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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.

Greta Thunberg

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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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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And in a world where everyone strives to act, think and look the same – being different is truly something to be proud of. that’s why I’m very proud to be austistic.
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The eyes of future generations are upon you. No more excuses.
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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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All we have to do is to wake up and change.
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There are no climate leaders. The only ones who can change this are you and me. All of us, together.
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We children are doing this to wake the adults up. We children are doing this for you to put your differences aside and start acting as you would in a crisis. We children are doing this because we want our hopes and dreams back.
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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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In this election, you vote for the future living conditions of mankind.
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Those of us who are still children can’t change what you do now once we’re old enough to do something about it.
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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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I think in many ways that we autistic are the normal ones and the rest of the people are pretty strange.
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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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You say that you love your children above everything else. And yet you are stealing their future.
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what we women want today – and every day- is fundamental equal rights, not congratulations or celebrations.
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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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Humanity is a civilisation in the middle of the ocean, and we are right now setting fire to our boat”
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People keep doing what they do because the vast majority doesn’t have a clue about the consequences of our everyday life. And they don’t know the rapid changes required.
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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 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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The time has come to voice our fears and be honest with wider society.
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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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My generation, and those coming after, are the future. We deserve to be fought for. We deserve climate justice, social justice and equity.
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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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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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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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