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Children in Indonesia joined the Fridays for Future demonstrations on Sept. 13, 2019. (Photo: 350 Indonesia/Twitter)
From Nepal to New Zealand to Nigeria, Fridays for Future Youth Activists Take to Streets Worldwide One Week Before #ClimateStrike
"We are calling on everyone to join us," said strike organizer Jerome Foster II. "We need a truly diverse and multi-generational movement, made of people from all ages and backgrounds, not just the youth."
Sep 13, 2019
Activists with the youth-led Fridays for Future movement took to the streets worldwide Friday, calling for bolder efforts to battle the climate emergency and encouraging people of all ages to join the global #ClimateStrike on Sept. 20.
\u201c2/ \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Stockholm #FridayForFuture \nhttps://t.co/Rg14ZYVk86\u201d— 350 dot org (@350 dot org) 1568370780
The environmental group 350.org looked to next week's strikes in a statement Friday, saying that "huge demonstrations are expected across the globe with numbers surpassing the March 2019 record of 1.6 million people." So far, climate campaigners have planned 3,459 events across 120 countries for a week of action that aligns with the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
To register for an event or find one near you, visit globalclimatestrike.net. For U.S. strikes, visit strikewithus.org.
"We are calling on everyone to join us," Jerome Foster II, a youth climate activist and strike organizer, said at a press conference Thursday. "We need a truly diverse and multi-generational movement, made of people from all ages and backgrounds, not just the youth. We need adults to stand up and call for action and to support young people and do things that young people can't do. We should be fighting for our future."
\u201cIt was a pleasure to strike with you @GretaThunberg. \nIt was a pleasure to strike with and stand united see the youth climate movement continue to grow. \nIt was a pleasure to see so many young people continue to strike around the world, we must stand persistent.#FridaysForFuture\u201d— Jerome Foster II (@Jerome Foster II) 1568402462
"The good news is the fossil industry is beginning to lose the fight. We need to replace them now to keep temperature below 1.5 degrees," said 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben, referencing the lower target of the Paris climate agreement. "September 20th to 27th will be the biggest climate mobilization we have ever seen. The world is going to demonstrate that it is ready for a change."
\u201cThe #climatestrike on Sept 20 is swelling very very fast--it's going to be a remarkable day\u201d— Bill McKibben (@Bill McKibben) 1568378292
In an email to supporters of the youth-led Sunrise Movement Friday, 13-year-old Hadassah from Northwest Philadelphia wrote:
For me, the 2020 election can be scary to think about, because I know that this is our last chance to elect a president and Congress who will still have time to stop the climate crisis. That's so important for my future, but I can't even vote.
Because of that, I really want another way to take control and make sure we can elect candidates who will fight for a Green New Deal. I've found that in the global climate strike.
[...]
This strike is going to be massive. Already there are over 630 strike-day actions and rallies planned just in the U.S. And some major organizations are standing with us, including the United Electrical labor union with 35,000 members, and the entire New York City public school system.
Just a day after Amnesty International secretary general Kumi Naidoo called on school administrations across the globe to let students to join the climate strikes planned for Sept. 20 and 27, the New York City public school system announced Thursday that it would excuse absences for students who secure permission from a parent to participate in the first global strike.
\u201cWEEK 40 of our @UN #ClimateStrike in NYC! We have one week to go until the #GlobalClimateStrike, our absences that day will be excused (thanks @NYCSchools!) and we are so excited. Next Friday #StrikeWithUs, and let's change the world together \u2764\u201d— Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27! (@Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27!) 1568391007
\u201cATTN. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS: \n\nThis is an example of a permission slip that you can adapt to make the strike as smooth as possible at your school. \n\n**Remember, we are not protesting school, but the people in power who are not protecting the planet \ud83c\udf0e \n\n#StrikeWithUs\u201d— Xiye Bastida (@Xiye Bastida) 1568256319
"The protection of the environment should not be a movement or a moment in time, it should be part of our culture," New York-based Fridays for Future leader Xiye Bastida said at the Thursday press conference. "The youth are working towards this goal, and we need everyone to join us."
Bastida was among the youth activists who protested outside the U.N. headquarters in NYC on Friday and took to social media to promote next week's global strike.
\u201cAnother Friday on #ClimateStrike at the @UN headquarters. Today we got students and teachers from all over New York City who are eager to mobilize their schools for September 20th!\u201d— Xiye Bastida (@Xiye Bastida) 1568400135
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg joined an 11-minute die-in outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Friday, as young people with the global movement she helped launch also demonstrated in Argentina, Bangladesh, Germany, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Turkey, Uganda, and more countries around the world.
\u201cRight now @GretaThunberg @ThisIsZeroHour #FridaysForFurture are at the White House demanding climate justice and the strong actions we need. Trump and other leaders better hear them. #WhiteHouseClimateStrike #StrikeWithUs\u201d— 350 dot org (@350 dot org) 1568387828
\u201cViernes n\u00famero 7 en el Palacio Municipal de Rosario, Argentina. #FridaysForFuture #ViernesPorElFuturo #FridaysForFutureArgentina @GretaThunberg\u201d— Fridays for future Rosario (@Fridays for future Rosario) 1568385945
\u201cMore than 1000 students demonstrate in #Geesthacht (Germany) today for the #ClimateChange #FridaysForFuture\u201d— Volker Leptien, Oikocredit Norddeutschland e.V. (@Volker Leptien, Oikocredit Norddeutschland e.V.) 1568390916
\u201cFridays for Future Wellington NZ\nLovely vibe, lovely people. See you next week!\n#FridaysForFuture #ClimateActionNow\n@millionsofmoth1 @WeavingHouse @ecomanda @divinefire79 @abelsteve @FFFIndia @GretaThunberg @thathumbleman @XRebellionWA @HeliHLehtinen @timjonesbooks\u201d— Climate Action NOW (@Climate Action NOW) 1568374000
\u201cToday is my 44 weeks of #FridaysForFuture in Abuja, Nigeria. I am getting to grassroots to involve indigenous people on climate action because they are part of the solution to this crisis. Indigenous people knowledge and approaches on this matters. Join us!\n#ClimateStrike\u201d— Adenike Titilope Oladosu (@Adenike Titilope Oladosu) 1568373561
\u201c\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Istanbul, Turkey: \ud83d\udde3If you have not been following and supporting this youngster it\u2019s about time you started paying attention \ud83d\udc9a@CevikusHB #FridaysForFuture #GlobalClimateStrike 20th-27th September\u201d— Shauna (@Shauna) 1568397845
\u201cDid you know we're the leading #FridaysForFuture movement in Africa? This is not by accident, we've the world's youngest population. If we don't act no one will. @GretaThunberg @Fridays4future\u201d— Fridays For Future Uganda (@Fridays For Future Uganda) 1568220826
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Activists with the youth-led Fridays for Future movement took to the streets worldwide Friday, calling for bolder efforts to battle the climate emergency and encouraging people of all ages to join the global #ClimateStrike on Sept. 20.
\u201c2/ \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Stockholm #FridayForFuture \nhttps://t.co/Rg14ZYVk86\u201d— 350 dot org (@350 dot org) 1568370780
The environmental group 350.org looked to next week's strikes in a statement Friday, saying that "huge demonstrations are expected across the globe with numbers surpassing the March 2019 record of 1.6 million people." So far, climate campaigners have planned 3,459 events across 120 countries for a week of action that aligns with the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
To register for an event or find one near you, visit globalclimatestrike.net. For U.S. strikes, visit strikewithus.org.
"We are calling on everyone to join us," Jerome Foster II, a youth climate activist and strike organizer, said at a press conference Thursday. "We need a truly diverse and multi-generational movement, made of people from all ages and backgrounds, not just the youth. We need adults to stand up and call for action and to support young people and do things that young people can't do. We should be fighting for our future."
\u201cIt was a pleasure to strike with you @GretaThunberg. \nIt was a pleasure to strike with and stand united see the youth climate movement continue to grow. \nIt was a pleasure to see so many young people continue to strike around the world, we must stand persistent.#FridaysForFuture\u201d— Jerome Foster II (@Jerome Foster II) 1568402462
"The good news is the fossil industry is beginning to lose the fight. We need to replace them now to keep temperature below 1.5 degrees," said 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben, referencing the lower target of the Paris climate agreement. "September 20th to 27th will be the biggest climate mobilization we have ever seen. The world is going to demonstrate that it is ready for a change."
\u201cThe #climatestrike on Sept 20 is swelling very very fast--it's going to be a remarkable day\u201d— Bill McKibben (@Bill McKibben) 1568378292
In an email to supporters of the youth-led Sunrise Movement Friday, 13-year-old Hadassah from Northwest Philadelphia wrote:
For me, the 2020 election can be scary to think about, because I know that this is our last chance to elect a president and Congress who will still have time to stop the climate crisis. That's so important for my future, but I can't even vote.
Because of that, I really want another way to take control and make sure we can elect candidates who will fight for a Green New Deal. I've found that in the global climate strike.
[...]
This strike is going to be massive. Already there are over 630 strike-day actions and rallies planned just in the U.S. And some major organizations are standing with us, including the United Electrical labor union with 35,000 members, and the entire New York City public school system.
Just a day after Amnesty International secretary general Kumi Naidoo called on school administrations across the globe to let students to join the climate strikes planned for Sept. 20 and 27, the New York City public school system announced Thursday that it would excuse absences for students who secure permission from a parent to participate in the first global strike.
\u201cWEEK 40 of our @UN #ClimateStrike in NYC! We have one week to go until the #GlobalClimateStrike, our absences that day will be excused (thanks @NYCSchools!) and we are so excited. Next Friday #StrikeWithUs, and let's change the world together \u2764\u201d— Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27! (@Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27!) 1568391007
\u201cATTN. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS: \n\nThis is an example of a permission slip that you can adapt to make the strike as smooth as possible at your school. \n\n**Remember, we are not protesting school, but the people in power who are not protecting the planet \ud83c\udf0e \n\n#StrikeWithUs\u201d— Xiye Bastida (@Xiye Bastida) 1568256319
"The protection of the environment should not be a movement or a moment in time, it should be part of our culture," New York-based Fridays for Future leader Xiye Bastida said at the Thursday press conference. "The youth are working towards this goal, and we need everyone to join us."
Bastida was among the youth activists who protested outside the U.N. headquarters in NYC on Friday and took to social media to promote next week's global strike.
\u201cAnother Friday on #ClimateStrike at the @UN headquarters. Today we got students and teachers from all over New York City who are eager to mobilize their schools for September 20th!\u201d— Xiye Bastida (@Xiye Bastida) 1568400135
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg joined an 11-minute die-in outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Friday, as young people with the global movement she helped launch also demonstrated in Argentina, Bangladesh, Germany, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Turkey, Uganda, and more countries around the world.
