Scenes From San Francisco's #RiseforClimate

A crowd of 30,000 came to pressure California's leaders to take action

By Sam Murphy and Austin Price

September 8, 2018

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A young Aztec dancer and climate marcher | Photo by Sam Murphy

In San Francisco, political and business leaders are gathering for the Global Climate Action Summit. On Saturday, so were 30,000 people, who came to make it clear that the stakes for dawdling on replacing fossil fuels with a just transition to clean energy are very, very high.  

View of the Ferry Building from the Rise for Climate march  

View of the Ferry Building from the Rise for Climate march | Photo by Austin Price

A marcher with the Native American contingent burns sage.

A marcher with the Native American contingent burns sage. | Photo by Sam Murphy

A group of Aztec dancers

A group of Aztec dancers | Photo by Sam Murphy

Baby protesters were everywhere in evidence, even if they couldn't march yet.  | Photo by Sam Murphy

So was concern for kids, period.

 So was concern for kids, period. | Photo by Sam Murphy

  Fossils against fossil fuels

 Fossils against fossil fuels | Photo by Sam Murphy

It wouldn't be a San Francisco get-together without a dog in a baby carrier.

 It wouldn't be a San Francisco get-together without a dog in a baby carrier. | Photo by Sam Murphy

  Immigrant rights were also on the minds of many marchers.

Immigrant rights were also on the minds of many marchers. | Photo by Sam Murphy

Women for Climate Justice | Photo by Sam Murphy

The Trump administration was—quite accurately—represented as a threat to climate action.

 The Trump administration was—quite accurately—represented as a threat to climate action. | Photo by Sam Murphy

  More marchers at the Ferry Building

More Marchers at the Ferry Building| Photo by Austin Price 

#RiseforClimate marcher

#RiseforClimate marcher | Photo by Sam Murphy

Stop DAPL marchers

Stop DAPL marchers | Photo by Sam Murphy

Musician

 Musician | Photo by Sam Murphy

A contingent of queer and two-spirit marchers

 A contingent of queer and two-spirit marchers | Photo by Sam Murphy

#MeToo, says the planet.

 #MeToo, says the planet. | Photo by Austin Price

Sam Murphy is the former photo editor at Sierra. 

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Austin Price (@austinmprice) is an environmental journalist and a contributing editor at Earth Island Journal. He was a 2018 editorial fellow at Sierra magazine.

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