Global youth climate strike: What the protests look like around the world – Vox.com
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Friday may be remembered as the largest global demonstration ever in the fight against climate change. Inspired by Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, young people around the world have organized to skip school and protest in the street over the climate crisis and the adults who aren’t doing enough to transition off fossil fuels.
Thunberg and her group Fridays for Future aren’t alone: they’ll be joined by adult climate activists, indigenous groups, workers from companies like Amazon and Google, and really anyone who feels like the world is overdue for dramatic action on climate change.
They event is truly global: There are 2,500 events scheduled in over 150 countries.
Let’s take a look at what’s happening around the globe:
Australia
Young children dressed in traditional dress representing the Pacific Island get ready to march in Melbourne, Australia.Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
Bangladesh
School students and protesters gather in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Allison Joyce/Getty Images
Belgium
Protesters march in Brussels.Jack Taylor/Getty Images
Germany
In Hamburg, Germany, climate strikers fill one of the city’s main streets.CityNewsTV/Picture Alliance/Getty Images
Greece
Students demonstrate in central Athens, Greece.Nicolas Koutsokostas/NurPhoto/Getty Images
India
Students wearing masks hold signs as they protest against governmental inaction towards climate breakdown in Guwahati, India.Biju Boro/AFP/Getty Images
Indonesia
Schoolgirls call for action on climate change in Jakarta, Indonesia.Ed Wray/Getty Images
Japan
Climate strikers hold signs in Tokyo, Japan, near United Nations University.Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images
Philippines
Flipino indigenous youth, students, and environmental activists take part in the Global Climate Strike in Quezon City, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
South Africa
Young people march to Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa.Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images
Thailand
Thai youth take part in a “die-in”, where strikers lie on the ground and pretend to die, symbolizing the impact of climate change in Bangkok, Thailand.Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images
United Kingdom
Students listen to speakers as they attend the Global Climate Strike in London, United Kingdom.Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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