People’s Climate March: The South Bronx to Bangladesh
Tonight at Dawn
By K. Cecchini
310,000 marchers strong in NYC alone, the People’s Climate March was way more than the sum of “tree-huggers” in tie-dye and Crocs. Stretching organizer’s dreams, the Marchers lined up along Central Park West for 33 city blocks and the diverse group represented nearly every corner of our nation and our world. Two hours into the parade, the back of the line had still not moved forward.
“We said it would take everyone to change everything — and everyone showed up,” said Eddie Bautista, Executive Director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance.
Although the message was united, many groups brought with them their communities’ specific struggles in adapting to the new normal.
South Bronx residents are hospitalized at 5X’s the national average for asthmatic issues. The resident coalition, South Bronx Unite, is advocating against an additional perpetrator on their health.
