Photo Gallery: Climate Strike in Chapel Hill

Inspired by 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, dozens of residents gathered at Peace and Justice Plaza in Chapel Hill to protest climate change. Ember Penny, also 16 years old, was the main speaker at the rally on Friday morning. “I believe that Chapel Hill is a great place to have a climate strike just […]

Chapel Hill staff removed the latest art display at the Peace & Justice Plaza on Wednesday, citing division caused by a pro-Palestine symbol.

The Chapel Hill Courthouse and post office on East Franklin Street was vandalized on Saturday night during a demonstration.

After the Chapel Hill business community was shaken by the deaths of Dhruva and Kris Chellani earlier this month, a public memorial in their honor is set for downtown this weekend. Organizers are asking those around Chapel Hill who knew the Chellanis to gather at the Peace & Justice Plaza on East Franklin Street on […]

Locals remembered those who have died of overdose and marked International Overdose Awareness Day with a candlelight vigil.

I like to get personal,” Chapel Hill Town Council member Camille Berry said to introduce herself to a crowd gathered at Peace and Justice Plaza. “So let’s get personal.” Over the next several minutes as she stood on East Franklin Street Saturday morning, Berry recounted her pregnancy in 1993, […]

There may not have been the thousands of demonstrators seen at protests in Sweden, India, Germany and other countries around the world, but the group that gathered in Chapel Hill on a rainy Friday morning shared the same message: it’s time to act against climate change. Organized by Chapel Hill high schoolers to be part […]

The topic of addressing climate change echoed across the world this past weekend. Many countries and cities saw residents participate in a global climate strike. The United Nations held a climate action summit in New York, drawing the most attention when 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed the gathered diplomats. On Tuesday in Orange […]

Alongside the names of former UNC basketball coach Dean Smith, former Chapel Hill Town Council member Bill Thorpe and a handful of others, two more names engraved into the granite slab at Peace and Justice Plaza were revealed Wednesday. The honor is designated for members of the community who have been selected for demonstrating a […]