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September 2019 climate strikes
File:Logo of Climate Strike.png
DateSeptember 20, 2019 (2019-09-20)
LocationWorldwide
TypeDemonstration
CauseClimate change
Organized byFuture Coalition
Participants
A call to join the Global Climate Strike on September 20, 2019.
Climate Strike protesters in Sydney

The September 2019 climate strike was an international strike and protest led by young people and adults held on September 20, 2019, three days before the United Nations Climate Summit, to demand action be taken to address climate change.[1][2] The protests took place across 4,500 locations in 150 countries.[3][4] The event is a part of the school strike for climate movement.[5][6]

Protests by country

Australia

Organisers estimated that over 300,000 people attended rallies for the global climate strike in Australia.[7]

United States

Planning

A ​youth climate strike coalition​ came together to collaborate on the campaign.[8] The youth strike coalition, coordinated by Future Coalition, includes national youth-led groups such as Zero Hour, Earth Uprising, Fridays For Future USA, Sunrise, US Youth Climate Strike, International Indigenous Youth Council, Earth Guardians, and Extinction Rebellion Youth.[9]

In addition to the youth coalition, a broad adult climate strike coalition, coordinated by 350.org and March On, is actively supporting the strike.[10] The adult coalition includes the following organizations: Sierra Club, Center for Popular Democracy, NRDC, MoveOn, Hip Hop Caucus and Oxfam.[11]

The strike includes a voter registration drive for youth who are turning 18. More than 10,000 youth have registered to vote in battleground states in two weeks.[12]

Nationwide Events

The event is one of the largest climate mobilizations in US history.[13] Over 1,000 strike events were planned in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C.[14] The New York City school district, with more than one million students, has given permission for youth to skip school for the day to participate in the strike and the Boston school district followed suit and Chicago's Department of Education announced they would not mark students absent if they returned after the strike.[15][16]

Support

The September 20th climate strikes received broad support from different civil society sectors including over 2,300 faith leaders who signed a letter in support of the strike.[17] More than 600 health and medical professionals have signed a "doctor's note" excusing students from school, declaring that the climate crisis is a health emergency.[18]

Numerous business including Ben & Jerry's, Patagonia, and Lush Cosmetics announced they would be closed on the 20th to support the strike.[19][20] More than 6,000 websites, including Tumblr and WordPress, will go dark to support the strike on Friday.[21] Over 900 Amazon employees have signed an internal petition pledging to walk out over Amazon's lack of action on climate change.[22][23] A day before the strike Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled an extensive new plan to tackle climate change and committed to meet the goals of the UN’s Paris Agreement 10 years ahead of schedule.[24]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to September 2019 Global Climate Strike.
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  4. ^ Tollefson, Jeff (September 18, 2019). "The hard truths of climate change — by the numbers". Nature. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
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  8. ^ Reese, Ashley. "And Here We Have a 19-Year-Old Climate Activist Treating Joe Biden With Abject Skepticism [UPDATED]". The Slot. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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  10. ^ Isham, Jonathan (August 30, 2019). "A teachable moment: educators must join students in demanding climate justice". The Guardian.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "United Electrical Becomes First US Industrial Union to Endorse Green New Deal and Global Climate Strike". Common Dreams. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  12. ^ "NEW: NextGen America Registers 10,560 Young Voters In Just Two Weeks". NextGen America. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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  14. ^ "NYC schools to let 1.1 million students cut class for climate strike". NBC News. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  15. ^ Chen, Elaine. "Students and labor activists to rally downtown Friday to back international climate strike, Amazon walkout". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  16. ^ "NYC schools to let 1.1 million students cut class for climate strike". NBC News. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  17. ^ "Sign-on Letter: People of Faith for the Climate Strikes". actionnetwork.org. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  18. ^ "Health and medical professionals support the youth climate strikes | Health Care Without Harm". noharm-uscanada.org. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  19. ^ "Global Climate Strike: Which companies are closing their doors?". NBC News. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  20. ^ ago, Ryan Barwick|2 days. "Brands Are Closing Their Doors in Support of the Global Climate Strike". www.adweek.com. Retrieved September 19, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ "Press Release: Over 6,000 websites and major companies plan to join 'Digital Climate Strike' next week". Global Climate Strike → Sep. 20–27. Retrieved September 19, 2019. {{cite web}}: no-break space character in |website= at position 29 (help)
  22. ^ "Amazon employees will walk out over the company's climate inaction". Grist. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  23. ^ Clifford, Catherine (September 11, 2019). "Amazon employee on walkout for climate change: I was feeling 'hopeless,' 'ashamed' of my role there". CNBC. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  24. ^ Palmer, Annie (September 19, 2019). "Jeff Bezos unveils sweeping plan to tackle climate change". CNBC. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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