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On Sunday, an estimated 150 people marched from the lower South Hill, through the eastern end of downtown Spokane and then rallied at the corner of Division and Martin Luther King Jr. Way to bring attention to the affects of climate change. The march was one of more than 2,500 actions taking place around the world during the United Nations Climate Summit in New York City, according to local organizer Brian Eister. The New York Times reports that over 300,000 people took part in the New York City march.

Eister says, "Here in Spokane, we want to speak with one voice about the things we all agree on. We all want clean air. We all want clean water. We all want to be able to fish in streams without worrying about mercury poisoning. So, we really want to set aside some of the contentiousness around this issue and focus on how much we really all agree on wanting a good clean world for our children."

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Organizer Brian Eister, right, hands Sam Evans a sign before a People's Climate March.

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Anne Stephenson, right, and Barbara Morkill write a sign that states "Clean Solutions for Dirty Problems" before a People's Climate March.

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Organizer Brian Eister speaks before a People's Climate March.

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Veterans for Peace and Peace, and Justice Action League of Spokane's Hollis Higgins, center, marches down W. 5th Ave. towards S. Browne St.

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Marchers walk north on S. Browne St.

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Marchers walk north on S. Browne St.

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Ziggy Siegfried, center, marches north on S. Browne St.

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Marchers walk north on S Browne St.

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Scott Frost, left, walks north on S. Browne St.

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Socialist Alternative's Logan Steele walks north on S. Browne St.

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Hillary Walker chants through a megaphone while walking west on E. Sprague Ave.

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Hank Chiappetta, center, walks north on N. Washington St.

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David Randall, left, holds a flag with the original 1970 Earth Day flag design in front of the INB Performing Arts Center.

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7 year old Anthony Wollard, left, and his mother Wendy Ostrander cross W. Main Ave., while walking south on N. Division St.

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April Beasley, center, crosses N. Division St., while walking east on Main Ave.

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Deborah Lyman, center, walks south on N. Division St.

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Organizer Brian Eister, right, speaks with Washington State 5th District Congressional candidate Joe Pakootas (D) while walking south on N. Division St.

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Ed Duhaime, center, and Susan Brudnicki, wait for a marcher group photograph to take place at the corner of N. Division St. and E. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, after a People's Climate March.

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Organizer Brian Eister speaks at the corner of N. Division St. and E. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, after a People's Climate March.

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The Sierra Club's Jay Bylenga speaks at the corner of N. Division St. and E. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, after a People's Climate March.

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The Lands Council's Laura Ackerman speaks at the corner of N. Division St. and E. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, after a People's Climate March.

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Spokane Moves to Amend the Constitution's Bill Miller speaks at the corner of N. Division St. and E. Martin Luther King Jr. Way, after a People's Climate March.