\u201cRight now @GretaThunberg @ThisIsZeroHour #FridaysForFurture are at the White House demanding climate justice and the strong actions we need. Trump and other leaders better hear them. #WhiteHouseClimateStrike #StrikeWithUs\u201d— 350 dot org (@350 dot org) 1568387828
\u201cViernes n\u00famero 7 en el Palacio Municipal de Rosario, Argentina. #FridaysForFuture #ViernesPorElFuturo #FridaysForFutureArgentina @GretaThunberg\u201d— Fridays for future Rosario (@Fridays for future Rosario) 1568385945
\u201cMore than 1000 students demonstrate in #Geesthacht (Germany) today for the #ClimateChange #FridaysForFuture\u201d— Volker Leptien, Oikocredit Norddeutschland e.V. (@Volker Leptien, Oikocredit Norddeutschland e.V.) 1568390916
\u201cFridays for Future Wellington NZ\nLovely vibe, lovely people. See you next week!\n#FridaysForFuture #ClimateActionNow\n@millionsofmoth1 @WeavingHouse @ecomanda @divinefire79 @abelsteve @FFFIndia @GretaThunberg @thathumbleman @XRebellionWA @HeliHLehtinen @timjonesbooks\u201d— Climate Action NOW (@Climate Action NOW) 1568374000
\u201cToday is my 44 weeks of #FridaysForFuture in Abuja, Nigeria. I am getting to grassroots to involve indigenous people on climate action because they are part of the solution to this crisis. Indigenous people knowledge and approaches on this matters. Join us!\n#ClimateStrike\u201d— Adenike Titilope Oladosu (@Adenike Titilope Oladosu) 1568373561
\u201c\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Istanbul, Turkey: \ud83d\udde3If you have not been following and supporting this youngster it\u2019s about time you started paying attention \ud83d\udc9a@CevikusHB #FridaysForFuture #GlobalClimateStrike 20th-27th September\u201d— Shauna (@Shauna) 1568397845
\u201cDid you know we're the leading #FridaysForFuture movement in Africa? This is not by accident, we've the world's youngest population. If we don't act no one will. @GretaThunberg @Fridays4future\u201d— Fridays For Future Uganda (@Fridays For Future Uganda) 1568220826
Activists with the youth-led Fridays for Future movement took to the streets worldwide Friday, calling for bolder efforts to battle the climate emergency and encouraging people of all ages to join the global #ClimateStrike on Sept. 20.
\u201c2/ \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddea Stockholm #FridayForFuture \nhttps://t.co/Rg14ZYVk86\u201d— 350 dot org (@350 dot org) 1568370780
The environmental group 350.org looked to next week's strikes in a statement Friday, saying that "huge demonstrations are expected across the globe with numbers surpassing the March 2019 record of 1.6 million people." So far, climate campaigners have planned 3,459 events across 120 countries for a week of action that aligns with the United Nations Climate Action Summit.
To register for an event or find one near you, visit globalclimatestrike.net. For U.S. strikes, visit strikewithus.org.
"We are calling on everyone to join us," Jerome Foster II, a youth climate activist and strike organizer, said at a press conference Thursday. "We need a truly diverse and multi-generational movement, made of people from all ages and backgrounds, not just the youth. We need adults to stand up and call for action and to support young people and do things that young people can't do. We should be fighting for our future."
\u201cIt was a pleasure to strike with you @GretaThunberg. \nIt was a pleasure to strike with and stand united see the youth climate movement continue to grow. \nIt was a pleasure to see so many young people continue to strike around the world, we must stand persistent.#FridaysForFuture\u201d— Jerome Foster II (@Jerome Foster II) 1568402462
"The good news is the fossil industry is beginning to lose the fight. We need to replace them now to keep temperature below 1.5 degrees," said 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben, referencing the lower target of the Paris climate agreement. "September 20th to 27th will be the biggest climate mobilization we have ever seen. The world is going to demonstrate that it is ready for a change."
\u201cThe #climatestrike on Sept 20 is swelling very very fast--it's going to be a remarkable day\u201d— Bill McKibben (@Bill McKibben) 1568378292
In an email to supporters of the youth-led Sunrise Movement Friday, 13-year-old Hadassah from Northwest Philadelphia wrote:
For me, the 2020 election can be scary to think about, because I know that this is our last chance to elect a president and Congress who will still have time to stop the climate crisis. That's so important for my future, but I can't even vote.
Because of that, I really want another way to take control and make sure we can elect candidates who will fight for a Green New Deal. I've found that in the global climate strike.
[...]
This strike is going to be massive. Already there are over 630 strike-day actions and rallies planned just in the U.S. And some major organizations are standing with us, including the United Electrical labor union with 35,000 members, and the entire New York City public school system.
