Those of us who are still children can’t change what you do now once we’re old enough to do something about it.
GRETA THUNBERGwhat we women want today – and every day- is fundamental equal rights, not congratulations or celebrations.
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Our relationship with nature is broken. But relationships can change. When we protect nature – we are nature protecting itself.
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I think weakness, in a way, can be also needed because we don’t have to be the loudest, we don’t have to take up the most amount of space, and we don’t have to earn the most money… We need to care about each other more.
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Humans are part of nature, and if we are not doing well, then nature is not doing well, because we are nature.
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That we live in a post-truth society today, and that we don’t care, that we have lost empathy. We have stopped caring for each other in a way. We have stopped thinking long-term and sustainable. And that’s something that goes much deeper than just climate crisis deniers.
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In case you’re still wondering why there’s no real change in sight… We can’t solve a crisis unless we treat it like a crisis.
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We can’t call for climate justice while advocating for policies and phase-out-dates based on targets that exclude aspect of equity and historic emissions.
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The real power belongs to the people.
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Inequality and climate injustice is already the heart of the climate crisis.
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You need to listen to us, us who cannot vote. You need to vote for us, for your children and grandchildren. What we are doing now can soon no longer be undone.
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We don’t want these things done by 2050, 2030 or even 2021, we want this done now – as in right now.
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We live in a strange world, where we think we can buy or build our way out of a crisis that has been created by buying and building things. Where a football game or a film gala gets more media attention than the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced.
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Sometimes NOT doing things – like just sitting down outside the parliament – speaks much louder than doing things. Just like a whisper sometimes is louder than shouting.
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This fight hasn’t yet been won. So save your celebrations and congratulations and support women on the frontlines of society worldwide.
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what we women want today – and every day- is fundamental equal rights, not congratulations or celebrations.
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The fight is not over yet. The fight is only over when the people say it’s over.
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Avoiding climate breakdown will require cathedral thinking. We must lay the foundation while we may not know exactly how to build the ceiling.
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I wonder, what will you tell your children was the reason to fail and leave them facing the climate chaos you knowingly brought upon them?
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But the real hope comes from the people. And it all starts with awareness.
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Regrowth takes time the world does not have to solve climate change
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You say that you love your children above everything else. And yet you are stealing their future.
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To protect, restore and rewild the living world is probably the most effective solution we have at hand to fight both the climate- and ecological emergencies.
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This climate law is surrender – because nature doesn’t bargain and you cannot make ”deals” with physics. And we will not allow you to surrender on our future.
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We understand that the world is very complex and that change doesn’t happen overnight. But you’ve now had more than three decades of blah blah blah. How many more do you need?
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We have not come here to beg world leaders to care. You have ignored us in the past and you will ignore us again. You’ve run out of excuses and we’re running out of time. We’ve come here to let you know that change is coming whether you like it or not.
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Well, I am telling you there is hope. I have seen it. But it does not come from governments or corporations. It comes from the people.
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In this election, you vote for the future living conditions of mankind.
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