Nearly 1,000 youth activists converged in Washington, D.C., Monday, shutting down parts of the city to demand action on climate change, racial justice and immigration. Under the banner of “Our Generation, Our Choice,” the protest brought together youth from the environmental, immigrant rights and Black Lives Matter movements. It came as the World Meteorological Organization said greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere reached a record high last year. Talks aimed at reaching a global climate deal open in Paris November 30. Democracy Now! will be there for the full two weeks of the talks.