Melbourne kicks off the global climate rally with 30,000 people

Melbourne rally for climate change action attracts 30,000 people The Age September 21, 2014 – Clay Lucas City Editor, The Age Organisers of an international climate rally say the Melbourne leg of the global demonstration has seen 30,000 protesters converge on Melbourne’s Treasury Gardens on Sunday afternoon.

Australia’s People’s Climate March is one of around 2500 rallies taking place around the globe ahead of a United Nations summit on climate change in New York next week….

…Greens leader Christine Milne said Australia must send a strong message to Mr Abbott that the time for a “conversation” was over.

“We won’t stand for it, that’s what we have to convey to Tony Abbott and leaders around the world,” she said. “The reign of fossil fuels is over, what we have to do is end the reign of the fossil fools who keep it going.”……. http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-rally-for-climate-change-action-attracts-30000-people-20140921-10jxwl.html#ixzz3E65gcdDR