Demo held for climate justice
Exactly five years after a grand demonstration for the climate, another climate demonstration took place Friday in Montreal and in other Quebec towns. This one involved 2000 people in comparison to the half a million who marched five years ago. The pandemic certainly took the wind out of those sails.
Meezly 12:56 on 2024-09-28 Permalink
PLUS DE BANQUISE MOINS DE BANQUIERS is a great slogan!
I went with my family and it was a really great atmosphere. The march started in the evening this time, and people made signs with battery-powered LEDS and brought various lights/lanterns as the sunlight waned.
But yeah, after the torrential rains and flooding you’d think more people would catch on about the urgency of the climate crisis. 2000 peeps was pretty good, considering post-pandemic malaise/fatigue, general cynicism and lack of famous people to draw a huge crowd.
EmilyG 13:34 on 2024-09-28 Permalink
I wonder if maybe this demonstration wasn’t as well-publicized as the one five years ago. I hadn’t heard of this one until after it happened.
Chris 14:13 on 2024-09-28 Permalink
Likewise hadn’t heard of it.
JaneyB 21:37 on 2024-09-29 Permalink
Just hearing about it now – and I work in post-secondary education….not well publicized.
Kate 22:24 on 2024-09-29 Permalink
No, it was not. Like EmilyG, I only knew about it after it was over.
Meezly 09:46 on 2024-09-30 Permalink
It may not have been as well publicized as previous marches, but September is climate action month, and if you follow local sites like ClimateJusticeMontreal, Pour Nos Enfants / For Our Kids Montréal, Greenpeace Québec, Équiterre, etc. they will post these types of events.
Joey 10:20 on 2024-09-30 Permalink
The 2019 march was well publicized because Greta Thunberg was in town.