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Students from Honey Creek Community School hold signs reading "Why get an education when nobody listens to the educated" and "Where are Bob Ross' happy trees?" during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, September 20, 2019.
25 creative signs from the Global Climate Strike
ANN ARBOR – A student-led crowd balanced weighty subject matter with a little levity as they waved creative protest signs at Ann Arbor's Global Climate Strike rally Friday, Sept. 20.
Memes, movies and popular culture all served as inspiration for the signs seen waving above the crowd of thousands.
Check out some the most clever signs spotted at the protest below. Full coverage of the event here.
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Signs are set on the ground during the 2019 Climate Strike on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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A visitor holds a sign with a political cartoon that reads "Yes the planet got destroyed, but for a beautiful moment in time we created a lot of value for shareholders," as thousands gather for the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall in Ann Arbor Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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A sign reads "Why go to class when the world is burning?" during the Global Climate Strike on Ingalls Mall in Ann Arbor Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Janeen Zheng holds up a sign that reads "Frack Fossil Fools" during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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A branch sticks out from a sign that reads "There is no Planet B" met for the 2019 Climate Strike on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Students from Ann Arbor Open School sit with a sign that reads "Do it for the Lorax" during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
Jacob Hamilton
A banner that reads "Rise Up" hangs from Rackham Auditorium as thousands gather for the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall in Ann Arbor Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Natalie Chan holds up a sign that reads "Shur up and hear our wisdom. Save the ecosystem" during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Madison McDonnell holds a sign that reads "Don't be a fossil fool" as she stands in a tree during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Students from Ann Arbor Open School sit with a sign that reads "You will die of old age, I will die of climate change" during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Elise Campbell, 16, holds up an ironic sign that reads "Global warming isn't a problem," referencing Spongebob Squarepants during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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A mean holds a protest sign that reads "Political change not climate change" as thousands gather for the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall in Ann Arbor Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Dilara Meli holds up a sign that reads "We stand with Greta" during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
Jacob Hamilton
A woman raises a sign that reads "Trump's stupidity takes my breath away, support the EPA" as thousands gather for the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall in Ann Arbor Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Edmund McLeod, 5, holds up a sign that reads "Our Earth is dying, save it more" during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
Jacob Hamilton
Rae Sansom holds a protest sign that reads "Don't f**k with our future," as thousands gather for the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall in Ann Arbor Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
Jacob Hamilton
Zack Abanese, 10, and Nicol Erickson listen to speakers with a sign that reads "There is no Planet B" as thousands gather for the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall in Ann Arbor Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
Jacob Hamilton
A woman holds a sign that reads "Planet over profit" as thousands gather for the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall in Ann Arbor Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Joie Karas, 13, holds up a sign that reads "This isn't fine!" during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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A sign that reads "Mr. Trump, I don't feel so good," - a reference Marvel's Avengers franchise - during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
Jacob Hamilton
Keva Tamelyn, 9, holds a protest sign that reads "what about us?" as she rides the shoulders of Amyleigh Johnson during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall in Ann Arbor Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Catherine Starr holds up a sign that reads "Dear youth climate strike, your mother is so proud" during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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Leila Mullison holds up a sign that reads "Strike work ahead? Uhh, yeah, I sure hope it does..." during the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall on Michigan's campus Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
Jacob Hamilton
A sign depicts Earth melting like an ice cream cone as thousands gather for the Global Climate Strike demonstration on Ingalls Mall in Ann Arbor Friday, Sept. 20, 2019.
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