I knew it was going to be a good day when I rolled out of bed—the sky was bright blue, the sun was coming up, and the air was dry, almost brisk. It was New York at its most splendid, the kind of day that could fool you into living there. As I walked uptown (past the Mexican Independence Day parade), I could see a trickle of people with signs and banners—which turned into a cascade as I reached Broadway in the 50s. A small stage at 52nd St. boasted luminaries at a kickoff rally—Dr. Cornel West, and then Congressman Jamaal Bowman and the great Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate…"
Monday, September 18, 2023
March to End Fossil Fuels
"I'm sleepy after a long day of marching, and so this report will be mostly pictorial—I just wanted to share with those who couldn't make it to Manhattan a sense of the March to End Fossil Fuels, which had the climate movement out in force in one place for one of the first times since the pandemic.
I knew it was going to be a good day when I rolled out of bed—the sky was bright blue, the sun was coming up, and the air was dry, almost brisk. It was New York at its most splendid, the kind of day that could fool you into living there. As I walked uptown (past the Mexican Independence Day parade), I could see a trickle of people with signs and banners—which turned into a cascade as I reached Broadway in the 50s. A small stage at 52nd St. boasted luminaries at a kickoff rally—Dr. Cornel West, and then Congressman Jamaal Bowman and the great Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate…"
I knew it was going to be a good day when I rolled out of bed—the sky was bright blue, the sun was coming up, and the air was dry, almost brisk. It was New York at its most splendid, the kind of day that could fool you into living there. As I walked uptown (past the Mexican Independence Day parade), I could see a trickle of people with signs and banners—which turned into a cascade as I reached Broadway in the 50s. A small stage at 52nd St. boasted luminaries at a kickoff rally—Dr. Cornel West, and then Congressman Jamaal Bowman and the great Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate…"
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment