CLIMATE STRIKE & ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM

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Friday, September 20, 2019, 10 A.M. - 5 P.M. | Academy Green, Kingston N.Y. | Radiokingston.org/events | Fridaysforfuture.org to find or register your local strike 

Radio Kingston [joined] the student-lead world-wide climate strike by going dark on Friday, September 20th between 10 am and 5 pm. Led by youth activists like Greta Thunberg, adults are being asking to take action too and walk out of places of business, schools, government offices  and join a local gathering of like-minded concerned citizens of the world. 350.org founder Bill McKibben said "Solving the climate crisis will involve disrupting business as usual. Adults like you and me should consider joining this walkout as a statement that they’re committed to disruptive, transformative change." 

Locally, climate strikers [gathered] at Academy Green beginning at 11am to ask for strong action to immediately address the existential threat that is climate change. 

Related Multimedia

1. "What NYC's Climate Strike March Looks Like From Above | NBC New York." NBC New York, Youtube. September 20, 2016. [3:16] See an aerial view of the Climate Strike march in lower Manhattan.  More: Thousands of people took to New York City streets Friday to help fight climate change, joining worldwide demonstrations ahead of a U.N. summit. Public schools throughout the city even let kids skip class to join the cause.  With home-made signs, some which read "The Earth. Is. Not. Expendable (Period)," "¡PUERTO RICO SE LEVANTA!" and "WE ARE MISSING OUR LESSONS SO WE CAN YEACH YOU ONE," the enthusiastic crowd flooded the Big Apple in hopes of having their message heard.  The sea of young people, including Swedish activist Greta Thurnberg and two of the 21 young plaintiffs who filed a constitutional climate lawsuit against the U.S. government, among other climate activists, took over the streets, assembling at Foley Square to march to Battery Park for a rally.   The flood of people marching in New York City, holding signs as they chanted, mirrored similar rallies across the globe. Activists are calling for immediate action from the world's governments to halt global warming, reduce fossil fuel consumption and avert environmental catastrophe.  Thunberg says that rather than listen to her and other young activists, lawmakers should invite scientists to the Capitol to listen to their expertise on ways to slow a rise in global temperatures, Thunberg said.  "This is not about us. This is not about youth activism," she said. "We don't want to be heard. We want the science to be heard." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LeB9GvnQEuU
2. "How the #ClimateStrike travelled around the world." Guardian News, Youtube. September 20, 2019. [2:15] From Sydney to New Delhi, Nairobi to New York, millions of people around the world walked out of school and work on Friday to join the latest protests against the climate crisis. The global day of action, calling for a reduction in emissions, was held in the run-up to a UN summit in New York  Global climate strike: Greta Thunberg and school students lead climate crisis protest – live updates  Global climate strike: how you can get involved. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cXgCR_dAzA
3. "Global Climate Strike: Millions protest around the world - BBC Newsnight." BBC Newsnight, Youtube. September 20, 2019. [13:46] Millions of people - overwhelmingly children and teenagers – have taken to the streets around the globe, calling on their governments to take serious action to tackle climate change. Subscribe to our channel here: https://goo.gl/31Q53F  The climate strike rallies have been led by schoolchildren and was sparked by campaigner Greta Thunberg - the Swedish teenager who inspired a global climate movement with her solitary protests last year.  Protesters across continents waved placards and chanted slogans in what could be the biggest ever demonstration over global warming caused by humans. Gabriel Gatehouse reports.  In the studio Katie Razzall is joined by former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres and the UK Student Climate Network's Lola Fayokun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiquOdfCEoU
4. "Global climate strikes: it's not just affluent western nations | The Cube." euronews (in English), Youtube. September 20, 2019. [6:39] From Kabul to Tuvalu, climate marches this Friday did not just take place in affluent western nations. …  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV9xZBtqSKc
5. "Global Climate Strike in India." Down To Earth, Youtube. September 2019. [3:31] The Global Climate Strike resumed across the world on September 20, 2019. People took time off from work to ‘strike’ and press for action on climate change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRowfOyI-ZM
6. "Live | Global climate strikes kick off ahead of UN summit on climate change." euronews (in English), Youtube. September 20, 2019. [4:22:55] As world leaders prepare to meet in New York for a UN Climate Summit next week, millions of young people all over the world will skip school on Friday to demand faster action against climate change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC9QTg_A3ao
