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Thousands gather in Winnipeg for global climate strike

Sep 27, 2019 – CTV News –

Thousands of Winnipeggers gathered on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building Friday to take part in a global strike for climate action.“This is a crisis, it’s serious, and we want politicians and world leaders to respond similarly – this is really serious,” said event organizer Meghan Mast.

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‘How dare you’: At UN climate summit, Greta Thunberg slams world leaders in emotional address

Sep 24, 2019 – CBC News –

Teenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg on Monday opened the United Nations Climate Action Summit with an angry condemnation of world leaders for failing to take strong measures to combat climate change. “How dare you?” she said.

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Bill McKibben: This Climate Strike is part of the disruption we need

Sep 3, 2019 – Yes Magazine

“It can’t just be young people. It needs to be all of us.” It’s not a “strike” in the traditional sense, of course—no one is demanding better wages. But we are demanding better conditions.

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