Group holds Sunrise climate change rally in Missoula - NBC Montana
Group holds Sunrise climate change rally in Missoula
A group of activists in Missoula gathered outside the county courthouse Monday afternoon to call on President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency.
The group held signs and passed out fliers to drivers about the effects of climate change.
The rally was organized by University of Montana students in conjunction with Sunrise Missoula. Chase O'Brien said events are held throughout the year to call attention to climate change and bring about a better future.
This Sunrise rally is one of 40 happening Monday all across the country. It was held in wake of the arrest of 21 Sunrise activists at Biden's Wilmington, Delaware, campaign office last Monday.
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