THIS weekend as part of a global day of action for climate justice a protest will be taking place in Weymouth.
On Saturday, November 6, Dorset residents will meet at the Weymouth Pavilion to take to the streets to demand greater action on climate change.
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The event is one of many protests taking place all around the UK and the world as world leaders gather in Glasgow for global climate talks at the COP26.
Those in Weymouth will meet at midday at the pavilion where a series of speeches can be heard by organisers before the protesters commence a march at 1pm.
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Dorset’s COP26 Coalition, as the protest is being called, is supported by Stand Up to Racism Dorset, CommUnity Bike Rides Weymouth, Christian Climate Action, Dorset Trades Union Council, Unite Southwest Region, Extinction Rebellion Dorset, Portland 4 The Planet, Dorset Climate Action Network, Dorset Community Assemblies, Tearfund, Extinction Rebellion Wimborne, Extinction Rebellion Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland, Extinction Rebellion Wareham, Transition Towns Weymouth, Portland TTWP, Litter Free Dorset, Socialist Worker Student Society, Bournemouth University Reducetarian Society, East Dorset Friends of the Earth, Bournemouth & Poole Greenpeace, WeyForward, Sobo Wastebusters Team, Zero Carbon Dorset, SOS Save Our Shores, Global Justice Bournemouth, Langton Planet Action, CAFOD - Catholic Aid For Overseas Development and West Dorset Cycling.
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