The Palisadian-Post has partnered with locally founded environmental organization Resilient Palisades to deliver a weekly “green tip” to our readers. This week’s tip was written by Post intern Éva Milan Engel.
“There is no Planet B”
“Denial is not a policy”
“Like the oceans, we rise”
These were the messages of Palisadian protesters in the Village in September 2019. Led by local students, we joined 7.6 million demonstrators worldwide for the Global Climate Strike—part of the largest climate movement in history. This Friday, September 23, we’ll do it again.
Born from Greta Thunberg skipping school to sit outside the Swedish Parliament in 2018, the “Fridays for Future” youth movement has become a global effort. The Global Climate Strike is pegged to the start of the United Nations climate summit. People of all ages, all over the world, strike for stronger action on the climate crisis.
If you’re wondering what you can do to support the fight against climate change, join Palisades Charter High School, Paul Revere Charter Middle School and other local students, along with Resilient Palisades, this Friday and bring your friends, family, classmates and colleagues.
DATE: Friday, September 23
TIME: 3 to 5 p.m.
WHERE: Outside of Starbucks, at the corner of Sunset and Swarthmore
WHY: A study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology suggested striking helps establish the empowerment and collective action necessary to fight climate change.
Here are more reasons to strike with us:
It is your right. No matter your age, you have the right to peacefully protest and voice your concerns. Everyone should be free to take part in global climate strikes, especially now that we are dealing with a climate emergency.
A safe future. Young people will live in a world endangered by climate change. Millions are already suffering catastrophic effects. All the science suggests extreme weather will get worse unless governments take immediate action to cut emissions as quickly as possible.
Climate justice is inextricably linked to human rights. Climate change has a direct and harmful impact on health, food, water, housing and livelihoods. Those living in poverty are often hit hardest.
Political leaders must be held accountable to do more. We have yet to see climate action plans from Los Angeles mayoral candidates. On every level, we need to put pressure on governments to commit to halving emissions from their 2010 levels by 2030 and to net-zero by 2050, as called for by climate scientists.
Change happens when we stand together. As Thunberg and young people taking part in the Fridays for Future movement have shown, there is power in numbers. Everyone should support youth who are telling politicians and people of authority that they ought to do much more to combat the climate crisis.
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