By Luke Carroll, Ottawa Citizen, September 26, 2019
Institutions across Ottawa are preparing for a large number of absences on Friday as young activists participate in the Global Climate Strike.
The protests are part of a global initiative organized by students in more than 150 countries to demand action on the climate crisis.
The Ottawa rally begins in Confederation Park at 11:30 a.m. before moving to Parliament Hill around 12:30 p.m. until 2 p.m.
The Ottawa Facebook event said 2,000 people are going and another nearly 3,000 are interested in attending.
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