Photo Gallery: Global Climate Strike demonstration in Laguna Beach
Climate change activists from all over south Orange County gathered Friday at Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach for a Global Climate Strike rally coinciding with similar demonstrations around the world.

Jordan Pritzl, left, and Merina Addonigio, both from Soka University in Aliso Viejo, hold signs during a Global Climate Strike rally Friday at Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach. It was one of more than 5,000 similar demonstrations demanding action against climate change scheduled in 156 countries. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

A crowd of people holds signs calling for more action against climate change during a Global Climate Strike rally Friday at Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Piercen Giordani, 8, of Costa Mesa dresses as Earth during Friday’s Global Climate Strike rally in Laguna Beach. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Kate Steer of Laguna Niguel joins the Global Climate Strike climate change protest Friday at Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Forrest Houldin of Mission Viejo participates in a Global Climate Strike protest on Friday at Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Mia Helminiak of San Clemente, Heathyr Smyth of Dana Point and Katie Price of San Clemente, from left, call for greater action against climate change during Friday’s Global Climate Strike demonstration at Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach. (Raul Roa/Staff Photographer)

Scot Spelyng of Aliso Viejo and his daughter participate in a Global Climate Strike rally Friday at Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Pamela Henrici Wong of Laguna Beach joins Friday’s protest at Main Beach Park in Laguna. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Ella Dale, 6, holds a protest sign during a Global Climate Strike demonstration Friday at Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach. People throughout the world participated in similar rallies. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Cedar Reckas, 7, of Laguna Beach perches on the shoulders of his father, Ted, while holding a protest sign during Friday’s Global Climate Strike rally at Laguna’s Main Beach Park. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Zoe Letterman, Ella Johnson and Aidan Atkinson, from left, from Huntington Beach High School participate in Friday’s rally at Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)

Passersby cheer for people holding protest signs during a Global Climate Strike demonstration Friday at Main Beach Park in Laguna Beach. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)