Cunningham agreed and said she thinks it’s important for the government to address climate change from a systemic perspective and not to blame individuals for their choices.
“We have to understand that it’s the businesses and our government that need to be taking steps to address this from a systemic level,” Cunningham said.
A small chunk of protestors were people of color, but the crowd was predominantly white. Ekrich, who is Black, said he understands why fewer people of color were marching today.
“It’s scary to be put in a situation where there’s a lot of police around here. You never really know what could happen in these situations, so
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