Montreal's Climate Strike Photo Essay 2019
Armed with posters and signs, people walked the streets of Montreal on Sept. 27 to denounce the ongoing climate crisis and to bring leaders’ attention on the impact their policies have on the planet.
Based on the huge turnout at climate strikes in other cities around the world, we anticipated a lot of people.
Indeed, close to 500,000 people conveyed their messages of hope and urgency through posters and cardboard signs held proudly in the -- CO2 contaminated -- air.
As we walked, chants broke out in the lively crowd like at a sporting event, while some people played music with instruments they brought. Here is a collection of photos I took during the strike.
Everyone can relate to memes. These funny posters are often the ones that got the most attention.
Posters calling out the leaders and using current events to relate to the climate crisis.
Some risqué posters were very popular among marchers. The mostly student crowd made these jokes inevitable.
More serious signs are impactful as well because they carry the important messages that contrast the amusing ones.
Animals are greatly impacted by climate change and these posters are a reminder that this issue affects entire ecosystems.
