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The Sierra Club announced that tens of thousands of its members and supporters will join a coalition of environmental, labor, and civil rights organizations that will stage the People's Climate March in New York City on Sunday, September 21, 2014 in advance of the United Nations Climate Summit on September 23. Together, over 100 sponsor organizations will demand action on climate and a world with good jobs, clean air, and healthy communities for everyone.

The march will bring tens of thousands of people together on the streets of Manhattan and is anticipated to become the largest climate rally in history. It is also expected to be the largest ever gathering of Sierra Club members and supporters in its nearly 125 year history.

"The People's Climate March couldn't come at a more powerful time for the environmental movement," said John Coequyt, director of the Sierra Club's International Climate campaign. "President Obama recently released a clean power plan that for the first time sets climate pollution limits for existing power plants, and in 2015, we expect the United States to show leadership in setting ambitious international climate targets. We will be able to let the president know on a grand scale that we expect to move towards a just society powered by clean energy."

Support for the Sierra Club’s participation in the People’s Climate March is coming from The Sierra Club Foundation’s Forward Fund, a new innovation fund established to accelerate the adoption of clean energy solutions in the U.S.

You may RSVP to the People's Climate March here.