Tens of thousands of school students around the world walked out of classes on F...
SYDNEY/LONDON - Tens of thousands of school students around the world walked out of classes on Friday in a global strike to protest against government inaction on climate change.
The worldwide student strike movement started in August 2018, when 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg began protesting outside her parliament on school days. She has since been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Thousands marched through central London with banners reading “The future is in our hands” and “We’re missing lessons to teach you one”.United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tweeted his support on Friday evening. “Young people can, and do, change the world,” he said. “You understand we are in a race for your lives; your commitment & activism makes me confident we will win it.”
In Düsseldorf, Germany, some 2,000 school children paraded with a carnival float depicting a giant effigy of Thunberg with “Do something about the climate catastrophe at last” written on her raised arms. “As youths who will inherit the land, we gather here to demand that the government work with us to solve these problems,” said 17-year-old Thiti Usanakul, of student-led group Grin Green International.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern supported the strikes, saying teenagers should not wait for voting age to use their voices.Slideshow
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