Marching in the Heat
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Marching in the Heat

By Eden Brown

Thursday, May 11, 2017

The Climate March in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, April 29 was attended by

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Alexandria residents Ellen Bowman and her daughter Lola took a moment from the march to make more posters under a tree on Pennsylvania Avenue outside the Newseum.

many holding signs about the need to protect the climate for children and

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Climate march attendees focused on the need to save the planet for the young.

grandchildren. Crowds, estimated to be about 200,000, braved 95 degree heat index temperatures to walk about four miles.

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Crowds came from all over the US: Maine, California, New York, Vermont. This poster is from Boulder, Colo.