7. "300,000 Australian students join global climate change strike | Nine News Australia." Nine News Australia, Youtube. September 20, 2019. [2:36] Sydney has been brought to a standstill by more than 80 thousand people fired up over climate change. Many skipped the classroom to cram into the city, joining millions of people around the world, in the biggest protest yet over the state of the planet. youtube.com/watch?v=K5XeyCmWrJg
8. "Thousands of young activists to march in Global Climate Strike l ABC News." ABC News, Youtube. September 20, 2019. [] The strike has grown to include more than 1,000 locations across the U.S. and 4,500 worldwide, with more than 2,000 scientists pledging to attend as well, organizers said. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnDnPB-ivm8
9. "Portland Police Grab Two Black Teens During #ClimateStrike." SEIJI HITO, Youtube. September 21, 2019. [5:19]  youtube.com/watch?v=PQTqRMdtlZM
10. "Join the Global Climate Strikes in September." 350.org, Youtube. June 10, 2019. [1:20] School strikers are calling on everyone: young people, parents, workers, and all concerned citizens to join massive climate strikes and a week of actions starting on September 20. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKUwU8zBjLA
11. "Students around the world go on climate strike." Guardian News, Youtube. March 15, 2019. [1:50] School and university students in more than 100 countries have gone on strike to demand that politicians take urgent action on climate change. The coordinated protests were organised on social media under the Fridays for Future banner and inspired by the 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who is in her 30th week of striking on Fridays. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ_QkjieLmw
12. "Global Climate Strike: Protesters Rally Around the World for Action on Climate Change." Bloomberg TicToc, Youtube. September 20, 2019. [1:27] A global protest movement backed by 16-year-old activist Greta Thunberg got underway Friday, with students in Australia skipping school and workers walking off the job to demand action on climate change.  Tens of thousands of people attended a protest in a central Sydney park, holding up homemade signs with slogans such as “You’re Burning our Future” and “There Is No Planet B.” Protesters also rallied in Melbourne, Canberra and other Australian cities.  The Global Climate Strike movement -- which calls on people to walk out of school or their workplace to protest inaction over climate change -- is likely to gain strength later in the day, with events in Europe and the U.S. planned. They’re part of a worldwide series of demonstrations that organizers say will take place in 150 countries on Friday and on Sept. 27.  “As we deal with devastating climate breakdown and hurtle towards dangerous tipping points, young people are calling on millions of us across the planet to disrupt business as usual by joining the global climate strikes,” according to a statement on the Global Climate Strike website.  The movement has spurred some companies to demonstrate that they’re reacting to the threat posed by a warming planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIOytYK45QU
13. "Imagine How Great America Could Be If We Listened To This Teen." The Young Turks, Youtube. September 22, 2019. [6:32] INSPIRING profile of teenage climate change activist Isra Hirsi. Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, and Maytha Alhassen discuss on The Young Turks. MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial  Read more here: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3...  "As the co-founder of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike and the daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Isra Hirsi is grappling with harassment, safety threats, tokenization, and privilege on a national scale years before she's even allowed to vote."*  Hosts: Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, Maytha Alhassen  Cast: Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, Maytha Alhassen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGTiK9Fy328
14. '“We Are Striking to Disrupt the System”: An Hour with 16-Year-Old Climate Activist Greta Thunberg.' Democracy Now!, Youtube. September 11, 2019. [45:14] In her first extended broadcast interview in the United States, we spend the hour with Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who has inspired millions across the globe. Last year she launched a school strike for the climate, skipping school every Friday to stand in front of the Swedish parliament, demanding action to prevent catastrophic climate change. Her protest spread, quickly going global. Hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren around the globe have participated in their own local school strikes for the climate. Since her strike began in 2018, Greta has become a leading figure in the climate justice movement. She has joined protests across Europe. She has addressed world leaders at the U.N. climate talks in Poland and the European Union Parliament. She has even met the pope. And now she is in New York to join a global climate strike on September 20 and address the U.N. Climate Action Summit on September 23. Greta has refused to fly for years because of emissions, so she arrived here after a two-week transatlantic voyage aboard a zero-emissions racing yacht. She is also planning to attend the U.N. climate summit in Santiago, Chile, in December. Greta joined us Tuesday in our Democracy Now! studio. #DemocracyNow  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgi30Wy_V74

