Protesting Climate Change Across the Island
The day began at 7:30 a.m. greeting the sun in Aquinnah.
The day began at 7:30 a.m. greeting the sun in Aquinnah.
Carole Vandal serenades Mother Earth.
Carole Vandal serenades Mother Earth.
Solutions are needed.
Solutions are needed.
School children created their own signs.
School children created their own signs.
Flying the flag by the Gay Head Light.
Flying the flag by the Gay Head Light.
Moira and Rye Silva head out in kayak as part of flotilla.
Moira and Rye Silva head out in kayak as part of flotilla.
Peaceful protest at Red Beach.
Peaceful protest at Red Beach.
Heading out from Menemsha Pond to Vineyard Sound.
Heading out from Menemsha Pond to Vineyard Sound.
Menemsha dock was filled.
Menemsha dock was filled.
Island Grown Initiative hosted at Thimble Farm.
Island Grown Initiative hosted at Thimble Farm.
"Right now we are the ones who are making a difference. If no one else will take action, then we will," Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist told demonstrators in New York city. "We demand a safe future. Is that really too much to ask?"
On the Vineyard, young and old alike gathered throughout the day speaking out to save Earth. "There is no Planet B."