Just a day after Amnesty International secretary general Kumi Naidoo called on school administrations across the globe to let students to join the climate strikes planned for Sept. 20 and 27, the New York City public school system announced Thursday that it would excuse absences for students who secure permission from a parent to participate in the first global strike.
\u201cWEEK 40 of our @UN #ClimateStrike in NYC! We have one week to go until the #GlobalClimateStrike, our absences that day will be excused (thanks @NYCSchools!) and we are so excited. Next Friday #StrikeWithUs, and let's change the world together \u2764\u201d— Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27! (@Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27!) 1568391007
\u201cATTN. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS: \n\nThis is an example of a permission slip that you can adapt to make the strike as smooth as possible at your school. \n\n**Remember, we are not protesting school, but the people in power who are not protecting the planet \ud83c\udf0e \n\n#StrikeWithUs\u201d— Xiye Bastida (@Xiye Bastida) 1568256319
"The protection of the environment should not be a movement or a moment in time, it should be part of our culture," New York-based Fridays for Future leader Xiye Bastida said at the Thursday press conference. "The youth are working towards this goal, and we need everyone to join us."
Bastida was among the youth activists who protested outside the U.N. headquarters in NYC on Friday and took to social media to promote next week's global strike.
\u201cAnother Friday on #ClimateStrike at the @UN headquarters. Today we got students and teachers from all over New York City who are eager to mobilize their schools for September 20th!\u201d— Xiye Bastida (@Xiye Bastida) 1568400135
Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg joined an 11-minute die-in outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Friday, as young people with the global movement she helped launch also demonstrated in Argentina, Bangladesh, Germany, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Turkey, Uganda, and more countries around the world.
\u201cRight now @GretaThunberg @ThisIsZeroHour #FridaysForFurture are at the White House demanding climate justice and the strong actions we need. Trump and other leaders better hear them. #WhiteHouseClimateStrike #StrikeWithUs\u201d— 350 dot org (@350 dot org) 1568387828
\u201cViernes n\u00famero 7 en el Palacio Municipal de Rosario, Argentina. #FridaysForFuture #ViernesPorElFuturo #FridaysForFutureArgentina @GretaThunberg\u201d— Fridays for future Rosario (@Fridays for future Rosario) 1568385945
\u201cMore than 1000 students demonstrate in #Geesthacht (Germany) today for the #ClimateChange #FridaysForFuture\u201d— Volker Leptien, Oikocredit Norddeutschland e.V. (@Volker Leptien, Oikocredit Norddeutschland e.V.) 1568390916
\u201cFridays for Future Wellington NZ\nLovely vibe, lovely people. See you next week!\n#FridaysForFuture #ClimateActionNow\n@millionsofmoth1 @WeavingHouse @ecomanda @divinefire79 @abelsteve @FFFIndia @GretaThunberg @thathumbleman @XRebellionWA @HeliHLehtinen @timjonesbooks\u201d— Climate Action NOW (@Climate Action NOW) 1568374000
\u201cToday is my 44 weeks of #FridaysForFuture in Abuja, Nigeria. I am getting to grassroots to involve indigenous people on climate action because they are part of the solution to this crisis. Indigenous people knowledge and approaches on this matters. Join us!\n#ClimateStrike\u201d— Adenike Titilope Oladosu (@Adenike Titilope Oladosu) 1568373561
\u201c\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddf7 Istanbul, Turkey: \ud83d\udde3If you have not been following and supporting this youngster it\u2019s about time you started paying attention \ud83d\udc9a@CevikusHB #FridaysForFuture #GlobalClimateStrike 20th-27th September\u201d— Shauna (@Shauna) 1568397845
\u201cDid you know we're the leading #FridaysForFuture movement in Africa? This is not by accident, we've the world's youngest population. If we don't act no one will. @GretaThunberg @Fridays4future\u201d— Fridays For Future Uganda (@Fridays For Future Uganda) 1568220826
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