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Huge climate protest with students from > 120 countries and > 2000 cities skipping school has started
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As an adult this brings me joy and shame at the same time, so sorry for the future generations and i hope we can start correcting this awful and shitty situation were putting them into
Great that the numbers are so big and so many cities around the world are taking part
Great that the numbers are so big and so many cities around the world are taking part
This should happen everywhere in the world. Let students lead the revolution we need in how we tackle climate change.
Too bad the people in power and their right wing propaganda machine just write it off as kids being brainwashed by their left wing, atheist, commie teachers using scare tactics to further their satanic agenda and another reason why we need charter schools or home school with the only book you ever need to read.
Because I keep reminding people that the IPCC calls for an increase in use of nuclear energy to fight climate change, and those who do that are more likely to be kicked out of the protest than those who mix anti-nuclear ideology with fight against CC. And yes, it can get heated because people assume you're here to cause trouble.
So, not going. It's not safe (and I'd feel like a hypocrite).
No, what's lame is having people like Trump actively working to destroy the planet. This won't change his mind.
Pretty much. I'm here in little Beaumont, California and the post in the community FB page is a bunch of "Climate change isn't real!" Or "I'll kick my kid's ass if they participate."
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Organizing and participating in this is infinitely more useful than a day of school.
Seems like Greta Thunberg, the Swedish girl who inspired this movement, have been nominated for Nobel's Peace Prize.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/14/greta-thunberg-nominated-nobel-peace-prize
I wholeheartedly support her nomination.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/14/greta-thunberg-nominated-nobel-peace-prize
I wholeheartedly support her nomination.
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LEss about changing his mind and more about galvanizing others to the cause. The reason we're in this mess is because for decades no one pushed the issue. We sat on our asses like a bunch of idiots.
How are people supposed to pressure their leaders if they don't know there is a problem, or worse, don't care? Mass protests like these help fight against that malaise of inaction because face it, change starts from the bottom, not the top.
I've had two students just leave to join. Good for them!
They're 18 or will be soon. Their vote is going to count here in coming elections. The more empowered they feel, the more progressive politicans will get into power.
They're 18 or will be soon. Their vote is going to count here in coming elections. The more empowered they feel, the more progressive politicans will get into power.
You know, people need to start somewhere.
Demos won't change something rapidly, but might change some thinking and raise awareness. We can't change the world in one day anyway, but I hope that the current and ongoing protests against right wing governments, the protests for more human rights and this one will have legs.
In the end it's us, the consumers, that need to change the most. Eating meat is the worst thing for climate. I hope we not only stand up but also act. Companies will have to follow suit.
I wouldnt say Millenials were a failure, we got pessimistic from having no one supporting us and being ignored and ridiculed for speaking out. The test of the Millennials will be if our generation can get back up and support the Gen Xers. Together the two generations are not far age wise and numbers wise from being able to change the direction the worlds politics finally.
It's a powerful visual that grabs the attention of the media and the public, and makes climate change more central in the mind of the public, which leads to more pressure on elected officials.
Sure if this was the only thing being done it wouldn't be that useful, but this in conjunction with a lot of other steps activists are doing makes a big difference.
I'm a pretty jaded old cynic socialist who sneers at most postpolitical action such as marching 'for' climate - but fuck me if scrolling through these images and feeds does not gives me enough hope to continue the struggle for a bit longer...
Here in Portugal too:
(Porto and Lisbon respectively).
Though on a much smaller scale, unfortunately. At least for now... but I doubt it'll grow over the coming hours...
No worries Lisboa - the kids got you covered:
Here in Portugal too:
(Porto and Lisbon respectively).
Though on a much smaller scale, unfortunately. At least for now... but I doubt it'll grow over the coming hours...
Thank you for posting this. I was in downtown Porto today doing college work and I, unfortunately, could not participate.
Hearing my classmates making fun of this event and joking around about going just to skip class made me worried, lots of young people still don't take this seriously.
it is so sad to see that some politicians in germany say or try to imply the children are used by their teachers and parents :/
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That's the goto argument for anyone who hates seeing kids getting involved and making the adults squirm for their complete inaction and laziness in ensuring a planet for these kids.
See also: the kids who confronted Feinstein and the thread we had on that...
Trump and his ilk are not a resurgence nor the future, but the last dying breath of a withering ideology gasping for one last moment before it's swept away by the future generations rising tides.
I participated in our town's protest. Well, one of them. We had three different events, one in the morning in front of the city hall (which was aimed for high school students), one in the marketplace (with higher elementary school students) at around noon and one in the town square after 3PM (a more general one). I think the largest protest (in front of city hall) gathered 300+ people, mostly students. An ok amount but nothing even remotely comparable to some of the protests I've seen with huge seas of people, even relative to the populace of my city. The one I was at (the last one at) had maybe 40-50, if even that. For a city with well over 100 000 inhabitants, that's not a whole lot.
Kind of sad how apathetic the adults of our town are. Of course the weather was kinda bad (it was sleeting), but it wasn't so bad that you couldn't spend an hour standing around for good cause.
Kind of sad how apathetic the adults of our town are. Of course the weather was kinda bad (it was sleeting), but it wasn't so bad that you couldn't spend an hour standing around for good cause.
letting children skip school smdh a tragedy that people are willing to squander the futures of so many children
What future? There is no future for children that isn't a total shitshow.
I figured I didn't need the "/s" this time
Round 2: But they need to be in school so they can learn how to swim! How else will they handle the rising sea levels?
Round 2: But they need to be in school so they can learn how to swim! How else will they handle the rising sea levels?
I thought about putting a
I know this (I hope) isn't serious, but still...
in my post but was lazy.
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/3/15/18267156/youth-climate-strike-march-15-photos
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And this one because is very true, and I sure someone will unironically say 'they shouldn't skip school':
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And this one because is very true, and I sure someone will unironically say 'they shouldn't skip school':
Not one day, no, but haven't some of them said the'yre striking for longer than that?
Don't Walk out,
Walk in....to the voting both.
The Youth have so much power, they just refuse to use it because they cant see that each vote adds up...
By the time they figure it out, its too late, they are old and lose thier ideals and concede to the humdrum of life.
You want change? encourage every young person to feel passionate about voting.
Walk in....to the voting both.
The Youth have so much power, they just refuse to use it because they cant see that each vote adds up...
By the time they figure it out, its too late, they are old and lose thier ideals and concede to the humdrum of life.
You want change? encourage every young person to feel passionate about voting.
Trying to change the minds of people on the opposite end of the aisle isn't the goal; the goal is to motivate and/or change the minds of those in the middle (and those on the same side, but politically inactive).