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Climate activists plan to close Vancouver bridge as part of Canada-wide protest

In Vancouver, protesters are concerned about rising sea levels, wildfire smoke and tar sands
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People hold signs as thousands gather outside Vancouver City Hall before marching downtown during a climate strike in Vancouver on Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

A group of climate activists is planning to shut down the Burrard Bridge in Vancouver Monday for what they are dubbing a 香蕉视频直播榞lobal rebellion.香蕉视频直播

Extinction Rebellion says the move is part of a Canada-wide #BridgeOut campaign which seeks to 香蕉视频直播渨e will peacefully occupy the centres of power and shut them down until governments act on the climate and ecological emergency.香蕉视频直播

In Vancouver, protesters are concerned about rising sea levels, wildfire smoke and tar sands that bring fuels to and through the city.

They hope to build on momentum gained during last month香蕉视频直播檚 climate strikes, which saw hundreds of thousands of teens and adults take to the streets throughout multiple cities.

香蕉视频直播淎 mass strike needs clear demands and it needs to be sustained day after day until those demands are met. Don香蕉视频直播檛 assume politicians will suddenly start making the necessary changes to save us after decades of empty promises and criminal inaction,香蕉视频直播 the event description said.

As of Sunday morning, the had 600 people going and more than 2,000 as interested.

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