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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Melina Walling

Marchers gather in worldwide protest of financial institutions "profiting off the climate crisis"

Climate Protest New York - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Hundreds of activists marched down Park Avenue and turned down Billionaires Row toward Trump Tower in New York Saturday to “Make Billionaires Pay,” calling for climate justice, democracy, free speech, gender equality, a stop to the Trump's immigration crackdown and a ceasefire in Gaza.

Their signs and reasons for taking to the streets were diverse, but many said the march highlighted a common theme behind the issues they stood for: that a small, elite class of the wealthy and powerful consistently prioritized profits over people's lives.

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