{"id":24540,"date":"2019-09-30T06:57:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-30T04:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=24540"},"modified":"2019-11-06T09:46:55","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T08:46:55","slug":"heroes-in-action-a-tribute-to-all-climate-strikers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/24540\/heroes-in-action-a-tribute-to-all-climate-strikers\/","title":{"rendered":"Heroes in action: A tribute to all climate strikers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One student\u2019s single act of courage has transformed into one of the biggest movements of our times: the school strikes led by young people all around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As one of the biggest climate-related actions the world has ever witnessed, students are fearlessly protesting against all odds in cities such as Kabul, Moscow, Karachi, Ho Chi Minh &#8211; bringing the most unimaginable and iconic images of our times. What\u2019s more, with each global strike, school children are bravely stepping up in new cities and joining the fight for our future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s a tribute to these remarkable heroes around the world, who are the courage that we need during this time of climate emergency. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all must fight to pass on this planet to them in a better state than we found it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Seychelles<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Seychelles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Seychelles<\/a>, we did it! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheOceanProjectSeychelles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheOceanProjectSeychelles<\/a> &amp; partners put on first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/seychellesclimatemarch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#seychellesclimatemarch<\/a> to coincide with global <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/climatestrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climatestrike<\/a> to demand more climate action from our leaders! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eu2vSl6Byb\">pic.twitter.com\/Eu2vSl6Byb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Ocean Project SZ (@theoceanprojsey) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theoceanprojsey\/status\/1176067012885405697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Pakistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Huge crowds at the Islamabad <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateMarch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateMarch<\/a>. There is suddenly a climate movement in Pakistan. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateActionNow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateActionNow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jp9jHusiAL\">pic.twitter.com\/jp9jHusiAL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ammar Rashid (@AmmarRashidT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmmarRashidT\/status\/1175012282679668736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Antarctica<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Climate change is not a possibility for the distant future, it is the REALITY OF TODAY!!! It\u2019s time to rise before it\u2019s too late. We support you, climate strikers. With love and hope from Antarctica.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateStrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateStrike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FridaysForFuture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FridaysForFuture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z4AoIuPXWw\">pic.twitter.com\/Z4AoIuPXWw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dr. Kim Bernard (@psycho_kriller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/psycho_kriller\/status\/1175117813511598083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Afghanistan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gretathunbergsweden\/photos\/a.733630957004727\/921077728260048\/?type=1&#038;theater\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gretathunbergsweden\/photos\/a.733630957004727\/921077728260048\/?type=1&amp;theater<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bangladesh<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Climate strike has been held at Patuakhali, Bangladesh on 24 September celebrating climate action week &amp; standing with pioneer of the world, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GretaThunberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GretaThunberg<\/a>. Thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNICEFBD?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UNICEFBD<\/a> for collaboration. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FridaysForFuture?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FridaysForFuture<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Fridays4future?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Fridays4future<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateStrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateStrike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateEmergency?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateEmergency<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gC6MRaDcJN\">pic.twitter.com\/gC6MRaDcJN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fridays For Future &#8211; Bangladesh (@FFF_Bangladesh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FFF_Bangladesh\/status\/1176735198475509761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vietnam<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the first time ever, people of Ho Chi Minh City took to the street to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateStrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateStrike<\/a>, to demand serious and urgent <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/climateaction?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climateaction<\/a> needed for their city which is among the most impacted, threatened by both sea level rise and air pollution. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/climatestrikehcmc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#climatestrikehcmc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bstDXAjZUg\">pic.twitter.com\/bstDXAjZUg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hong Hoang (@honghoangchange) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/honghoangchange\/status\/1176400851868372992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenya <\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateStrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateStrike<\/a> procession snaking its way through the streets of Nairobi, Kenya heading to the Ministry of Environment to present a petition on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateChange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateChange<\/a>. Be part of the Action today join the match! <\/p>\n<p>Let us build the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfricaWeWant?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfricaWeWant<\/a>!!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateJusticeNOW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateJusticeNOW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AfricansRising?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AfricansRising<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/L7h5gPtaFg\">pic.twitter.com\/L7h5gPtaFg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Africans Rising (@AfricansRising) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfricansRising\/status\/1174972736000577536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greenpeaceru\/status\/1175037041073111042\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/greenpeaceru\/status\/1175037041073111042<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kosovo<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateStrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateStrike<\/a> Prishtina, Kosovo <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EPPdkWzPJl\">pic.twitter.com\/EPPdkWzPJl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Oliver Neas (@ollieneas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ollieneas\/status\/1174995771080527872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solomon Islands<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Strikes throughout the world have already been happening from early this morning.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some pictures from Australia, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ClimateStrike?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ClimateStrike<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N7BwjXXqSk\">pic.twitter.com\/N7BwjXXqSk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; YouthStrike4Climate (@Strike4Youth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Strike4Youth\/status\/1174969948206026752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch the timelapse of the climate strike across Cambie Street in Vancouver. The march from Vancouver City Hall to the Vancouver Public Library took roughly an hour and 30 minutes. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/syRYYMGmlF\">pic.twitter.com\/syRYYMGmlF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBC British Columbia (@cbcnewsbc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbcnewsbc\/status\/1177745575564980224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One student\u2019s single act of courage has transformed into one of the biggest movements of our times: the school strikes led by young people all around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":24493,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_planet4_optimize_post_is_variant":false,"_planet4_optimize_experiment_name":"","_planet4_optimize_variant_name":"","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"p4_og_title":"","p4_og_description":"","p4_og_image":"","p4_og_image_id":"","p4_seo_canonical_url":"","p4_campaign_name":"not set","p4_local_project":"","p4_basket_name":"not set","p4_department":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[73],"tags":[89],"p4-page-type":[59],"class_list":["post-24540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-and-economic-systems","tag-climate","p4-page-type-story"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24540"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24567,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24540\/revisions\/24567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24540"},{"taxonomy":"p4-page-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/p4-page-type?post=24540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}