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Sept 21st 2019
Over 4 million people participated in yesterday’s GlobalStrike!
The first leg of this round of deep strikes is the largest climate demonstration in history and will be followed by another leg next Friday the 27/9.
In over 5000 events yesterday (September 20th), millions of us walked out of our classrooms, workplaces and homes to join together in the streets and demand climate action and climate justice. Photos, videos and crowd counts are pouring in from around the world, with strikes taking place not only in major cities but also remote places such as Antarctica, proving that this movement is truly global.
Australia
Some highlights from yesterday:
People counted 3.2 Million,
with many still to tabulate and we’re on track to exceed 4 Million.
Events: 6,000+
Cities: 3,500+
Countries: 165+
Continents: 7
New York 260,000 (1.3% of 20M pop)
Berlin 230,000, (6% of 3.5M)
Melbourne 120,000 (2.5% of 4.8M)
Hamburg 100,000 (5.5% of 1.8M)
Germany reached 1.4Million (1.7% of 83M)
Australia reached 400,000 (1.6% of 25M)
Although yesterday’s turn-out was already historic in itself, to these numbers will be added those of the countries that are holding their leg of the #Global Strike on September 27th, including Argentina, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, India, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The numbers of the events will be tabulated in a single total for the #WeekForFuture.
Germany and Pakistan
The week’s crescendo of events will bracket the UN Climate Action Summit taking place in New York on September 23rd.
We’re calling for massive participation on the part of adults, alongside young people.
These #ClimateStrikers expect the UN to act!
1. Call the crisis a crisis
2. Create a safe pathway under 1.5C
3. Call out extreme governments that do not #unitebehindthescience..
Together we will demand urgent and decisive action to face the climate crisis and to find a safe pathway to stay within 1.5 C increase in global temperature, in order to safeguard all that supports life on earth.
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FFF is a global movement recognizing
the climate emergency and
wanting a safe pathway under 1.5C.
Sept 20th 2019
Sept 18th 2019
As we prepare for the #GLOBALSTRIKE, it just keeps growing
In thousands of events taking place from September 20th through 27th, millions of us will walk out of our classrooms, workplaces and homes to join together in the streets and demand climate action and climate justice. Currently 185 countries have registered strikes, which leaves only ten countries to still get involved in the #FridaysForFuture movement.
Each day cities register new strikes and the numbers are rocketing. We currently stand at 2350 registered cities whereas on the morning of March 15 we had 1800, only to subsequently discover that there had been an additional 500 strikes that hadn’t been registered.
All events from September 20th through 27th will be counted as a single initiative.
There are countless signs that this round of #GlobalClimateStrikes will be the largest in history, far larger than the already staggering turnout on March 15 of 2.3 million demonstrators around the world.
We’re calling for massive participation on the part of adults, alongside young people. Together we will demand urgent and decisive action to face the climate crisis and to find a safe pathway to stay within 1.5 C increase in global temperature, in order to safeguard all that supports life on earth.
The week’s crescendo of events will bracket the UN Climate Action Summit taking place in New York on September 23rd.
FridaysForFuture
FFF is a global movement recognizing
the climate emergency and
wanting a safe pathway under 1.5C.
Highlights
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250 media outlets around the world have joined the Climate Coverage Now initiative, pledging to focus on climate from September 16th to 23rd, on the run-up to the UN Climate Action Summit.
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The International Trade Union Confederation is calling on working people around the world to join the strike.
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Environmental author and journalist George Monbiot invites adults to join the youth in this existential fight.
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There are examples of businesses and store chains deciding to close to allow their employees to participate.
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The City of New York set a remarkable precedent by announcing that its 1.1 million students will not be marked absent if they participate in the protest with their parents’ approval.
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The Australian State Government of Victoria with 5million inhabitants has given the green light for their public service employees to strike. Stating that, “We want our kids to be engaged in the world around them, so we don’t think it’s fair to criticise students for holding a peaceful protest about an issue as important as this,” he said. “We should celebrate the fact they care enough to want to do something about it.”
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Amnesty International’s Secretary General, Kumi Naidoo, has written a personal plea to more than 30,000 schools around the world today urging them to allow children to take part in the unprecedented wave of global climate strikes planned for 20 and 27 September.
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2019 September, 16th, Greta Thunberg and FridaysforFuture were awarded Amnesty’s top honor the 2019 Ambassador of Conscience.
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FridaysForFuture joined with EarthStrike for 27/9 strike and this is now bringing Montreal, Canada into an even bigger strike, with teachers cancelling classes. March 15 saw Montreal pack their streets with 150,000 strikers, the largest striking city so far, and Greta will be present on the 27/9 in Montreal and the world will be awarded with another amazing strike.