Tens of thousands of people assembled for the People’s Climate March in Washington, with eight cohorts representing different parts of the climate-change movement, marching from the Capitol to the White House.
Some demonstrators noted the oddity of marching to address, well, reality:
Our #pghclimatemarch gathering the world's #climatemarch! Signs so true. How can it b that #reality is so at risk? #resist @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/QNId8Ql00K
— Rev. Dr. Janet Edwards (@RevJanetEdwards) April 29, 2017
Others took advantage of horizontal space to show what climate change truly means:
In their 1st 100 days Buncombe County NC commission invested $12M in renewable energy. @350 #First100Days #realDonaldTrump #climatemarch pic.twitter.com/mENFFx74QA
— Jeanne Supin (@JeanneSupin) April 29, 2017
But really, you can do a lot more with a chalkboard than with poster board:
Reunited with the chalkboard! In 2014 we moved it 40 NYC blocks. Today, we're blockading the White House! ✊️ #climatemarch #defendersoftruth pic.twitter.com/sURgr1PtEi
— Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran) April 29, 2017
Young and old came out to protest:
It was a friendly crowd:
Building a better world #climatemarch pic.twitter.com/8qqe7t6Uo1
— SierraRise (@sierrarise) April 29, 2017
Although protesters were not fond of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt:
Some took the opportunity to comment on meteorology…
"It's literally true. Stupidity is the problem." Joe Adams of Baltimore #climatemarch pic.twitter.com/rFhFIVJehN
— Chris D'Angelo (@c_m_dangelo) April 29, 2017
…or meteorology on other planets and moons:
Ready for the #climatemarch with my #Cassini sign <3 pic.twitter.com/EIcOmYNRRH
— Amanda Simson (@ProfSimson) April 29, 2017
Some calculated the return on investment for reducing climate change:
And marchers expressed support for the Paris climate agreement:
Others unforgettably noted whom they’re really marching for:
Best sign I've seen so far #climatemarch #mepolitics pic.twitter.com/q419FpaKTK
— Maitri (@MChittidi) April 29, 2017
And there were plenty of funny signs:
But there was one simple sign, held by many, that probably best captured the core message of the march:
Neil Gundel, 57, of Hartford, CT, said of the Trump administration ... "It's almost like a satire." #climatemarch pic.twitter.com/Xc71p1nB37
— Chris D'Angelo (@c_m_dangelo) April 29, 2017
This video gives a sense of the size of the march:
Check this out: this is one BIG #climatemarch in DC! pic.twitter.com/ZgEe8wZqRU
— Peoples Climate (@Peoples_Climate) April 29, 2017
Finally, here’s a list of some more signs seen at the march on Saturday:
— Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Resist
–Welcome to Mar-a-Lago 2020 (with an underwater scene)
–Floodwalls not border walls
–No Donald, the world is not flat. And climate change is real
–Keep your ash out of our rivers
–We can’t drink oil, we can’t breathe $$
–“Climate change is a hoax” is a hoax
–Keep your corporate hands off our public lands
–Zookeepers: Marching for those who have no voice
–Good planets are hard to find
–May the forest be with you
–Make Earth Great Again!