From March to a Movement: Climate Events Stretch From Sea to Rising Sea

"Activists aim to build grassroots momentum for a global climate treaty by stretching events across the country instead of one big Manhattan gathering."

"Activists across the U.S. will push for quick and aggressive climate action Wednesday by staging protests, collecting signatures, organizing panels and even floating 30 miles down the Missouri River from Columbia to Jefferson City, Mo.

The events in nearly 200 locations will be known collectively as the People's Climate Movement, a follow-up to last year's People's Climate March, which flooded midtown Manhattan with hundreds of thousands of people. The activities aim to draw attention to the local impacts of global warming—from heavier rains and sea level rise to drought—and the hundreds of grassroots groups fighting for action.

Like the New York march, Wednesday’s activities are being organized by a diverse coalition of labor, faith, environmental justice, immigrant and student organizations, as well as national green groups, including 350.org, Avaaz, Greenpeace, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club."

Katherine Bagley reports for InsideClimate News October 14, 2015.