If you're interested in participating in the Global Climate Strike, we have the starting locations for these major US cities: NYC, LA, SF, DC, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Portland, and Seattle.
September 20, with events throughout the week to coincide with the U.N. emergency climate summit on September 23 in New York City. To cap off the week of action, there will be another strike on Friday, September 27.There are nearly 5,000 events happening all over the world. Below are the major strikes in the U.S.Grant Park, 337 E. Randolph St.12 p.m., Foley Square, 1 Federal Plaza10:30 a.m., Portland City Hall, 1221 SW 4th Ave.Cal Anderson Park, 1635 11th Ave.
Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager, first began protesting outside of Swedish parliament alone when she was 15 in 2018. The publicity brought her a lot of attention and soon after, students around the world joined her to call for climate justice. Her mother Malena Ernman reportedly gave up her international career as an opera singer after learning about the effects of aviation on climate change from Thunberg.
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