--- title: Leonardo DiCaprio Shares photos of Climate Change Protest description: The 'Revenant' actor and climate change activist took to the streets with indigenous leaders to rally for climate justice. canonical: https://time.com/4761810/leo-dicaprio-climate-march/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-05-01T17:59:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:43:13.531Z og:title: Here's Leo DiCaprio Making a Statement at the Climate March og:description: The environmental activist and actor took to the streets of D.C. og:url: https://time.com/4761810/leo-dicaprio-climate-march/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt924ed5670d272073/6988cb65bc6cfc31133e1254/leo-climate-march.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Demonstrators Attend The People's Climate Movement March On Washington og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's Leo DiCaprio Making a Statement at the Climate March twitter:description: The environmental activist and actor took to the streets of D.C. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt924ed5670d272073/6988cb65bc6cfc31133e1254/leo-climate-march.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's a Photo of Engaged Citizen Leo DiCaprio Making a Statement at the Climate March  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 1, 2017 5:59 PM UTC  Actor Leonardo DiCaprio marches with demonstrators on Pennsylvania Avenue during the People's Climate Movement March in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, April 29, 2017\. Coinciding with U.S. President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, the People's Climate Movement March seeks to bring attention to and strengthen climate reform in the context of the Trump Administration cuts to environmental policy. Photographer: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg via Getty Images Actor Leonardo DiCaprio marches with demonstrators on Pennsylvania Avenue during the People's Climate Movement March in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Saturday, April 29, 2017\. Coinciding with U.S. President Donald Trump's 100th day in office, the People's Climate Movement March seeks to bring attention to and strengthen climate reform in the context of the Trump Administration cuts to environmental policy. Photographer: Zach Gibson/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner May 1, 2017 5:59 PM UTC Over the weekend, noted climate change activist and Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio took to the streets of Washington, D.C. to join [thousands of other protesters](http://time.com/4760589/climate-march-donald-trump-100-days/) for the People’s Climate Movement March. In true DiCaprio fashion, the [_Revenant_ star](http://time.com/4174724/golden-globes-leonardo-dicaprio-revenant/) and producer of environmental documentary [_Before the Flood_](http://time.com/4511153/trailer-leonardo-dicaprio-documentary-before-the-flood/) appeared incognito in his signature [newsboy cap](http://time.com/4658225/leonardo-dicaprio-salt-bae-photo/) and shades. He also made sure to come prepared to protest with a handmade sign, broadcasting the simple statement “Climate change is real.” It appears to have been drawn on a manila folder, proving that one can make a political splash by recycling materials already lying around the house. Very resourceful, Leo. DiCaprio documented his civic actions in posts to Instagram, where he shared shots of himself joining hands with indigenous leader [Manari Ushigua](https://www.pachamama.org/blog/sapara-leader-manari-ushigua-invites-you-to-visit-the-amazon-rainforest), the president of the Sápara Nation of Ecuadorian Amazon and environmental activist. “Today’s #ClimateMarch leaves me inspired and hopeful for our future on this planet,” DiCaprio captioned one image. “We must continue to work together and fight for #climatejustice.” Leo’s been laying low recently; he’s next scheduled to appear on the big screen [all the way out in 2018](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000138/) for _The Black Hand_. In the meantime, looks like he’ll be lending his star power, casual sign-making skills, and social media reach to the climate cause. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4761810/leo-dicaprio-climate-march/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4761810/leo-dicaprio-climate-march/"},"headline":"Here's a Photo of Engaged Citizen Leo DiCaprio Making a Statement at the Climate March","datePublished":"2017-05-01T17:59:10.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:43:13.531Z","description":"The 'Revenant' actor and climate change activist took to the streets with indigenous leaders to rally for climate justice.","url":"https://time.com/4761810/leo-dicaprio-climate-march/","keywords":["Newsfeed","climate","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt924ed5670d272073/6988cb65bc6cfc31133e1254/leo-climate-march.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt924ed5670d272073/6988cb65bc6cfc31133e1254/leo-climate-march.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Demonstrators Attend The People's Climate Movement March On Washington","caption":"Demonstrators Attend The People's Climate Movement March On Washington","creditText":"Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4761810/leo-dicaprio-climate-march/","name":"Here's a Photo of Engaged Citizen Leo DiCaprio Making a Statement at the Climate March"}}]}] ```