Newcastle Climate March
On Sunday, nearly 650 people marched through Newcastle calling on politicians to deliver a clean energy future free from climate chaos.
This weekend’s Global Climate March broke records to become the largest climate mobilisation in history. It saw an estimated 785,000 people worldwide take part in 2,300 events across 175 countries. The Newcastle Climate March, organised by ACT! and Avaaz, was one of several in the North East, and people turned out in their hundreds despite the blustery weather. I’ll let my photos of the event tell the story. We’ve all made our voices heard, and now it’s over to the climate change negotiators at Paris COP21 to deliver the legally binding agreement on greenhouse gas emissions that we need
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- Hundreds gather in Princess Square for the Newcastle Climate March
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- The Newcastle Climate March is led up Northumberland Street by its youngest supporters
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- Police officers bring traffic to a standstill to allow the Climate March to cross roads
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- Supporter gather outside the Civic Centre
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- Campaign groups struggle to keep banners under control in the strong winds
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- Everyone is entertained by musicians
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- Lead organiser Tony Claydon of ACT!-NE introduces the speakers
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- The first speech is from 11 year old Tamim Rahman.
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- Local MP Chi Onwurah gives a rousing call for action
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Adam Vaughan
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