On September 25th, school strike movement Fridays For Future calls for a global climate action day that will see demonstrations adjusted according to Covid-19 circumstances.
During the last few months, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced activists to find new ways of protest and use digital activism to demand climate action.
The form of protest will be adjusted according to local Covid-19 conditions and in places where physical action will be taking place, participants will be asked to take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. Digital action will occur in cases where physical protest is inappropriate.
The event marks the one-year anniversary of the launch of the Canadian Architects Declare movement, and will include Roman Krznaric, Michael Pawlyn, and Caroline Pidcock as international speakers. According to Fridays For Future, the coming months and years will be crucial in ensuring a safe pathway below 1.5°C increase in global mean temperature, a target stated in the Paris Agreement.
?The pandemic has shown us that politicians have the power to act quickly and consistent with the best available science. But not even amid a pandemic is the climate crisis on hold. No measures have been taken to lower worldwide greenhouse gas emissions in a sustainable and just manner. The billion-dollar-investments that are now made to tackle the pandemic and its aftermath must be in line with the Paris Agreement?, says Eric Damien from Fridays For Future Kenya.
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