From Greta Thunberg to Jane Fonda, these women are making serious waves
at the Los Angeles Climate Strike, Fonda called on crowds to mobilise, and take advantage of the “last possible moment in human history” to do something about the climate crisis.
I’ll be speaking at the Student’s Climate Strike today in downtown LA. So proud of the adults in the room: OUR YOUTHAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez – lovingly nicknamed AOC – is one of the most vocal proponents in US politics for environmental legislation, so her presence at the protests should come as no surprise.
But having been front and centre of anti-climate change action in the past, AOC took more of a back seat this time. Recognising the importance of young people to the protests, the progressive congresswoman showed her support by high-fiving protesting youth at the demonstration in Washington DC, and sending a tweet to her millions of followers about how “immensely proud” she is of the movement.
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