Their central message was clear: Climate change is a threat to their futures and they want political and corporate leaders to share their sense of urgency. Lola, a Vancouver Technical School Grade 11 student, painted her face along with several of her friends to draw attention to non-human species threatened by climate change. Students from all over the Metro Vancouver region skipped their afternoon classes on Friday to attend the Climate Strike rally. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)Sophia and Celina, both Grade 10 students at Gladstone Secondary school in Vancouver, hold a sign saying "The climate is changing. (Rafferty Baker/CBC)Protestors said society needs to make major changes to address the enormous challenge posed by climate change.

Source: CBC News March 16, 2019 03:45 UTC