March to End Fossil Fuels

Waterspirit’s staff, board and volunteers joined more than 75,000 people in the March to End Fossil Fuels. On September 17, they took to the streets of Manhattan to call for a just transition to renewable energy and an end to the era of fossil fuels.

The day began with a multifaith invocation of spirit. The group then marched with handmade signs along 52nd Street toward 1st Avenue. It culminated with a rally near the United Nations. The march came just days before world leaders gathered for the U.N. Climate Ambition Summit.

Waterspirit Executive Director Blair Nelsen noted the number of participants has doubled since 2019. According to the march’s website, this demonstration was the largest climate mobilization since the start of the pandemic.