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#FridaysForFuture: Students demand climate action

Inspired by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg, thousands of youth from across the globe hit the streets

 
 

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By DTE Staff
Published: Friday 15 March 2019
Teenagers and yound adults demonstrated in 2,052 locations in 123 countries across all continents, including Antarctica, claimed 16-year-old Greta Thunberg on Twitter; sharing this picture from Sydney. Credit: @GretaThunberg/Twitter

Teenagers and yound adults demonstrated in 2,052 locations in 123 countries across all continents, including Antarctica, claimed 16-year-old Greta Thunberg on Twitter; sharing this picture from Sydney. Credit: @GretaThunberg/Twitter

Protesters in Hong Kong under the banner of #FridayForFutures demand stronger action to combat climate change. Such demonstrations in cities across the globe were inspired by Thunberg's sit-ins outside the Swedish Parliament which begain in August 2018. Photo: @LeungRrachel/Twitter

Protesters in Hong Kong under the banner of #FridayForFutures demand stronger action to combat climate change. Such demonstrations in cities across the globe were inspired by Thunberg's sit-ins outside the Swedish Parliament which begain in August 2018. Photo: @LeungRrachel/Twitter

Students in Dortmund, Germany, join the #FridaysforFuture demonstration at Friedensplatz in the city centre. The mayors of Paris, Milan, Sydney, Austin, Philadelphia, Portland, Oslo, Barcelona & Montreal have indicated in a statement that they want to hear ideas from the youth about how to tackle climate change. Photo: @julentek/Twitter

Students in Dortmund, Germany, join the #FridaysforFuture demonstration at Friedensplatz in the city centre. The mayors of Paris, Milan, Sydney, Austin, Philadelphia, Portland, Oslo, Barcelona & Montreal have indicated in a statement that they want to hear ideas from the youth about how to tackle climate change. Photo: @julentek/Twitter

Students in Philippines demand climate justice. Photo: @Greenpeace/Twitter

Students in Philippines demand climate justice. Photo: @Greenpeace/Twitter

#FridaysForFuture in Prague. Photo: @centrum_klinika/Twitter

#FridaysForFuture in Prague. Photo: @centrum_klinika/Twitter

School strike in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: @Greenpeace/Twitter

School strike in Melbourne, Australia. Photo: @Greenpeace/Twitter

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