Global Climate Strike Vancouver
byOn Friday, September 20th, thousands of families, students, teachers, elders, youth, advocates and activists will participate in the Global Climate Strike in Vancouver.
Global Climate Strike Vancouver
- 12:00pm Sign-making at City Hall
- 1:00pm Host nation welcome by Manny Strain, 2-Spirit artist from the lands and waters of the xʷməθkʷəyəm (Musqueam), Simpcw and Syilx peoples; and speech from a passionate local high school student
- 1:30pm March from City Hall to the Art Gallery, across Cambie Bridge
- 2:45pm Welcome by Sun Dance Chief Rueben George of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation; a speech by environmental organizer Ashley Zarbatany, live entertainment and a children’s activity booth
- At Robson Square, English singer-songwriter and activist Billy Bragg will also take to the stage ahead of his concert later that night at the Commodore.
In 2019, the strike was attended by nearly 100,000 people, and thousands also turned up last year (read CBC coverage here).
The event is organized by the Vancouver Strike Coalition, which includes For Our Kids Vancouver, Youth Climate Corps BC, Mental Health and Climate Change Alliance, Fridays for Future Vancouver, St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church Climate Action Team, Teachers for Future Turtle Island, and more. Supporters include Climate Emergency Unit, David Suzuki Foundation, Dogwood, and West Coast Environmental Law.
Metro Vancouver schools will be closed for a Pro-D Day, and the event is expected to have traffic impacts from the time the march leaves (1:30pm) around Cambie and 12th, into Downtown turning on Smithe, Hornby, and around Robson Square and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
