Photographs from today’s rally in the Tasmanian capital.

Organisers said it’s the first step in a nationwide bid for state and federal declarations of a climate emergency.

“Women held up traffic as they marched and sang their way through the CBD, calling on the government to address the climate crisis,” a spokesperson said.

“The march was led by a group of suffragettes to symbolise the transformative power of civil disobedience.”

Photography by: Benjamin Richardson