Hundreds of students, faculty and staff members walked out of their classrooms today in support of action on climate change.

sa国际传媒淚n the midst of a federal election, now is the time to call on our government to take a stand and tackle climate change head-on,sa国际传媒� read the UBCO Climate Strike event page on Facebook.

sa国际传媒淲e join the (Alma Mater Society of UBC) in their call on the University of British Columbia to declare a climate emergency and recognize that leadership must come at all levels.sa国际传媒�

The event was hosted by UBC Studentssa国际传媒� Union Okanagan as part of the week-long Global Climate Strike initiative.

A phone call to the student union was not immediately returned nor was an interview request sent to the university.

Another climate protest is scheduled for tomorrow at Kelowna City Hall at 1 p.m.

The strikes are taking place worldwide sa国际传媒� more than 150 countries according to sa国际传媒� and even some corporations are getting in on the action.

B.C.-based retailer will have all of its stores across the country remain closed until 5 p.m. (local time) on Friday to sa国际传媒渟upport staff who choose to lend their voice to the movement.sa国际传媒�

Lush Cosmetics is also planning to close its doors on Friday all the way up to its North American head offices in Vancouver.

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michael.rodriguez@kelownacapnews.com
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