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U.S. YOUTH CLIMATE STRIKE

Youthclimatestrikeus.org

OUR MISSION | We, the youth of America, are striking because the science says we have just a few years to transform our energy system, reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, and prevent the worst effects of climate change. We are striking because our world leaders have yet to acknowledge, prioritize, or properly address our climate crisis. We are striking because marginalized communities across our nation —especially communities of color, disabled communities, and low- income communities— are already disproportionately impacted by climate change. We are striking because if the social order is disrupted by our refusal to attend school, then the system is forced to face the climate crisis and enact change. With our futures at stake, we call for radical legislative action to combat climate change and its countless detrimental effects on the American people. We are striking for the Green New Deal, for a fair and just transition to a 100% renewable economy, and for ending the creation of additional fossil fuel infrastructure. Additionally, we believe the climate crisis should be declared a national emergency because we are running out of time.

https://www.youthclimatestrikeus.org/platform

OUR DEMANDS

Green New Deal

• An equitable transition for marginalized communities that will be most impacted by climate change
• The implementation of any measures to curb climate change must be considerate, and actively working against, the impacts of climate change on marginalized communities-- communities of color, impoverished communities, disabled communities, and LGBTQ+ communities-- who are at the frontline of all climate-related disasters
• Encourage dense affordable livable cities prioritizing community stability and countering displacement. Ensure access to safe and adequate housing for all;
• Respect and follow all treaties with First Nation communities and protect the food sovereignty and intellectual property of First Nations, as well as ensuring appropriate, culturally competent training programs for tribal colleges and collaborations between tribal and state colleges to provide education for the green economy.
• Invest in education and training for inmates regarding renewable careers, and invest grassroots transformative justice to move away from the unjust prison system and the school-to-prison-pipeline, and outlaw private prisons and the forced labor of prison inmates
• Support green job training programs in the transition from prison to work.
• Address the effects of the climate crisis on various communities within the United States with an emphasis on front-line, marginalized communities by allowing them to create committees that can apply for governmental aid in climate-related disasters while also helping to prepare said communities to mitigate climate-related damage;
• Ensure a just transition for all front-line communities by ensuring that the transition is led from the community level and by prioritizing solutions that eliminate community-level threats via equitably distributed investments to historically disadvantaged communities;
• Protect and enforce land and sovereign rights of tribal nations; honor and protect treaty rights, and free prior and informed consent for Indigenous nations, in keeping with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;
• Remove entrenched racial, regional, ability, and gender-based barriers to income and wealth; create a public bank to finance a transition for the benefit of all Americans
• Invest in affordable and accessible renewable energy, such as solar gardens etc.
• Respect Indigenous women, Indigenous queer and trans women, women of color, and queer and trans people of color and protect them from assault, sexual violence, and trafficking
• Acknowledge the term “climate refugee” and welcome all climate refugees including; war refugees, communal/gang violence refugees, and natural disaster refugees.
• Work together with other wealthy nations to be prepared to welcome climate refugees and provide safety and accommodation for them in international solidarity.
• An equitable transition for fossil-fuel reliant communities to a renewable economy
• Respect the contributions of fossil fuel workers
• Invest in local renewable energy, community based industries, and local living wage jobs for transitioning fossil fuel workers
• Invest in local communities so they may clean up the lands and waters polluted and damaged by fossil fuel extraction/infrastructure/shipping/export
• Switch to clean renewable energy and clean industrial processes
• Reskilling of their employees for new clean, local energy industries
• Provide fully paid quality healthcare for their workers and families who have been made unhealthy by working for extractive and toxic industries.
• Diversify local economies with a particular focus on communities where unsustainable industries hold control over the labor market; ensure workers can partake in the energy transition through workplace democracy, control and ownership;
• 100% renewable energy by 2030
• Upgrading the current electric grid
• Investing in green technology and developments
• No creation of additional fossil fuel infrastructure (pipelines, coal plants, fracking etc.)
• The creation of a committee to oversee the implementation of a Green New Deal
• That has subpoena power
• Committee members can’t take fossil fuel industry donations
• Accepts climate science

A halt in any and all fossil fuel infrastructure projects

1. Fossil fuel infrastructure disproportionately impacts indigenous communities and communities of color in a negative way
2. Creating new fossil fuel infrastructure would create new reliance on fossil fuels at a time of urgency
3. Therefore we ask to end the construction of any additional fossil fuel infrastructure immediately

​All decisions made by the government be tied in scientific research, including the 2018 IPCC report

