**UPDATED – Sept. 20 , 4:23 PM, 4:35, 5:45 and Sept. 23, 12:40 AM
By Frank Brill, EnviroPolitics Editor
Students abandoned their classrooms around the world on Friday, three days before the UN Climate Summit in NYC, to participate in marches and other events drawing attention to the need for rapid action to confront the dangers presented by climate change.
We recommend the Global Climate Strike website that has live photo updates from cities around the world and other resources, including an interactive map that lets you find climate strike events near you. For example, typing in ‘New Jersey’ rewards you with a map of event locations both in the Garden State and the Philadelphia area.
For Philadelphia and PA events, check out 350 Philadelphia which has a detailed listing of strike-related events planned by local organizations
We will be updating this post as news coverage develops. Feel free to submit your strike event information and photos in the comment section below. We’re also interested in hearing from businesses that are allowing their employees to attend today’s events –FB
From the Climate Strike Website:
This week will be historic. In over 150 countries, people are stepping up to support young climate strikers and demand an end to the age of fossil fuels. The climate crisis won’t wait, so neither will we.
Young people have woken up much of the world with their powerful Fridays For Future school strikes for the climate. Now, millions of adults are joining in a huge wave of that will kickstart renewed action all over the world. The urgency of the climate crisis requires a new approach and a just response centered on human rights, equity, and justice. Follow the actions and join the movement.
Read more in the Frequently Asked Questions.
From the Los Angeles Times:
Today, what’s expected to be one of the largest environmental protests ever is unfolding around the warming planet. A global climate strike is being led by young people with more than 5,000 demonstrations in 156 countries — including 100-plus in California alone. The demonstrations, headed by organizers including 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, are the start of a weeklong campaign surrounding the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York. By organizing school walkouts, public protests and social media campaigns, young people have drawn attention to global warming in ways that decades of studies could not. Underneath the activism lies a simple truth: Many young people are incredibly scared about climate change.
ABC News
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Japan’s new climate minister to make climate change fight ‘sexy’ C/Net
Friday’s global strike was likely the largest climate rally ever USA Today
Young People Take to Streets in a Global Strike (New York Times)
‘I hope the politicians hear us’ (Washington Post)
Greta Thunberg and school students lead climate protest (Guardian)
Climate strike in New York City: What you need to know (Patch)
Students worldwide demand climate action (CNN)
Young people around the world are leading climate strikes (BuzzFeed)
Aerial photo shows New York’s streets flooded with protesters
A photo taken from the 22nd floor of a New York City high-rise shows the immense size of the protest calling for “climate justice” to be an ethical obligation and not just an environmental issue.
Thousands of people are striking in Boston, Massachusetts
Organizers expected some 10,000 people to rally at City Hall Plaza for the Boston Climate Strike organized by youth climate activists. Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu and former Environmental Protection Agency head Gina McCarthy were among scheduled speakers, according to NBC10 Boston.
Photograph: Cj Gunther/EPA
