Students strike for climate in Spokane

Hundreds of supporters marched through the streets of downtown Spokane Friday afternoon, joining dozens of similar events nationwide and across the world sparked by a young climate activist in Sweden.

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UPDATED: Fri., Sept. 20, 2019

Students gather during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Jacob Johns with Extinction Rebellion carries his daughter Lily on his shoulder as students gather during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Local protesters gather during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Local protesters gather during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Maggie Gates with the Lands Council leads cheers during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Patty Ratcliffe marches with a giant globe on her head during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Allie Noland carries a sign as she marches with fellow Gonzaga students Megan Rusby, center and Claire Tollan, left, during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Spokane, Wash.

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Student protesters march through downtown Spokane during a climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Spokane, Wash.

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Maxine Paschall, second right, and Diane Lloyd, right, chant while protesting with the Raging Grannies during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Spokane, Wash.

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Local protesters gather during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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North Central Senior Allarae Prigan leads cheers during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Local protesters gather during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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LC sophomores Uma Mitchell, right, and gather Olivia Wiser cheer during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Mead junior Zady Danica, right in yellow, cheers during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Local protesters gather during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Georgia Lewis, a 8th grader at Spokane International Academy wore a mask during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to students during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to students during a student-led climate protest on Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, at Riverfront Park in Spokane, Wash.

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Gov. Jay Inslee awards Hope Henning, left, with a pin Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 during a climate strike in downtown Spokane. Hundreds of students and climate activists held a rally to coincide with dozens of similar events across the globe, urging lawmakers to consider policies that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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