1. Reducing GHG emissions by 50% by 2030, and 100% by 2050
2. These facts need to be incorporated into all policymaking decisions

For declaring a National Emergency on Climate Change

1. This calls for a national emergency because we have 11 years to avoid catastrophic climate change
2. Since the US has empirically been a global leader, we should be a leader on climate action
3. Since the US largely contributes to global GHG emissions, we should be leading the fight in GHG reduction

Compulsory comprehensive education on the impacts of climate change and the importance of climate justice throughout grades K-8

1. K-8 is the ideal age range for compulsory climate change education because:
2. Impressionability is high during that developmental stage, therefore it’s easier for children and young adults to learn about climate change in a more in-depth manner, and retain that information
3. Climate change becomes a nonpartisan issue, as it truly is because it’s based solely on science and human experience from the beginning
4. Promoting community stability through empowering local leadership and decision making through ensuring accessible high-quality, culturally competent and science-based curriculum on climate change as well as by giving local communities authority over the standards, programs, and investments established within them

Preserving our public lands and wildlife

1. Diverse ecosystems and national parks will be very impacted by climate change, therefore it’s important that we work to the best of our abilities to preserve their existence
2. The earth’s animals are intrinsic to its existence, and with the onset of a possible 6th Mass Extinction we must protect wildlife and their habitats at all costs

Keeping our water supply clean

1. Clean water is essential for all living beings, when we pollute our water supply, or the water supply of someone else, it’s a violation of an essential human right

https://www.youthclimatestrikeus.org/platform




Multimedia




[UPDATE] "Imagine How Great America Could Be If We Listened To This Teen." The Young Turks, Youtube. September 22, 2019. [6:32] INSPIRING profile of teenage climate change activist Isra Hirsi. Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, and Maytha Alhassen discuss on The Young Turks. MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial  Read more here: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3...  "As the co-founder of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike and the daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Isra Hirsi is grappling with harassment, safety threats, tokenization, and privilege on a national scale years before she's even allowed to vote."*  Hosts: Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, Maytha Alhassen  Cast: Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, Maytha Alhassen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGTiK9Fy328





Articles & Resources



"Isra Hirsi Is 16, Unbothered, and Saving the Planet." As the co-founder of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike and the daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Isra Hirsi is grappling with harassment, safety threats, tokenization, and privilege on a national scale years before she's even allowed to vote.  Leila Ettachfini, Vice.com. September 18, 2019. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a357wp/isra-hirsi-ilhan-omar-daughter-climate-strike-profile






