Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Is Coming To Denver On Friday

DENVER (CBS4) - Greta Thunberg, a young girl who caught international headlines after sailing across the Atlantic in a zero-emission sailboat and addressing the U.N. General Assembly, will be in Denver. She's headlining a climate awareness event at Civic Center Park.

Climate March Held In Montreal, Canada — MONTREAL, QC - SEPTEMBER 27: Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg takes to the podium to address young activists and their supporters during the rally for action on climate change on September 27, 2019 in Montreal, Canada. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take part in what could be the city's largest climate march. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

The event is organized by several groups including Fridays for our Future, International Indigenous Youth Council - Denver Chapter, Earth Guardians, 350 Colorado, Sunrise Colorado, Extinction Rebellion Denver and 350.org. The rally will be held at Civic Center Park downtown at 12 p.m. on Friday. Thunberg will strike with the crowd from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The rally is free, but you can RSVP here.

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