[WSMDiscuss] Global Strike For Future March 15 is growing fast

[Tord Björk]

Google translation of Swedish press release

Global Strike For Future March 15 is growing fast - now in at least 1325
cities in 98 countries
Press release • Mar 13, 2019 08:15 CET

Greta Thunberg's climate strike spreads rapidly. Every day new groups join
climate-related people around the world. Before the Global Strike For
Future on Friday 15 March, climate manifestations are now registered in
1325 cities in a total of 98 countries. The number of places where it is to
be manifested has tripled in two weeks. In Sweden, there will be
manifestations in at least 114 municipalities.

See the list of all places and countries here.
https://fridaysforfuture.org/eventmap www.fridaysforfuture.org

- It is nice that we are so many people around the world who care about the
climate crisis and will participate now on Friday. I hope that the world's
politicians and influential people will also get out from the shadows and
fight for my generation instead of against it, ”says Emmy Wahlström,
climate strike in Umeå.

Already at two degrees of warming, billions of people are at risk of
suffering from water scarcity and flooding. The coral reef dies out.
Harvests, fish catches, biodiversity decrease dramatically. It shows the
latest UN Global Panel on Global Warming of 1.5º C, which is based on 6,000
scientific findings.

- We do not need any more visionary speeches from politicians. We require a
clear timetable from the EU, the parliament, county councils and
municipalities on binding carbon dioxide budgets and a transition policy
that secures the 1.5-degree goal in a fair manner, ”says Andreas Magnusson,
climate strike and spokesman for Global Strike for Future in Falun.

In the Paris Agreement, the world's governments promised to protect the
future from rampant climate change through a policy that surely keeps the
rise of Earth's average temperature well below 2 degrees with a view of no
more than 1.5 degrees. What the countries have so far promised in their
climate plans leads to a world that gets warmer at least three degrees. And
already, at a degree warmer temperature, we see extreme drought, storms,
floods and melting polaris.

- The outlook looks increasingly disastrous. We urge the country's
students, adults, associations and companies to do common things with us
students and students in #FridaysForFuture. Help mobilize for climate
strikes and support manifestations, and we'll see you on Friday! says
Isabelle Axelsson, student and spokesperson for Global Strike for Future in
Stockholm.

The last four years are the hottest ones that have been measured and
extreme weather in line with the forecasts of science are becoming more
common. The Indian state of Kerala suffered the worst floods since the
1920s and 1.4 million people left their homes. Western Japan suffered from
major floods, at least 230 people died and thousands left their homes.
Eastern Australia has suffered severe drought and heavy fires. In the
United States, the city of Paradise was completely destroyed after a
terrible storm of fire.

The summer of 2018 was a record heat in the northern hemisphere. Here in
Sweden it led to, among other things, a severe drought, falling groundwater
levels and forest fires.

Locations and countries to date ready for Global Strike For Future on March
15, 2019

See the international list (resorts and countries) here.

So far, the following places (for places and times follow the link) are
ready in Sweden:
Alingsås, Aneby, Arboga, Bollebygd, Bollnäs, Borås, Borlänge, Båstad,
Ekerö, Eksjö, Eskilstuna, Eslöv, Falkenberg, Falköping, Falun, Gnesta,
Gislaved, Gothenburg, Cathedral Cathedral, Gävle, Halmstad, Haparanda,
Hedemora, Helsingborg, Hjo, Huddinge (Stockholm), Härnösand, Hörby,
Hudiksvall, Högnäs, Järfälla, Jönköping, Kalmar, Karlstad, Katrineholm,
Knivsta, Kramfors, Kristianstad, Kristinehamn, Kungälv, Laholm, Landskrona,
Linkoping, Ljungby, Ludvika, Lulea, Lund, Lysekil. , Malmö, Mariestad,
Mora, Munkedal, Månkarbo, Nacka, Nora, Norberg, Norrköping, Norrtälje,
Nyköping, Orsa, Oskarshamn, Robertsfors, Rättvik, Salem, Simrishamn, Sjöbo,
Skellefteå, Skutskär, Skövde, Stockholm - Mynttorget / Riksdagen, Stockholm
Frescati (University), Strängnäs, Strömsund, Sundsvall, Saffle, Söderhamn,
Södertälje, Sörforsa, Tanum, Torsby, Torsö, Tranemo, Tranås, Trelleborg,
Trollhättan, Tungelsta, Tyringe, Nykvarn, Trosa, Taby, Umeå, Uppsala,
Vallsa , Vimmerby, Vadstena, Varberg, Vaxholm, Vetlanda, Vingåker, Vännäs,
Värnamo, Västervik, Västerås, Växjö, Visby, Ystad, Ånge, Åre, Årsta
(Stockholm), Ängelholm, Örbyhus, Örebro, Örnsköldsvik, Östersund.


Read more about Global Strike For Future here:
Read more about the call here: www.facebook.com/events/1516301028512286/
See the map of all registered ongoing and planned manifestations:
https://fridaysforfuture.org/eventmap
www.fridaysforfuture.org



Schoolstrikers placards
https://metro.co.uk/2019/02/15/take-a-look-at-some-of-the-excellent-placards-made-by-kids-for-climate-change-strike-8640441
Occupying dossil fule industry gathering
https://www.facebook.com/unistudentsforclimatejustice/videos/vb.228294551449814/363679070893281
Support from 200 million+ trade union
https://www.facebook.com/StrikeClimate/photos/a.334529747376077/412727582889626

Tord Björk
Friends of the Earth Sweden
One of the coordinators of climate action days in 70 countries in 500
places 1991-94 (coordinated by mail from Sweden in cooperation with Finnish
solidarity organizations)
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