'Worse than Voldemort': Global students' strike targets climate change
WELLINGTON/SYDNEY - Thousands of school students walked out of classes across Australia and New Zealand on Friday in a global student strike to protest against government inaction on climate change.
The worldwide student strike movement started in August 2018, when 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg began protesting outside her parliament on school days. She has since been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. “As youths who will inherit the land, we gather here to demand that the government work with us to solve these problems,” said 17-year-old Thiti Usanakul, of student-led group Grin Green International.
“I think environmental education should be mandatory from elementary school,” said 15-year-old high school student Bang Tae-ryung. “Although we learn, we should know more about why it’s happening and how we can resolve the problem.” New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who has pledged NZ$100 million to cut greenhouse gas emissions, supports the strikes, saying teenagers should not wait for voting age to use their voices.“For action on issues that they think is important, they should do that after school or on weekends,” Dan Tehan, Australia’s education minister, told reporters ahead of protests in Melbourne.
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