'Climate change has got to go': Londoners join in global climate strike
"It's high time that we do this," say protesters in downtown London.
"Climate change is not a lie, do not let our planet die."
That was the chant shouted by demonstrators Friday afternoon, as more than a thousand people demanded government action in response to global climate change.
More than 1500 people met at City Hall in downtown London to participate in climate strikes happening around the world. They marched down Richmond Street, looping back to City Hall via Wharncliffe Rd. and Dundas St.
It's action that Carla Kuijpers feels is overdue.
"It's time that people take charge. We've been waiting for 30, 40 years and we should've taken charge. They did not, and it's high time that we do this," she said.
After the march, participants gathered at City Hall, where event co-organizer Genevieve Langille addressed the crowd.
"We must reach consensus that our differences are not inherent but virtually transparent. We must corporate to save our fate by reducing greenhouse gases in the air, by showing that we care," she said in her speech.
The event turnout shows that Londoners are aware of the crisis around them, said Langille.
"I think we've shown that Londoners are already demanding climate action and we will not vote for any governments...that will not deal with climate action, and will not put forward policies that deal with the climate crisis," she said.
