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Children and adults wait for the arrival of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg into New York City after crossing the Atlantic in a sailboat on on August 28, 2019 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
"Don't Just Watch Us. Join Us," Say Activists, as Greta Thunberg Joins Climate Strike Outside UN Headquarters
Swedish teen continues weekly school strike for climate, for the first time on this side of the Atlantic
Aug 30, 2019
Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg--fresh off a two-week transatlantic journey on a fossil fuel-free vessel--joined other climate protesters in New York City on Friday to continue the demand for bold action to address the planetary crisis.
The dozens of activists gathered outside the United Nations headquarters held placards saying "Act now" and "Our future," and chanted messages including "System change, not climate change."
ABC News, on Twitter, shared live video of Thunberg and other youths taking part in the protest, who urged, "Don't just watch us; join us."
\u201cSchool strike week 54. In New York. #FridaysForFuture #schoolstrike4climate #ClimateStrike\u201d— Greta Thunberg (@Greta Thunberg) 1567188239
The Guardian posted a livestream of the protest:
\u201c.@f4f_nyc & @GretaThunberg #ClimateStrike outside the UN today. \n\nSee you Sept 20: https://t.co/wf5KIIGkoZ\u201d— Lindsay Meiman (she/her) (@Lindsay Meiman (she/her)) 1567177138
Among the climate activists in the crowd was 14-year-old Alexandria Villasenor, who's been outside the U.N. headquarters every Friday for more than nine months as part of the school strike for climate movement catalyzed by Thunberg.
\u201cThis Friday, August 30th, we will #ClimateStrike at 11 AM in front of the United Nations Headquarters (42nd & 1st).\nIt will be my 38th week & I'm bringing a friend.\u201d— Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27! (@Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27!) 1567031947
Thunberg arrived in New York Wednesday on the Malizia II with her father, sailors Pierre Casiraghi and Boris Herrmann, and a documentary filmmaker. Her time in the Americas is set to include taking part in the global climate strikes begining Sept. 20 and participating in the COP25 climate conference in Santiago, Chile, in December.
"The climate and ecological crisis is a global crisis, and the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced," Thunberg told a crowd of supporters upon her arrival. "And if we don't manage to work together to cooperate... despite our differences, then we will fail. So we need to stand together."
"Let's not wait any longer," she said. "Let's do it now."
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Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg--fresh off a two-week transatlantic journey on a fossil fuel-free vessel--joined other climate protesters in New York City on Friday to continue the demand for bold action to address the planetary crisis.
The dozens of activists gathered outside the United Nations headquarters held placards saying "Act now" and "Our future," and chanted messages including "System change, not climate change."
ABC News, on Twitter, shared live video of Thunberg and other youths taking part in the protest, who urged, "Don't just watch us; join us."
\u201cSchool strike week 54. In New York. #FridaysForFuture #schoolstrike4climate #ClimateStrike\u201d— Greta Thunberg (@Greta Thunberg) 1567188239
The Guardian posted a livestream of the protest:
\u201c.@f4f_nyc & @GretaThunberg #ClimateStrike outside the UN today. \n\nSee you Sept 20: https://t.co/wf5KIIGkoZ\u201d— Lindsay Meiman (she/her) (@Lindsay Meiman (she/her)) 1567177138
Among the climate activists in the crowd was 14-year-old Alexandria Villasenor, who's been outside the U.N. headquarters every Friday for more than nine months as part of the school strike for climate movement catalyzed by Thunberg.
\u201cThis Friday, August 30th, we will #ClimateStrike at 11 AM in front of the United Nations Headquarters (42nd & 1st).\nIt will be my 38th week & I'm bringing a friend.\u201d— Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27! (@Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27!) 1567031947
Thunberg arrived in New York Wednesday on the Malizia II with her father, sailors Pierre Casiraghi and Boris Herrmann, and a documentary filmmaker. Her time in the Americas is set to include taking part in the global climate strikes begining Sept. 20 and participating in the COP25 climate conference in Santiago, Chile, in December.
"The climate and ecological crisis is a global crisis, and the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced," Thunberg told a crowd of supporters upon her arrival. "And if we don't manage to work together to cooperate... despite our differences, then we will fail. So we need to stand together."
"Let's not wait any longer," she said. "Let's do it now."
Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg--fresh off a two-week transatlantic journey on a fossil fuel-free vessel--joined other climate protesters in New York City on Friday to continue the demand for bold action to address the planetary crisis.
The dozens of activists gathered outside the United Nations headquarters held placards saying "Act now" and "Our future," and chanted messages including "System change, not climate change."
ABC News, on Twitter, shared live video of Thunberg and other youths taking part in the protest, who urged, "Don't just watch us; join us."
\u201cSchool strike week 54. In New York. #FridaysForFuture #schoolstrike4climate #ClimateStrike\u201d— Greta Thunberg (@Greta Thunberg) 1567188239
The Guardian posted a livestream of the protest:
\u201c.@f4f_nyc & @GretaThunberg #ClimateStrike outside the UN today. \n\nSee you Sept 20: https://t.co/wf5KIIGkoZ\u201d— Lindsay Meiman (she/her) (@Lindsay Meiman (she/her)) 1567177138
Among the climate activists in the crowd was 14-year-old Alexandria Villasenor, who's been outside the U.N. headquarters every Friday for more than nine months as part of the school strike for climate movement catalyzed by Thunberg.
\u201cThis Friday, August 30th, we will #ClimateStrike at 11 AM in front of the United Nations Headquarters (42nd & 1st).\nIt will be my 38th week & I'm bringing a friend.\u201d— Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27! (@Alexandria Villase\u00f1or is at #COP27!) 1567031947
Thunberg arrived in New York Wednesday on the Malizia II with her father, sailors Pierre Casiraghi and Boris Herrmann, and a documentary filmmaker. Her time in the Americas is set to include taking part in the global climate strikes begining Sept. 20 and participating in the COP25 climate conference in Santiago, Chile, in December.
"The climate and ecological crisis is a global crisis, and the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced," Thunberg told a crowd of supporters upon her arrival. "And if we don't manage to work together to cooperate... despite our differences, then we will fail. So we need to stand together."
"Let's not wait any longer," she said. "Let's do it now."
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