Environment

The Families Out in Force at London's Global Climate Strike

It was an intergenerational protest day out.
family at climate strike protest

On Friday, millions of people around the world took to the streets to demand action on the climate crisis. From Manchester to Manila, Nairobi to New Delhi, adults joined the children who have spent the past year taking one Friday a month off school to protest government inaction on the declining state of the environment – which in many cases meant parents missing work to demonstrate with their kids.

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Chris Bethell was at the central London strike to meet the families out in force.

family at climate strike protest

Alessandro and Emily Drinkwater

family at climate strike protest

Lizzy Harris and Oscar Monk

family at climate strike protest

Scott Wright and Olive Leeburn

family at climate strike protest

Sara Le Turcq and Lila Uzel

family at climate strike protest

Margot and Michelle Ringham

family at climate strike protest

Shakeel, Katie, Haris and Sofia

family at climate strike protest

Claire and Luke

family at climate strike protest

Katie, Johnny and Felix Dufort

family at climate strike protest

Amanda and Frances Nelson

family at climate strike protest

Raquel, Gabriela, Eric

family at climate strike protest

Rez, Lucy, Chloe and Iris

family at climate strike protest

Natasha, Summer and River Squire

family at climate strike protest

Lotus Tay Finlay, Raya and Scarlett Mcintosh

family at climate strike protest

Sam Hooper and Nancy

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