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Extinction Rebellion activists shut down bridges and roads in Canada, Europe, Australia, and the U.S. to demand more urgent action against climate change.

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Demonstrators stage a sit-in on a road in Melbourne.ASANKA BRENDON RATNAYAKE/AFP/Getty Images

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Protestors covered in fake blood gather at the Wall Street Bull in New York.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP/Getty Images

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A driver eases a hearse past protesters in Trafalgar Square London.Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

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Police unshackle a climate activist who barricaded himself into a car in London.Alberto Pezzali/The Associated Press

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Climate change protesters shut down the Burrard Street Bridge to traffic in Vancouver.Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail

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Extinction Rebellion protesters march to the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge in Dartmouth, N.S.Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press

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Climate change activists spray a message that reads "Life, not death for my grandchildren" on the Treasury in London.BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images

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Activists take part in the Extinction Rebellion protest in London.HENRY NICHOLLS/Reuters

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Protesters perform yoga on Westminster Bridge, London.Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

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Police remove a protester from Lambeth Bridge, London.Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images

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A sculpture made by activists lays on the road in London.HENRY NICHOLLS/Reuters

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