Politics & Government
Protesters In Santa Cruz Demand Action On Climate Change
Organizers planned for a wide-spread student-led walkout and demonstration in downtown Santa Cruz.
SANTA CRUZ, CA — The Santa Cruz Police Department is advising motorists that they may experience significant traffic delays in the center city Friday as several community groups concerned about the environment and the effects of global warming stage demonstrations.
Go Santa Cruz CA! Happening NOW #ClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/hOS8P7th43
— Kateryna Sitner (@KaterynaSitner) September 27, 2019
In an effort to draw greater attention to the global climate crisis, youth and adults from around the world and across the United States have been staging strikes to demand an end to fossil fuels and reductions in corporate pollution and environmental destruction.
The events kicked off Sept. 20 when millions of people walked out of their schools, workplaces, and homes in solidarity. Other Santa Cruz County demonstrations were planned over the ensuing days, with events culminating Sept. 27 with a wider-spread student-led walkout and demonstration in downtown Santa Cruz.
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The international protests were tied to the United Nations Climate Action Summit that took place Sept. 23 in New York City.
Some more #ClimateStrike photos from the cool kids in #SantaCruz . pic.twitter.com/HwJSsSk6SD
— Natalya Estrada (@Nat_Estrada44) September 27, 2019
Last stop on the #climatestrike here in Santa Cruz, striking in front of @LookerData, newly acquired by Google, to protest their parent company's investment in war/relative lack of investment in fighting climate change. #ClimateAction pic.twitter.com/JJMzXD1CLr
— Indivisible Fed Report Cards (@IndivisibleCA20) September 27, 2019
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