds of chanting, singing and drumming could be heard as protesters met in Gore Park between noon and 3 pm as part of the global climate strike.
The second strike took place in response to an emergency climate summit held by the United Nations on September 23.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg gave an inspiring, viral speech at the summit. She used the platform to communicate the frustration of the youth who will have to live with the consequence of the damages from climate change.
Down at Gore Park for #HamOnt’s climate strike, which goes from noon until 3pm. Lots of people here already – a few hundred at least (unless my math is bad, which is entirely possible). @AM900CHML pic.twitter.com/7YAiWFtFWP
— Lisa Polewski (@lisa_polewski) September 27, 2019
Thunberg’s movement #FridaysForFuture became viral after she spent every school day for three weeks, then every Friday, demanding change in the current approach to the climate crisis. The movement inspired the world to take part in the global strikes with the hopes that the world will one day transition from fossil fuels to 100 percent renewable energy.
There were about 250 strikes planned across Canada including major cities such as Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Regina, St. John’s, Halifax, Montreal and Toronto.
Some political leaders took part in protests across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Green Party Leader were in Montreal. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was at a climate change march in Victoria, B.C. Conservative Leader Andrew Sheer did not take part in any protests.
Lead photo courtesy of @vintagelife87
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