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60,000-Strong Fridays for Future Protest in Hamburg, Germany Prompts Question: ‘Where Are You, USA?’

60,000-Strong Fridays for Future Protest in Hamburg, Germany Prompts Question: ‘Where Are You, USA?’

By Andrea Germanos U.S.-based youth climate activists on Friday drew attention to the climate protest in Hamburg, Germany, where organizers said roughly 60,000 people took part, and hoped that Americans took inspiration from their European counterparts. Among those taking part in the large Fridays for Future action in the northern German city was school strike […]

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    Youth Climate Activists Storm COP25 Stage

    Youth Climate Activists Storm COP25 Stage

    By Andrea Germanos Young activists took over and occupied the main stage at the COP25 climate conference in Madrid, Spain Wednesday and demanded world leaders commit to far more ambitious action to address the ecological emergency. “Nobody has ever done an action like this before,” said youth climate striker Dylan Hamilton of Scotland. “The times […]

    Greta Thunberg Is Time’s Person of the Year 2019

    Greta Thunberg Is Time’s Person of the Year 2019

    Greta Thunberg is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, the magazine announced this morning. “Thunberg is not a leader of any political party or advocacy group,” the magazine’s article on Thunberg lays out. “She is neither the first to sound the alarm about the climate crisis nor the most qualified to fix it. She is […]

    Brazil’s Bolsonaro Calls Greta Thunberg a ‘Brat’ for Speaking up for Indigenous Rights

    Brazil’s Bolsonaro Calls Greta Thunberg a ‘Brat’ for Speaking up for Indigenous Rights

    Right-wing Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is angry that 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is speaking out for indigenous rights. On Sunday, Thunberg tweeted a response to the killing of two indigenous leaders in Northeast Brazil Saturday. “Indigenous people are literally being murdered for trying to protect the forest from illegal deforestation,” she wrote. “Over […]

    2 Indigenous Leaders Killed in Brazilian Amazon

    2 Indigenous Leaders Killed in Brazilian Amazon

    Two indigenous leaders were killed in a drive-by shooting in Northeast Brazil Saturday, and two others were injured. The murdered men belonged to the Guajajara tribe, which is known for organizing guardians to defend their Amazon rainforest territory against illegal tree clearing, The Guardian pointed out. Violence against Brazil’s indigenous communities has increased during the […]

    ‘Climate Strike’ Wins ‘Word of the Year’ by Collins Dictionary

    ‘Climate Strike’ Wins ‘Word of the Year’ by Collins Dictionary

    More than 7.6 million people joined a climate strike during September’s week of global action, making the week of strikes one of the biggest protests in world history. Now, it turns out the that movement is big enough to change the English language. Collins Dictionary has chosen “climate strike” as its Word of the Year […]