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Greta Thunberg

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1. "Greta Thunberg’s AMAZING Speech From Climate Strike."  The Young Turks, Youtube. September 20, 2019. [6:43] Greta Thunberg delivers a powerful speech during the Climate Strike in New York. Ana Kasparian, Adrienne Lawrence, and Maz Jobrani, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial  Read more here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/students...  “Hundreds of thousands of students from across the globe took the lead during a day of climate protests before next week’s United Nations summit on climate change.  “We deserve a safe future and we demand a safe future,” said Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish activist who recently raised awareness about reducing carbon footprints by sailing across the Atlantic in a racing yacht.  “Is that really too much to ask?” she told a packed crowd of schoolchildren, their parents and demonstrators in New York before addressing next week’s climate conference at the United Nations.  Organizers said 800 events were planned across the U.S., including Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles, capping off a day of rallies across the globe from Sydney to Kabul to Berlin to Istanbul. Many centered on specific goals, including stopping approvals for new mining or drilling projects and switching entirely to renewable sources of energy by 2030.  In the Solomon Islands, protests sprang up over rising sea levels. Hundreds of schoolchildren in Thailand burst into the headquarters of the environment ministry in Bangkok and then lay down to mimic their own extinction.  In Germany, police in cities such as Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich warned that central areas would be shut down as tens of thousands of people joined the rallies, including one in front of the office of Chancellor Angela Merkel.  In Australia, about 300,000 people took part in a series of rallies, including around 100,000 who crowded into a park in Sydney, double the size of a previous protest in March. Many of the attendees held placards with slogans such as “There is No Planet B.”  Hosts: Ana Kasparian, Adrienne Lawrence, Maz Jobrani  Cast: Ana Kasparian, Adrienne Lawrence, Maz Jobrani. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPsJvi2H68k
2. "Imagine How Great America Could Be If We Listened To This Teen." The Young Turks, Youtube. September 22, 2019. [6:32] INSPIRING profile of teenage climate change activist Isra Hirsi. Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, and Maytha Alhassen discuss on The Young Turks. MORE TYT: https://tyt.com/trial  Read more here: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3...  "As the co-founder of the U.S. Youth Climate Strike and the daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Isra Hirsi is grappling with harassment, safety threats, tokenization, and privilege on a national scale years before she's even allowed to vote."*  Hosts: Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, Maytha Alhassen  Cast: Brooke Thomas, Jayar Jackson, Maytha Alhassen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGTiK9Fy328
3. "Greta Thunberg urges all to join Friday's climate strike: 'See you on the street!'" Guardian News, Youtube. September 16, 2019. [1:45]  'Even though it is slow, the pace is picking up and the debate is shifting,' 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg tells a rapturous audience at George Washington University. Thunberg pioneered the Fridays for Future school climate strikes in August last year by staging a solo protest outside the Swedish parliament. The movement has since grown around the world. The next mass protest is on 20 September. 'Activism works', she says, before concluding: 'See you on the street!' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGlDSFrLX4A
4. "Greta Thunberg, Thousands More March in NYC for Global Climate Strike | News 4 Now." NBC New York, Youtube. September 20, 2019. [2:45] "The levels are rising and so are we."  Thousands of people took to New York City streets Friday to help fight climate change, joining worldwide demonstrations ahead of a U.N. summit. Public schools throughout the city even let kids skip class to join the cause.  With home-made signs, some which read "The Earth. Is. Not. Expendable (Period)," "¡PUERTO RICO SE LEVANTA!" and "WE ARE MISSING OUR LESSONS SO WE CAN YEACH YOU ONE," the enthusiastic crowd flooded the Big Apple in hopes of having their message heard.  The sea of young people, including Swedish activist Greta Thurnberg and two of the 21 young plaintiffs who filed a constitutional climate lawsuit against the U.S. government, among other climate activists, took over the streets, assembling at Foley Square to march to Battery Park for a rally.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If8jObfclxQ
5. "Teen activist Greta Thunberg urges US lawmakers to ‘listen to the scientists’ l ABC News." ABC News, Youtube. September 18, 2019. [2:59] The 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist appeared before Congress Wednesday. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2mhfAvV. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ToRUiTHy5o
6. "Greta Thunberg SCHOOLS Congress on Climate Change." TYT Investigates, Youtube. September 19, 2019. [8:35] With short, simple answers, climate activist Greta Thunberg takes on questions from both Democrats and Republicans in a committee hearing on climate change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxDyu9Ut2mE
7. "Everything Climate Activist Greta Thunberg Said Before Congress | NBC New York." NBC New York, Youtube. September 18, 2019. [6:56] See everything teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg said before a Congressional hearing Wednesday in Washington.  More: Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg offered a blunt message to Congress on Tuesday as she brought her campaign for urgent action on climate change to the U.S. Capitol.  "I know you're trying," she told Democratic senators at an invitation-only forum, "but just not hard enough. Sorry."  Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey thanked the 16-year-old activist for her advice and her activism, which has gained worldwide attention by inspiring a series of protests and school strikes, including one set for Friday.  Thunberg and other young activists bring "moral clarity" to the fight against global warming, Markey said.  "We hear you," he told her, vowing that lawmakers "will redouble our efforts to make sure that we inject this issue into the politics of this building and this country because time is running out." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcAUuDwvAyw
