Environmental activists are preparing for what could be the largest climate change protest in history this Sunday at the People's Climate March in New York City.

Organizers say that anywhere from 100,000 to 400,000 people from 1,400 organizations are expected to partake in the rally ahead of the United Nations summit on climate change, which will be held in Manhattan on Tuesday.

The mission of the march is to broadcast a message of frustration and anger towards leaders in the U.S. and across the globe due to their lack of action.

"We're going to sound the burglar alarm on people who are stealing the future," said Bill McKibben, co-founder of the group 350.org, one of the organizing groups behind the march, reports the New York Times.

Participating groups include Amnesty International, MoveOn.org and the Sierra Club, along with labor unions, religious organizations and student groups from over 300 colleges.

The march will begin at 11:30 a.m. at Central Park West and make its way through Midtown Manhattan, all the way to 11thAvenue and West 34th Street.

At 1 p.m. the marchers will hold a moment of silence in honor of people affected by climate change. Then they will be encouraged to make as much noise as possible using instruments, cellphones and whistles with the aid of more than 20 marching bands.

Other climate change marches will also be held around the world from Saturday through Monday in 158 countries, including India, Nigeria and London, Melbourne and Rio de Janeiro.

"The goal is not just to be the largest climate march in history but also to be the most diverse," said Caroline Murray, the field director for the event, according to the Los Angeles Times. "Traditionally, you think of climate change as the cause of more traditional environmental groups, but this is a much broader array of activists."

"We've watched the summer Arctic disappear and the ocean turn steadily acidic," said Bill McKibben, co-founder of 350.org. "It's not just that things are not getting better. They are getting horribly worse. Unlike any other issue we have faced, this one comes with a time limit. If we don't get it right soon, we'll never get it right."

"The most useful gallon of gasoline anyone will ever burn is the one that gets them to the march," he added.