Seniors take action on climate change
Groups of seniors are hijacking National Seniors Day with 70-plus events across Canada demanding immediate action on climate change.
Seniors for Climate are marching to highlight their frustration with government inaction on the climate emergency.
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More than 70 communities and thousands of seniors and supporters from Salt Spring Island, B.C., to Halifax, N.S., will participate.
Barrie’s meet-up is being held Tuesday between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. at the Barrie City Hall Rotunda.
The rally features speakers and music by local climate groups until 4 p.m., when they will gather outside for a protest march to Meridian Place where they plan to chant and demand action on climate change.
Seniors for Climate (SFC) is a project founded by six seniors’ climate action groups [Suzuki Elders, Climate Action for Lifelong Learners (CALL), Grand(m)others Act to Save the Planet (GASP), Climate Legacy, Seniors for Climate Action Now! (SCAN!) and For Our Grandchildren (4RG)].
SFC has supported groups nationwide to hold events, including rallies, teach-ins, rocking chair protests, parades, musical performances and street theatre.
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