From the South Pacific to the edge of the Arctic Circle, students mobilised by word of mouth and social media are skipping class to protest what they believe are their governments’ failure to take tough action against global warming.
The coordinated ‘school strikes,’ were inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who began holding solitary demonstrations outside the Swedish parliament last year.
Since then, the weekly protests have snowballed from a handful of cities to hundreds, fuelled by dramatic headlines about the impact of climate change during the students’ lifetime.
Friday’s rallies were one of the biggest international actions yet. Protests were underway or planned in cities in more than 100 countries, including Hong Kong; New Delhi; Wellington, New Zealand; and Oulu, Finland.
“I’m not showing up for school because adults aren’t showing up for climate”
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