About 200 marchers gathered from all generations to capture the attention of local news media, the downtown public, and elected government leaders. This still photos from start to completion of the march activities go from the Ah-Nab-Awen Park on the bank of the Grand River to Calder Plaza and then back across the river to complete the circle. Slide 2 gives URL to several video clips from the afternoon.

1. Climate Strike 49503
Downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 6,
2019, organized by #SunriseMovementGR as part of
the #GenGND with these photos by G P Witteveen

2. Video clips online
Stills from Gopro hero5 black; nokia lumia 635
• Guest speaker, Jocelyn Barnes [3:02],
https://youtu.be/OCygtxCzbmI
• Guest speaker, Wesley Watson [5:52],
https://youtu.be/bk9cv7KN_do
• Organizer Dan [5:25], https://youtu.be/s6c6MOSImV8
• Organizer Kira [5:41], https://youtu.be/VZNJupjmYhg
• The march starts, https://archive.org/details/gr2019dec6climatestrike14underpass

3. Climate strike: marchers gather at Grand River, Ah-Nab-Awen Park, 220 Front Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

4. Climate strike: more marchers arrive, music playlist tests the speakers

5. Climate strike: organizers (#SunriseMovementGR) in safety vests

6. Climate strike: “My children deserve a healthy planet”

7. “School strike for the Climate” (quotes Swedish text of Greta Thunberg)

8. Climate strike: unfurling the banner; loaner signs ready for use

9. Climate strike: “This is an emergency-Act like it”

10. Kick-off to the climate strike: tag-team welcoming remarks and outline.

11. “Climate Action Now” (in middle distance); Pearl St. bridge

12. Climate strike: Christmas season wreath on the Ford Presidential Library

13. Climate strike: one of the littlest demonstrators

14. Preparing to form a marching column

15. Parade of demonstrators takes shape: all generations present

16. Several strollers joined the march. #GenGND (green new deal) was key

17. Marching route passes downtown ice rink (to the right), Monroe Street

18. “I can’t believe I still have to protest this shit!” (white signboard)

19. News media matched by marchers’ own social media publishing online

20. “Green New Deal” and “It’s Getting Hot in Here”

21. Turn at Ottawa (odawa) Street for government center

22. One-way Ottawa Street: marchers symbolically flow against the pointing arrow

23. Calder Plaza (city, county offices at right; Senator Peters at left). Snow melts

24. Climate strike: the faces of those striving to attract elected officials’ care

25. The sun shines upon those pressing for solar power.

26. The elegance of Calder’s iconic 1969 installation frames the gathering

27. Freeze-frame, Calder Plaza: Dan, video at https://youtu.be/s6c6MOSImV8

28. Freeze-frame, Calder Plaza: Kira, video at https://youtu.be/VZNJupjmYhg

29. Climate strike, Calder Plaza; Senator Gary Peters’ office at right

30. Climate strike, march route on Michigan Street over the Grand River

31. Climate strike, crossing the Grand River (high water) on Michigan Street

32. Climate strike, returning from Calder Plaza; river bank flooded below

33. Climate strike, return march route Friday 1:30 p.m. Riverwalk flooded