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Global climate march

Kelowna will join hundreds of thousands worldwide in the Global Climate March to avert climate catastrophe at 1 p.m., Sunday in Kerry Park/The Sails.

Avaaz and hundreds of local, national and international organizations are taking to the streets across the world on Nov. 29.

The march will take place on the eve of a major summit of world leaders in Paris to discuss a unified global response to the crisis of climate change.

Thousands of events will be held in more than 150 countries to deliver a resounding public call to world leaders to take urgent and ambitious action when they meet in Paris

"The Global Climate March is snowballing into a massive mobilization of millions around the world who want leaders to do more to stop runaway climate change," said Darin, an Avaaz member from Kelowna.

Kelowna residents are taking part to help show the huge level of public concern in Canada that climate talks deliver a deal that will avert climate catastrophe and move the world to a new green economy with 100 per cent clean energy.

In Kelowna, they will also bring a petition to Kelowna City Hall on Monday to have all gas pumps in the city carry a 'Climate Change Warning' just like cigarette packages.

As reported on the Weather Network, a North Vancouver group put forward a municipal initiative to have gas pumps and gas stations carry warnings, just like on cigarettes.

Click here to see a full map of march events: avaaz.org/en/event/globalclimatemarch/



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