πŸ“£ Today, young people across the world are taking part in a #GlobalClimateStrike.

🌏 Ahead of COP26, many are demanding more action from world leaders to tackle the #ClimateCrisis.

⭕️ Here’s what protests are looking like in 5 cities.πŸ‘‡πŸ§΅
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Berlin

⭕️ Activist @GretaThunberg called for urgent action at the #GlobalClimateStrike rally.

πŸ“£ "The concentration of CO2 in the sky hasn't been this high for at least 3 million years," she said.

πŸ—£"It is clearer than ever that no political party is doing close to enough."
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ London

πŸ“£ Young people took to the streets and called to #UprootTheSystem.
πŸ—£ They were joined by prominent politicians such as British MP @JeremyCorbyn and ex-@GreenParty leader @NatalieBen.
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ͺ Nairobi

πŸ“£ Around 30 @Fridays4future protesters gathered in a park in central Nairobi.

πŸ—£ This was climate activist @PatriciaKombo’s message to leaders: β€œWe want real climate action at @COP26 because we can't wait any longer."
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ Zurich

πŸ“£ Over 4,000 people demonstrated to call for #ClimateJustice, according to @Klimastreik.
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Washington, D.C.

πŸ“£ Young people gathered near the U.S. Capitol Building to call for green infrastructure.

πŸ—£ They also demanded that the U.S. "take responsibility for the damage and destruction that it is causing the countries" worst-hit by the #ClimateCrisis.
πŸ—£ β€œThe countries that haven’t caused climate change are the ones that are most targeted by [climate] deaths.”

⭕️ Climate protestors staged a 'die-in' near the U.S. Capitol to mark today’s #GlobalClimateStrike by @Fridays4future.

#UprootTheSystem
🌏 @GretaThunberg's @Fridays4future movement has resumed mass street protests for the first time since the pandemic began.

⭕️ Read more about their demands to #UprootTheSystem at this year's #GlobalClimateStrike πŸ‘‡ news.trust.org/item/202109241…

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🌏 @GretaThunberg held her first solo strike in 2018 -and it grew into a worldwide movement

⭕️ Today, @Fridays4Future is back for the first major #GlobalClimateStrike since the pandemic began

πŸ“£ We met @MitziJonelle and @patriciakombo - two activists hungry for change πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡
1️⃣ What one thing needs to change right now to help tackle the #ClimateCrisis?
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