Evie Stoelinga, 13, attends the Lab School. "The Earth is dying and we need to save it. We don't have a future if the earth isn't around. I hope that people who care know that they are not alone and lots of people believe this is a problem."
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Dania Noghnogh, 23, of Chicago, is a law student at John Marshall Law School. "It really scares me that my kids might move in a world that's not clean and safe. Every day people need to start making small changes in their life. Our politicians need to start listening and people need to turn out and vote."
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Kevin Budnik, 30, of Chicago, is a cartoonist and illustrator. "I'm extremely terrified of climate change. It's really hard to tell if any of this ever works, but you can't not come out and try."
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Sam Apolinar, 9, is a fourth grader at Parkview Elementary in Lombard. "This march really shows that we should stop not caring about our environment. If the environment dies then technically we did it. We're killing ourselves."
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Nico Pavon, 15, of Oak Park and River Forest High School. "I thought it was really important for me to take pictures of this to represent how it's not OK for our planet to be dying and we need to save it."
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Monsol Cole-Kweli, 15, of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. "I've been studying climate change for a good minute. All my science fair projects have proved what I was worried about."
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Yessica Rosales, 16, is a student at Lindbloom Math and Science Academy. "I want young voices to be heard."
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William Guerrero, 18, of Pilsen, is a design student at Robert Morris University. "The earth is in danger and we need to do something about it."
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Etienne Laflamme, 13, is an eighth grader at Burley Elementary. "I believe in all the things everyone here is saying. I'm practicing interviewing strangers and talking about why this matters to people. There's a lot of problems with our current policies and systems and I believe attending these marches and things is a really valuable way to give to this world."
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Evie Stoelinga, 13, attends the Lab School. "The Earth is dying and we need to save it. We don't have a future if the earth isn't around. I hope that people who care know that they are not alone and lots of people believe this is a problem."
A crowd of students and activists estimated at between 1,500 and 3,000 marched from Grant Park to Federal Plaza on Friday as part of a global protest to highlight issues related to climate change. The march in Chicago was one of many held locally and around the world. The Tribune spoke to some demonstrators in Chicago.
Sam Apolinar, 9, is a fourth grader at Parkview Elementary in Lombard. “This march really shows that we should stop not caring about our environment. If the environment dies then technically we did it. We’re killing ourselves.”
Yessica Rosales, 16, is a student at Lindbloom Math and Science Academy. “I want young voices to be heard.”
Etienne Laflamme, 13, is an eighth grader at Burley Elementary. “I believe in all the things everyone here is saying. I’m practicing interviewing strangers and talking about why this matters to people. There’s a lot of problems with our current policies and systems and I believe attending these marches and things is a really valuable way to give to this world.”
Kevin Budnik, 30, of Chicago, is a cartoonist and illustrator. “I’m extremely terrified of climate change. It’s really hard to tell if any of this ever works, but you can’t not come out and try.”
Evie Stoelinga, 13, attends the Lab School. “The Earth is dying and we need to save it. We don’t have a future if the earth isn’t around. I hope that people who care know that they are not alone and lots of people believe this is a problem.”
Dania Noghnogh, 23, of Chicago, is a law student at John Marshall Law School. “It really scares me that my kids might move in a world that’s not clean and safe. Every day people need to start making small changes in their life. Our politicians need to start listening and people need to turn out and vote.”
Nico Pavon, 15, of Oak Park and River Forest High School. “I thought it was really important for me to take pictures of this to represent how it’s not OK for our planet to be dying and we need to save it.”
Monsol Cole-Kweli, 15, of Homewood-Flossmoor High School. “I’ve been studying climate change for a good minute. All my science fair projects have proved what I was worried about.”
