Climate Strike List Of Maryland Events On Sept. 20

ANNAPOLIS, MD — Youths in Maryland, across the country and worldwide will stage a strike Friday, Sept. 20, to draw greater attention to the global climate crisis. The event is expected to be one of the largest environmental protests ever held.

Millions of people are expected to walk out of their schools, workplaces and homes to demand reductions in corporate pollution and an end to fossil fuels and environmental destruction.
There are several strikes in Baltimore scheduled to take place Friday, Sept. 20 — at Loyola University, MICA and near the Inner Harbor. And similar events are planned in Annapolis, in Columbia, and in Montgomery County.

The international protest comes days before the United Nations Climate Action Summit taking place Sept. 23 in New York City, where leaders from government, business and civil society are expected to address the global climate emergency.

"Together, we will sound the alarm and show our politicians that business as usual is no longer an option," the official Global Climate Strike Page states. "The climate crisis won't wait, so neither will we."

Here is the information about each:

• Baltimore Climate Rally at noon; meet at 201 East Pratt Street by the Inner Harbor and march to City Hall at 12:15 p.m., 100 Holliday Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
• Loyola University of Maryland School Strike for Climate Change at noon; Loyola Quad, 4501 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210
• MICA Strike at 11:30 a.m.; Cohen Plaza, 1303 West Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21217
• Annapolis: Climate rally, 11 a.m., Whitmore Park, Clay Street and Calvert Street, followed by a march to the Alex Haley Memorial at City Dock for a “die-in.”
• Frederick: Rally in front of Winchester Hall, the county government building, 12 E. Church St., 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Silver Spring: 9-10 a.m., greeting student protesters as they head to the rally in D.C., Silver Spring Metro station.
• Towson University: 10 a.m. rally at Freedom Square, before heading to downtown Baltimore
• University of Maryland: Rally from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. at McKeldin Mall
• LAUREL MD CLIMATE STRIKE: 10 a.m. at Laurel Main Street Park, 378 Main Street.
• OMHS CLIMATE WALKOUT: at 12:20 p.m., Oakland Mills High School Stadium,9410 Kilimanjaro Road, Columbia
• CLIMATE STRIKE COLUMBIA - 2019: at 2 p.m. The intersection of Broken Land Parkway and Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia
• RIVER HILL HIGH SCHOOL CLIMATE STRIKE: 12:30 p.m., River Hill High School, 12101 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville
• BETHESDA (TO DC): at 10 a.m., Starbucks at Bethesda Metro, 1 Metro Center Bethesda
• GLENELG HIGH SCHOOL CLIMATE WALK OUT: at 10:15 a.m., Glenelg High School, 14025 Burntwoods Rd, Glenelg

— By Patch editors Gus Saltonstall and Elizabeth Janney, and Maryland Matters