{"id":2945,"date":"2019-06-23T11:30:13","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T03:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/?p=2945"},"modified":"2021-12-01T20:39:37","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:39:37","slug":"what-we-must-stand-for-is-what-we-stand-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/story\/2945\/what-we-must-stand-for-is-what-we-stand-on\/","title":{"rendered":"What We Must Stand for is What We Stand On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Climate strikes have recently happened in several countries, including the Philippines. One was held on Friday, May 24, 2019 in Plaza Rizal, Tacloban City, made possible by the Young Leaders for Environmental Action Federation (YLEAF), and Waste 360.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2948 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/06\/3d7f3cdb-61563822_1169902519884174_1075951769357385728_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/06\/3d7f3cdb-61563822_1169902519884174_1075951769357385728_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/06\/3d7f3cdb-61563822_1169902519884174_1075951769357385728_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/06\/3d7f3cdb-61563822_1169902519884174_1075951769357385728_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/06\/3d7f3cdb-61563822_1169902519884174_1075951769357385728_o-453x340.jpg 453w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/06\/3d7f3cdb-61563822_1169902519884174_1075951769357385728_o.jpg 1728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were inspired by the person who started it all, Greta Thunberg &#8211; a young Swedish girl who started protests in her country until she influenced the youth around the world.<\/p>\n<p>During the protest, students and teachers from STEFTI also took part in the event. They made placards and showed it on the streets, they also sent a letter to the Vice Mayor of Tacloban about the situation.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2945 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/story\/2945\/what-we-must-stand-for-is-what-we-stand-on\/61008098_1470263006443939_6724304835610411008_n\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" 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Just because we are young doesn\u2019t mean we can\u2019t make a change.<\/p>\n<p>Why be part of the pollution if we can be part of the solution? Since the planet is changing, why don\u2019t we? These are the questions that we should ask ourselves, question that relate to the current situation of our planet nowadays. We must take action now because if not now, then when? And if not us, then who?<\/p>\n\t\t\t<section\n\t\t\tclass=\"boxout post-1956 \"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Image\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"cover-card-overlay\"\n\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/act\/demand-climate-justice\/\" \n\t\t\t><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/e878d5d9-gp0stshxs-1024x683.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/e878d5d9-gp0stshxs-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/e878d5d9-gp0stshxs-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/e878d5d9-gp0stshxs-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/e878d5d9-gp0stshxs-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-philippines-stateless\/2019\/05\/e878d5d9-gp0stshxs.jpg 1200w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 358px, (min-width: 780px) 313px, 88px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Standing Up to Big Oil and Gas on Wall Street in New York. \u00a9 Michael Nagle \/ Greenpeace\" title=\"Standing Up to Big Oil and Gas on Wall Street in New York. \u00a9 Michael Nagle \/ Greenpeace\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n            \t\t\t<div class=\"boxout-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"boxout-heading medium\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-action=\"Title\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/act\/demand-climate-justice\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDemand climate justice\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"boxout-excerpt\">Filipinos are enduring the worst impacts of climate change, caused by greedy corporations. It&#8217;s time to hold them to account!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t                                    <a\n                        class=\"btn btn-primary\"\n                        data-ga-category=\"Take Action Boxout\"\n                        data-ga-action=\"Call to Action\"\n                        data-ga-label=\"n\/a\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/philippines\/act\/demand-climate-justice\/\"\n                        \n                    >\n                        TAKE ACTION\n                    <\/a>\n                \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several climate strikes have happened in several countries, including the Philippines. 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