We, the young, are deeply concerned
about our future. Humanity is currently causing the sixth mass
extinction of species and the global climate system is at the
brink of a catastrophic crisis. Its devastating impacts are
already felt by millions of people around the globe. Yet we are
far from reaching the goals of the Paris agreement.
Young people make up more than half of
the global population. Our generation grew up with the climate
crisis and we will have to deal with it for the rest of our
lives. Despite that fact, most of us are not included in the
local and global decision-making process. We are the voiceless
future of humanity.
We will no longer accept this injustice.
We demand justice for all past, current and future victims of
the climate crisis, and so we are rising up. Thousands of us
have taken to the streets in the past weeks all around the
world. Now we will make our voices heard. On 15 March, we will
protest on every continent.
We finally need to treat the
climate crisis as a crisis. It is the biggest threat in human
history and we will not accept the world’s decision-makers’
inaction that threatens our entire civilisation. We will not
accept a life in fear and devastation. We have the right to live
our dreams and hopes.
Climate change
is already happening. People did die, are dying and will die
because of it, but we can and will stop this madness.
We, the young, have started to move. We
are going to change the fate of humanity, whether you like it or
not. United we will rise until we see climate justice. We demand
the world’s decision-makers take responsibility and solve this
crisis.
You have failed us in the past. If you
continue failing us in the future, we, the young people, will
make change happen by ourselves. The youth of this world has
started to move and we will not rest again.
Letter from:
The global coordination group of the youth-led climate strike
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