On Friday, March 15, 2019, students in Los Angeles joined Swede Greta Thunberg’s "Friday’s for the Future" campaign by striking from schools around Los Angeles and participating in a protest rally and march at Los Angeles City Hall. The Los Angeles Youth Climate Strike was organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen.

Jessica Barrigo, 12, from Peters Elementary in Garden Grove carries her "Why do we need change" sign in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Barrigo said she came to the march because "I think we need to make a change". "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Jessica Barrigo, 12, from Peters Elementary in Garden Grove carries her “Why do we need change” sign in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Barrigo said she came to the march because “I think we need to make a change”. “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Sophie Sternberg, 15, from Santa Monica High School marches in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Sternberg said she attended the march because "I’m here today because I want to be alive in 20 years." "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Sophie Sternberg, 15, from Santa Monica High School marches in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Sternberg said she attended the march because “I’m here today because I want to be alive in 20 years.” “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Charlott Adelman, 13, from Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA) in Mid-City, Los Angeles, carries a "Raise your voice, not the sea level" sign in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Adelman said, "We are here to tell politicians to stop climate change now before its effects are irreversible." "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Charlott Adelman, 13, from Girls Academic Leadership Academy (GALA) in Mid-City, Los Angeles, carries a “Raise your voice, not the sea level” sign in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Adelman said, “We are here to tell politicians to stop climate change now before its effects are irreversible.” “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles marches in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, "It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause." When asked what comes next, she offered, "We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030." (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles marches in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, “It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause.” When asked what comes next, she offered, “We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030.” (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Participants in the Los Angeles Youth Climate Strike hold signs and chant in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Marcy 15, 2019. "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Participants in the Los Angeles Youth Climate Strike hold signs and chant in Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Marcy 15, 2019. “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Edgar McGregor, 18, from Pasadena City College marches in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. McGregor said he was marching because "I have been studying climate change and the climate here today is nothing like it was 100 years ago. This can’t continue, we have to stop it now." "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Edgar McGregor, 18, from Pasadena City College marches in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. McGregor said he was marching because “I have been studying climate change and the climate here today is nothing like it was 100 years ago. This can’t continue, we have to stop it now.” “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Participants in the Los Angeles Youth Climate Strike march through Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Marcy 15, 2019. "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Participants in the Los Angeles Youth Climate Strike march through Downtown Los Angeles on Friday, Marcy 15, 2019. “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Phoebe Dickinson, 15, from South Pasadena High School marches toward Los Angeles City Hall in the Youth Climate Strike on Friday, March 15, 2019. Dickinson said, "I’m here because I want the planet to have a future and I think humans are ruining it." "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Phoebe Dickinson, 15, from South Pasadena High School marches toward Los Angeles City Hall in the Youth Climate Strike on Friday, March 15, 2019. Dickinson said, “I’m here because I want the planet to have a future and I think humans are ruining it.” “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Aubrey Gilman (in the black t-shirt), 18, from UCLA, carries her "You turned the temperature hotter, now we’re burning up!" sign in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Gilman said she came to the climate strike because, "Since the adults aren’t making a change, the students have to step in and do it for them." "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Aubrey Gilman (in the black t-shirt), 18, from UCLA, carries her “You turned the temperature hotter, now we’re burning up!” sign in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Gilman said she came to the climate strike because, “Since the adults aren’t making a change, the students have to step in and do it for them.” “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Alyssa Rocca, 12, from South Pasadena Middle School marches in front of Los Angeles City Hall in the Youth Climate Strike on Friday, March 15, 2019. Rocca said she was marching because, "I thought it was important to come here and support reducing climate change." "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Alyssa Rocca, 12, from South Pasadena Middle School marches in front of Los Angeles City Hall in the Youth Climate Strike on Friday, March 15, 2019. Rocca said she was marching because, “I thought it was important to come here and support reducing climate change.” “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen (center), 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles listens to speakers in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, "It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause." When asked what comes next, she offered, "We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030." (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen (center), 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles listens to speakers in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, “It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause.” When asked what comes next, she offered, “We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030.” (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles shares congratulations with a friend in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, "It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause." When asked what comes next, she offered, "We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030." (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles shares congratulations with a friend in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, “It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause.” When asked what comes next, she offered, “We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030.” (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Participants in the Los Angeles Youth Climate Strike listen to speakers at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, Marcy 