Fridays for future
- POSTED ON: 30 Mar, 2019
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- POSTED BY: Archana Subramanian
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Greta Thunberg is protesting — every Friday, she is on the steps of the Riksdag, the country’s parliament building, in Stockholm. She is demanding that the government undertake a radical response to climate change. Many members of parliament have expressed support for her position, and every one of them has said that she should really be at school. Her parents think so too. She too believes that she should really go to school, but, she is right to protest.
She hands out leaflets that say:
“I am doing this because you adults are shitting on my future.”
“I am doing this because nobody else is doing anything. It is my moral responsibility to do what I can.”
“I want the politicians to prioritise the climate question, focus on the climate and treat it like a crisis.”
Greta Thunberg’s lone school strike which began last September became the catalyst for a global movement. She was applauded by the audience of political, business and civil society leaders, despite her uncompromising message that the older generation was failing those of the future.
Find out more about Greta with the help of these dialog cards.
Catch a glimpse of the worldwide movement she sparked.