2017 People's Climate March

People's Climate March
Part of the climate movement
People's Climate Movement logo
DateApril 29, 2017 (except April 22 for Madison, Wisconsin)
Location
United States
Caused byEnvironmental policy of the Donald Trump administration

The People's Climate March was a protest which took place on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall, and at locations throughout the United States on April 29, 2017.[1] The organizers were the People's Climate Movement. They announced the demonstration in January 2017 to protest the environmental policies of the then U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration. The protests were held at the end of his first 100 days as president, during stormy weather across the U.S.[2] There were an estimated 200,000 participants in the D.C. march.[3]

  1. ^ Moylan, Brian (January 26, 2017). "Environmental Activists Plan to March on Washington April 29". Vice News. Vice Media. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Grenoble, Ryan (January 25, 2017). "Activists Announce People's Climate March". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Chris Mooney; Joe Heim; Brady Dennis (April 29, 2017). "Climate March draws massive crowd to D.C. in sweltering heat". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 14, 2017.