15, 2019. "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Participants in the Los Angeles Youth Climate Strike listen to speakers at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, Marcy 15, 2019. “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Participants in the Los Angeles Youth Climate Strike listen to speakers at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, Marcy 15, 2019. "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Participants in the Los Angeles Youth Climate Strike listen to speakers at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, Marcy 15, 2019. “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Stephanie Gonzalez, 16, from Arcadia High School marching in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Gonzalez said that she was marching because, "I’m here to show that youth has a voice when it comes to determining our future." "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Stephanie Gonzalez, 16, from Arcadia High School marching in the Youth Climate Strike at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Gonzalez said that she was marching because, “I’m here to show that youth has a voice when it comes to determining our future.” “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Lennart Jensen and Emma Appelt, both 17-years-old, and both visiting Los Angeles from Marion Dönhoff Gymnasium in Hamburg in Northern Germany hold signs in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Their school is currently on break and so they are visiting Los Angeles. Back in Hamburg, they have participated in other "Fridays for the Future". Jensen said the Hamburg march two weeks ago had 10,000 people. He said, "I’m here for climate justice." Appelt said, "We’re striking also in Hamburg." "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Lennart Jensen and Emma Appelt, both 17-years-old, and both visiting Los Angeles from Marion Dönhoff Gymnasium in Hamburg in Northern Germany hold signs in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Their school is currently on break and so they are visiting Los Angeles. Back in Hamburg, they have participated in other “Fridays for the Future”. Jensen said the Hamburg march two weeks ago had 10,000 people. He said, “I’m here for climate justice.” Appelt said, “We’re striking also in Hamburg.” “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles performs for students and other climate marchers in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, "It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause." When asked what comes next, she offered, "We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030." (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles performs for students and other climate marchers in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, “It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause.” When asked what comes next, she offered, “We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030.” (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles performs for students and other climate marchers in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, "It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause." When asked what comes next, she offered, "We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030." (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles performs for students and other climate marchers in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, “It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause.” When asked what comes next, she offered, “We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030.” (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles performs for students and other climate marchers in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, "It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause." When asked what comes next, she offered, "We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030." (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles performs for students and other climate marchers in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, “It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause.” When asked what comes next, she offered, “We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030.” (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles performs for students and other climate marchers in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, "It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause." When asked what comes next, she offered, "We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030." (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Los Angeles Youth Climate March organizer Arielle Martinez-Cohen, 17, a senior at New West Charter School in West Los Angeles performs for students and other climate marchers in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Of the march, Martinez-Cohen said, “It’s super exciting to see all these students fighting for the same cause.” When asked what comes next, she offered, “We want to bring our demands to our city hall legislators. We want to have Los Angeles carbon neutral by 2030. We’re on schedule for 2045, but that’s not soon enough. The City of Los Angeles has been taking the initiative, and we don’t want to spread hate, we want to spread love. But we can’t wait till 2045. We have to be 100% carbon neutral by 2030.” (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Emma Appelt and Lennart Jensen, both 17-years-old, and both visiting Los Angeles from Marion Dönhoff Gymnasium in Hamburg in Northern Germany address the crowd in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Their school is currently on break and so they are visiting Los Angeles. Back in Hamburg, they have participated in other "Fridays for the Future". Jensen said the Hamburg march two weeks ago had 10,000 people. He said, "I'm here for climate justice." Appelt said, "We're striking also in Hamburg." "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Emma Appelt and Lennart Jensen, both 17-years-old, and both visiting Los Angeles from Marion Dönhoff Gymnasium in Hamburg in Northern Germany address the crowd in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Their school is currently on break and so they are visiting Los Angeles. Back in Hamburg, they have participated in other “Fridays for the Future”. Jensen said the Hamburg march two weeks ago had 10,000 people. He said, “I’m here for climate justice.” Appelt said, “We’re striking also in Hamburg.” “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Celeste Cannon, 16, and Emilia Violich, 15, both from Archer School for Girls in Brentwood, Los Angeles relax on the grass and listen to speakers at the Youth Climate March in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Cannon said they were there because "We really care about the environment." Violich said, "The world is dying and something needs to be done about it." "Fridays for the Future" is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)
Celeste Cannon, 16, and Emilia Violich, 15, both from Archer School for Girls in Brentwood, Los Angeles relax on the grass and listen to speakers at the Youth Climate March in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Friday, March 15, 2019. Cannon said they were there because “We really care about the environment.” Violich said, “The world is dying and something needs to be done about it.” “Fridays for the Future” is organized by 16-year-old Swede Greta Thunberg. The Los Angeles Youth Climate March is organized by 17-year-old Los Angeleño Arielle Martinez-Cohen. (Glenn Zucman/The Corsair)