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Protesters with Fridays for Future demonstrate outside of the U.S. Capitol building Friday.
Thousands of activists flocked to the streets of D.C. Friday to protest climate change at the “Global Climate Strike.” Earlier in the week, youth environmental activist Greta Thunberg spoke to students in Lisner Auditorium and encouraged people to take part in the fight against climate change.
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Benjamin Valdivielso, 17, from W.T. Woodson High School in Virginia, holds a sign during the climate strike Friday.
Eric Lee | Staff Photographer
Students march toward the U.S. Capitol.
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Ella Neals, 13, leads a chant with her schoolmates Friday.
Eric Lee | Staff Photographer
Speakers encourage activists to take part in the fight against climate change.
Eric Lee | Staff Photographer
People hold a sign reading “Green New Deal” in front of the U.S. Capitol.
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Activists circle around the pond in front of the U.S. Capitol.
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The U.S. Capitol is seen between protestors’ signs.
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Activists cross Connecticut Avenue on their way to the monuments.
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A sticker reading “Facing extinction” hangs on a sign at the global strike for climate change.
This article appeared in the September 23, 2019 issue of the Hatchet.