Organizers, who have been blanketing the city with flyers and placards all week, say they hope the march will galvanize even those who have not actively engaged in the issue before.
Among the groups participating are Friends of the earth, Greenpeace, Moveon.org, Amnesty International, the Sierra Club, and CARE International.
The march will begin at Central Park West and make its way down to 11th Avenue and West 34th Street. Along the way, organizers have planned a moment of silence at 1 p.m. to honor those affected by climate change.
The event also has counterparts across the world, in such countries as India, Nigeria and London, where separate marches will also be taking place Saturday and Monday.
“The goal is not just to be the largest climate march in history but also to be the most diverse,” said Caroline Murray, the field director for the event. “Traditionally, you think of climate change as the cause of more traditional environmental groups, but this is a much broader array of activists.”
The United Nations’ Climate Summit 2014 begins on September 23. It is expected to provide a forum for 120 heads of state -- including President Obama -- group like IRENA, and an assortment of business and financial leaders to discuss strategy for stemming the impact of human-caused global warming.
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