It was Greta Thunberg who inspired an Iowa City middle school student to start the local climate strikes in the spring of 2016.
Aimee Breaux and Zachary Oren SmithIOWA CITY, Iowa –Greta Thunberg will come to Iowa on Friday to strike with student climate protesters, the global activist announced Wednesday on Twitter.
"Greta coming to Iowa City means that people have paid attention to our climate strikes and we have been heard," wrote Massimo Biggers in an email during class."In the spring, especially, and even now, we often feel like our political and educational leaders are not stepping up and acting with the urgency required by our climate emergency.
In September, hundreds of local students turned out for the Global Climate Strike. Joined by community members and groups such as the 100 Grannies, the Sunrise Movement, the Sierra Club and Young Democratic Socialists of America, they began their march at City Hall.
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