“You are destroying our future”: Around the world, tens of thousands of young people have dropped school Friday to ask their leaders to really act against climate disruption.
In Quebec, about 140,000 students will be on strike Friday to call for effective action to combat climate change.
The global movement started last year when Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, who was just nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, began a solo protest calling for climate change action by holding up handmade signs outside her country’s Parliament every Friday.
Following last month’s massive youth walkouts in Europe, the March 15 Youth Climate Strike will now bring the school-based environmental action stateside.
The students’ demands include a Green New Deal that will prioritize communities most impacted by climate change, a 100 percent renewable energy target by 2030, and comprehensive education on the impacts of climate change.
Over 1,4mn on #SchoolStrike4Climate yesterday according to latest update. 2083 places in 125 countries on all continents. “Biggest day of global climate action ever” says @350
Greta Thunberg,
And this isn’t even the beginning. And we have only just started!