8. '16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg says meeting with Trump would be a "waste".' CBS This Morning, Youtube. August 13, 2019. [3:54] Greta Thunberg has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and she is just 16 years old. She's sailing from Europe to New York to call on world leaders to protect the planet. Roxana Saberi met her in her hometown of Stockholm, Sweden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-JJhjIoBKI
9. "School strike for climate - save the world by changing the rules | Greta Thunberg | TEDxStockholm." TEDx Talks, Youtube. December 12, 2018. [11:10] Greta Thunberg realized at a young age the lapse in what several climate experts were saying and in the actions that were being taken in society. The difference was so drastic in her opinion that she decided to take matters into her own hands. Greta is a 15-year-old Stockholm native who lives at home with her parents and sister Beata. She’s a 9th grader in Stockholm who enjoys spending her spare time riding Icelandic horses, spending time with her families two dogs, Moses and Roxy. She love animals and has a passion for books and science. At a young age, she became interested in the environment and convinced her family to adopt a sustainable lifestyle. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAmmUIEsN9A
10. "Greta Thunberg speeches." Greta Thunberg, Fridaysforfuture.org. https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/greta-speeches
11. "Greta Thunberg is Leading is Global Climate Movement." Great Big Story, Youtube. April 25, 2019. [7:57] For hundreds of thousands of young people around the world, Greta Thunberg is an icon. In August 2018, dismayed by adults’ lack of action on the global climate crisis, the teenager sat herself down in front of the Swedish Parliament, pledging to strike from school every Friday until Sweden aligned its policies with the Paris Agreement. Greta’s actions have earned her a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and speaking engagements at the World Economic Forum and COP24—but most importantly, they’ve encouraged students from all over the globe to stand up for Earth and their futures.  This is the fourth story in our latest series, “The Brave,” all about the incredible people protecting our Great Big Planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRgJ-22S_Rs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRgJ-22S_Rs
12. "Greta Thunberg - Inspiring Others to Take a Stand Against Climate Change | The Daily Show." The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Youtube. September 14, 2019. [8:52]  Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why she traveled to America in a zero emissions boat and lays out the direct impact climate change has on the planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhQVustYV24
13. "Climate activist Greta Thunberg on the power of a movement." PBS NewsHour, Youtube. September 13, 2019. [9:43] Although more Americans than ever are worried about climate change, less than 40 percent expect to make “major sacrifices” to tackle the problem. But according to Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager and climate activist, drastic action is exactly what's needed to address the problem. William Brangham sits down with Thunberg to discuss galvanizing young people across the globe to the climate cause. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT73puKg8cc
14. "The 16 Year Old Calling Out Global Leaders on Climate Change." VICE, Youtube.  [33:46] Upon realizing her generation won’t have a future unless the world’s politicians act now on climate change, then 15-year-old Greta Thunberg skipped school in August 2018 to protest outside the Swedish parliament. What started as a one person strike soon gained global momentum.   In 'Make The World Greta Again', we follow Greta and the organizers of the school strikes for climate as they are cementing a worldwide movement ahead of their first global protest that took place on March 15th, 2019.    It was the biggest climate strike in history with up to 1.6 million students in more than 125 countries. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCVQdr9QFwY
15. "Greta Thunberg Joins Youth Outside The White House For Fridays For Future Strike | TIME." TIME, Youtube. September 13, 2019. [1:04:51] Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg joins other youth outside the White House for a Fridays For Future strike to demand climate action. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDhOImexg9I
16. 'Greta Thunberg on the "gift" of Asperger's in fighting climate change: "We need people who think …."' CBS This Morning, Youtube. September 10, 2019. [5:03] At 16, climate activist Greta Thunberg has been called the greatest threat to the world's fossil fuel industry. The teenager first made headlines last year with her solitary strike against climate change outside Sweden's parliament – since then, she's inspired millions of supporters to rally in more than 150 countries. Thunberg joins "CBS This Morning" for her first live U.S. television interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ4rBLCpEeM
17. '“We Are Striking to Disrupt the System”: An Hour with 16-Year-Old Climate Activist Greta Thunberg.' Democracy Now!, Youtube. September 11, 2019. [45:14] In her first extended broadcast interview in the United States, we spend the hour with Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist who has inspired millions across the globe. Last year she launched a school strike for the climate, skipping school every Friday to stand in front of the Swedish parliament, demanding action to prevent catastrophic climate change. Her protest spread, quickly going global. Hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren around the globe have participated in their own local school strikes for the climate. Since her strike began in 2018, Greta has become a leading figure in the climate justice movement. She has joined protests across Europe. She has addressed world leaders at the U.N. climate talks in Poland and the European Union Parliament. She has even met the pope. And now she is in New York to join a global climate strike on September 20 and address the U.N. Climate Action Summit on September 23. Greta has refused to fly for years because of emissions, so she arrived here after a two-week transatlantic voyage aboard a zero-emissions racing yacht. She is also planning to attend the U.N. climate summit in Santiago, Chile, in December. Greta joined us Tuesday in our Democracy Now! studio. #DemocracyNow  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgi30Wy_V74

Articles & Websites

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_action_on_climate_change
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_One_Is_Too_Small_to_Make_a_Difference
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scenes_from_the_Heart
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_climate_strike
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_of_Greta_Thunberg

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