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‘The Earth depends on us’: Climate activists taking it to the streets

Around 100,000 people poured into Melbourne chanting, singing and waving placards to demand action on the climate emergency. Our photo journalists captured the moment. This gallery is part of  Covering Climate Now, a global collaboration of more than 220 news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story.  
‘The Earth depends on us’: Climate activists taking it to the streets

The scene in the Treasury Gardens as climate strikers gather in Melbourne on September 20. Photo by Christina Jingjie Liu,

Pictures by Fangying Zhou, Chenxi Gui, Liam Petterson, Cici Liu, Yahan Tao, Fia Walsh, Fujia Yang, and Christina Jingjie Liu
 
Categories Covering Climate Now
Date published September 20, 2019
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