Last year, Greta Thunberg protested in front of Swedish Parliament, skipping school for a month to call for action on the climate crisis—and become the face of the youth climate activism movement. Her efforts have inspired today's global climate strike.
For the first time ever, the United Nations is holding a summit for youth activists, bringing together young leaders from around the world advocating for climate change on Saturday.
Since then, Thunberg’s personal project has become a weekly ritual called #FridaysForFuture. Every week, students all over the world can join her in spending part of their Fridays out of school, protesting climate change.This week, Thunberg, who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize, scored a meeting with former President Barack Obama and testified in front of Congress about the science that shows the danger of climate change.
In his testimony submitted to Congress, he said,"The health of the environment affects all of us, regardless of where we live, our background or political affiliation." Varshini found her passion for environmental activism in college, but she took her advocacy to a new level when she helped organize a sit-in of 150 youth environment activists outside of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s office. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez showed up, and it made national headlines.
Disappointing news from @KamalaHarris' campaign this morning -- she's choosing to attend a mega fundraiser over a scheduled @CNN climate forum.Here are my thoughts --#DemDebates pic.twitter.com/PIAt2RMvv0
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