Ignoramus Climate Denierass
“I don’t understand why I would. I don’t see what I could tell him that he hasn’t already heard, and I just think it would be a waste of time, really.”
— Greta Thunberg
Source: Rolling Stone
👏👏👏 NYC Public Schools
📣 #ClimateStrike Friday, Sept. 20.
"Holy cow!" tweeted Bill McKibben, a co-founder 350.org. The environmental group is helping plan a week of action that will feature thousands of events around the world to coincide with a United Nations climate summit in New York City.
Another 350.org co-founder, Jamie Henn, also welcomed the NYC announcement on Twitter Thursday. He wrote, "holy smokes, this thing could get HUGE."
"This September, millions of us will walk out of our workplaces and homes to join young climate strikers on the streets and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels," read the organizing website. "Our house is on fire—let's act like it. We demand climate justice for everyone."
.@NYCschools will excuse absences of students participating in the #ClimateStrike on Friday 9/20. Students will need parental consent. Younger students can only leave school with a parent. https://t.co/hcBO1Cnb3m
— NYC Public Schools (@NYCSchools) September 12, 2019
We will share guidance with schools, and encourage class discussions about the impact of climate change, and the importance of civic engagement. #ClimateStrike
— NYC Public Schools (@NYCSchools) September 12, 2019
Alexandria Villaseñor, a 14-year-old NYC leader of Fridays for Future and the first American to hold a school strike for climate, noted in a statement that the New York City Department of Education's decision came "after many months of hard work and conversations between we activists and the city."
"They are finally treating the crisis like a crisis and this will make sure that September 20th is the largest mobilization that New York City has ever seen," said Villaseñor. "Now, I am calling on every city in the U.S. to follow New York City's lead, and support their students in striking for their futures. We need everyone in the streets next Friday!"
“The Secretary General of @amnesty International has written to over 30000 schools, asking them to allow students to take part in the climate strikes on September 20-27th! #FridaysForFuture #climatestrike #Schoolstrike4climate https://t.co/tkpyGMnOsi” — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) September 12, 2019
dragoni reblogged
Climate Crisis Update: “Yes, It’s Terrible but No, I Can’t Support a Strike”
Here is an image of Grand Bahama Island being 60% submerged during hurricane Dorian – the outline shows normal land mass, the dark areas are the only ones not submerged.
This is a grim vision of our collective future: massive storms and rising sea levels making large parts of the world uninhabitable.
I have shared two papers which make the case that we are are super far behind on solving the climate crisis in an earlier post but am bringing them back up here as more people need to read them:
So what’s the point? When I start engaging people on the climate crisis, I can often get them to the point where they read one or both of these papers (or at least skim them) and finally say: “Yes, it’s terrible. We absolutely have to do something about it.”
Then I say “Oh great, please join the global climate strike on September 20th and let other people know about it.” And invariably the answer is some form of “No, I really can’t support a strike.” When pushed, the excuses are many. “I have another cause that’s more important” or “A strike is too disruptive” or “What are the strikers even asking for?” or “Now is not the time to panic” or “They just want us to travel less and all become vegans and nobody wants that.”
I am pretty sure my list of excuses here is far from comprehensive and I will encounter new ones as I keep asking people to join and support the strike.
So here we go again:
1. JOIN THE STRIKE
There is a global climate strike planned for September 20th and you should join – if you are in New York, you can find details on the New York strike here.
2. PROMOTE THE STRIKE
If you have a website, please add the assets from https://digital.globalclimatestrike.net/ to your site.
If you are active on Twitter, Youtube or Instagram please promote the strike there using the hashtag #climatestrike – you can also maybe add something to your username, I have chosen 🌎🔥⌛to symbolize that the earth is on fire and we are running out of time.
If you have a large following, find the strike organizers and help promote their message. For the New York strike, look at Fridays for Future NYC and Alexandria Villaseñor.
And of course talk to your friends, your family, and your colleagues and get them involved as well. If you are at a school or college, help organize there.
It is time to stop the excuses and start acting.
“Show your support for millions of people walking out of their homes and workplaces.”
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Greta Thunberg has inspired & mobilized students around the world #ClimateStrike
Source: abcnews.go.com
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