From Australia to Japan to India, USA also, youths will skip school on March 15 to protest against climate change

Striking for the future: From Australia to Japan to India, youths will skip school on March 15 to protest against climate change

Students from at least six Asian countries will take part in Global Strike for Future
But authorities in some countries have warned students not to disrupt classes South China Morning Post Zoe Low 10 Mar, 2019 On March 15, students from at least six countries in the Asia-Pacific will be part of a global school strike to demand concrete action from governments to tackle climate change.

They come from secondary schools and universities in Australia, Bangladesh, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea, and will join their peers in the Americas and Europe to take part in the Global Strike for Future.

“We are the ones who will inherit this Earth. We deserve to have a say about the kind of future we have, which at this stage could be non-existent unless we stand up and show the politicians how important this is to us,” said 18-year-old Sophie Handford, who has completed high school and is coordinating the strikes in New Zealand.

This is the first time that New Zealand’s young people will be striking in 24 cities including Auckland and Christchurch to demand the government to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). Some of their demands include fast tracking paths to reach emission targets and stopping all exploration and extraction of fossil fuels. …….

In Bangladesh, another first time strike is being organised in Dhaka, Sundarbans and Sylhet by 24-year-old Sabbir Ahmed, who emphasises that this country’s low-lying areas will be most affected by rising sea levels caused by climate change. Sabbir graduated in 2017 and has been working with youth groups to develop professional skills. ……

Indian teen Vidit Baya is demanding his government take action.

“Our future is in their hands and we want them to take action not just for us but for the sake of the planet, its people and its survival,” said the 17-year-old, who is one of the organisers of the strike in India…..https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/2189175/striking-future-australia-japan-india-youths-will-skip

The House is on Fire,” Climate Strikes Come to America PR Watch March 15 by Mary Bottari on March 11, 2019 “……..Now the inspiration is coming back across the Atlantic, and European teens will soon be joined by a mobilization of American high school students who will demand action from one of the world’s worst polluters, the United States of America.

Countering the Trump AgendaThese young people are paying attention……..

In Wisconsin, high school students organizing the march in Madison held a press conference in the State Capitol.

“Young people have made our choice clear: protect our future and listen to the scientists,” said Middleton High School senior Max Prestigiacomo. “We know this will cost a lot of money, but we need to invest in our future. You cannot put a price on our future,” said Memorial High School Senior Sophie Guthier. “I strike because the weight of the world has been put on my generation’s shoulders,” said LaFollette High School Junior Grace Carpenter. “I am marching because we are in a state of emergency, but no one is responding in the way that they should,” said Lea Lavendale of East High school.

The students are battling some pretty big forces, but they will march for young and old, knowing that the people are on their side…..https://www.prwatch.org/news/2019/03/13453/%E2%80%9C-house-fire%E2%80%9D-climate-strikes-come-america-march-15