Photos: Tucson's part in worldwide Climate Strike
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Josh Galemore
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Photos from the Tucson Youth Climate Strike in El Presidio Park Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. Advocates and community leaders took turns speaking during the rally between organized chants. The rally in Tucson was only one of many across the globe. All together it was expected to be the biggest environmental protest in history.
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People gather in at El Presidio Park for a climate rally Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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University of Arizona students Susan Washko, 25, from Cleveland and Kinzie Bailey, 24 from Montana stand with other protesters at El Presidio Park for Tucson's climate rally Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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Temujin Bachman-Williams, 9, sits on her father Paul Lazearat's shoulders during the climate rally in El Presidio Park Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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People gather in at El Presidio Park for a climate rally Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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University of Arizona sophmore Preston Buttery, 19, stands with other protestors at El Presidio Park for a climate rally Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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A person makes a sign for the climate strike at El Presidio Park Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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People take photos with a banner declaring “climate chaos is here” during the climate strike at El Presidio Park Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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Lexy Reyelts with Defend Our Future speaks during the climate strike at El Presidio Park Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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People gather in at El Presidio Park for a the climate strike Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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A person dressed as a globe wanders the climate strike at El Presidio Park Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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Mark and Theresa Novak sit with the grandson Brady Carr, 5, as they wait for the climate strike to begin at El Presidio Park Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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In one of the memorable stories of Regina Romero’s 12-year Tucson City Council career, she first embraced, then rejected a proposal for Grand Canyon University to build a campus on the site of El Rio Golf Course, a landmark in her ward.
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Daniel Casanova speaks during the climate strike at El Presidio Park Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
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Jessica Ugstad attends the climate strike at El Presidio Park Friday afternoon, Sept. 20, 2019. The rally was one of many climate strike protests around the world attempting to raise awareness of a climate emergency.
Josh Galemore
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