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climate-activism2 years ago

Climate Protester Interrupts Greta Thunberg Over Pro-Palestine Chant at Amsterdam March

Greta Thunberg faced criticism in Germany for her pro-Palestinian stance during a climate protest in Amsterdam. A man interrupted her and attempted to snatch the microphone, expressing disagreement with her views on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Thunberg, wearing a Palestinian scarf, chanted "no climate justice on occupied land" after the incident. Some German climate activists distanced themselves from Thunberg's views, stating that she had discredited herself as the face of the climate movement. The Israeli embassy in Germany also criticized Thunberg for misusing the climate stage. The international group of Fridays for Future has expressed solidarity with Gaza and condemned the Israeli bombing, while the German chapter has distanced itself from the pro-Palestinian posts on social media.

via NDTV|
#climate-activism#climate-protest#fridays-for-future
environment2 years ago

Greta Thunberg's Graduation and Final School Strike for Climate

Greta Thunberg participated in her last School Strike for Climate to mark her graduation from high school on Friday. The 20-year-old previously took a year-long "sabbatical" from school in 2019 to raise awareness for climate action. Thunberg began the School Strike for Climate movement when she sat down, alone, outside the Swedish parliament to demand tougher action on climate change in 2018. She has since become a figurehead for climate action, being invited to address leaders at United Nations conferences, becoming Time magazine's youngest-ever Person of the Year in 2019, and receiving several nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize.

via DW (English)|
#climate-action#environment#fridays-for-future
environment2 years ago

Greta Thunberg Graduates from School Strikes but Vows to Continue Protesting.

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish environmental activist who started the Fridays for Future movement, has announced that she will no longer be able to skip classes as a way to draw attention to climate change because she is graduating from high school. However, she has vowed to continue protesting, saying that "the fight has only just begun." Thunberg has urged the media to focus on other young activists, and Fridays for Future participants planned to protest outside U.N. climate talks in Bonn, Germany, on Friday to urge governments to do more to curb global warming.

via The Associated Press|
#activism#climate-change#environment