A large group gathered outside Kelowna City Hall on Friday afternoon as part of Global Climate Strike action taking place across the world.
Strikes are being organized globally between Sept. 20 and Sept. 27 in over 150 countries, where people are being asked to support young climate demonstrators in demanding an end to the age of fossil fuels.
The Kelowna protest saw over a hundred people in attendance spanning several demographics, many toting homemade signs with messages like “Please don’t make my grandchildren an endangered species” and “Planet over profit.”
Demonstrators received ample backing from those passing by, even with a hint of irony as cars honked their horns in support.
The protest featured speeches from Central Okanagan Green Party candidate Robert Mellalieu as well as NDP candidate Joan Phillips.
After gathering at City Hall, the demonstrators marched through the downtown core
Inspired by 16-year-old Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg, similar strikes were staged across the globe from New York to Antartica.
New York City is looking huge! Lower Manhattan is absolutely packed with people. It will take ages for everyone to get to Battery Park.#ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture pic.twitter.com/InoX8kQmCa
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) September 20, 2019
When we say we strike on all continents - we mean ALL continents. This is Antarctica. #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike https://t.co/tRmYeOPWUi
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) September 20, 2019
A second climate strike will be held in Kelowna next Friday, Sept. 27, in solidarity as Thunberg brings climate change activism message to Montreal.
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