This could be the start of something big. The Peoples' Climate March will greet the UN as it focuses on climate issues, this Sunday in New York City. Organizers are preparing for what seems very likely to be the largest demonstration on the climate crisis ever in the US.
The organizers obviously have studied the 1963 March on Washington. They've created a coalition of political, religious and labor groups, plus environmental justice and community organizations that will participate--some 1100 organizations in all.
Almost 400 buses and trains are set to transport marchers. Throw in some flights and there are marchers from all 50 states, including more than 300 college campuses. And there will be music--at least 20 marching bands. A feature in the New York Times emphasizes the preparations for spectacle associated with the event:
The run-up to what organizers say will be the largest protest about climate change in the history of the United States has transformed New York City into a beehive of planning and creativity, drawing graying local activists and young artists from as far away as Germany.
The march is the centerpiece of a weekend of related activities in 130 countries as well as New York City. The primary organizer is the 350 Project. There's a video warmup called "Disruption."
The March on Washington changed the debate. Maybe this march in New York will do the same. This time it's not about the color line. It's about the thin blue line around the planet that makes life possible. The stakes could not be higher.
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