We talk a lot here at By The People about the power of peaceful protest. One of the latest protests grabbing headlines is this past weekend’s protest in Copenhagen, in which about 100,000 people marched on the streets demanding action on climate change. Check out this America.gov video about the event:

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The protest occurred as officials from around the world meet in the same city to negotiate an international climate treaty. This of course is no coincidence. The protesters knew that those with the decision making authority were in town, as were media from all over the world. But do you think negotiators paid any attention to their message? Do causes like this have an impact?

Guess we’ll have to wait and see. COP-15, officially known as the U.N. Climate Change Conference, ends later this week.