The #SchoolStrike4Climate movement has infused climate politics with new energy.
It takes ‘people power’ to do what this movement does—
and its cultural power has also been immense.
The imagery created by the school strikers has made climate change visible, tangible, focussed and emotionally-compelling, and has projected an image of the future.
This counts politically—it counteracts the political consequences of climate change being invisible, unfocused, intangible and emotionally unengaging…)
The image of Greta Thunberg and the story of how she started going on strike have provided the spark for this movement, and much of its ongoing momentum.
School Strike for Climate on TV
Watch an interview with Australian school strike leader, Jean Hinchcliffe.
Other images above:
Mural of Greta Thunberg in Bristol, UK by artist Jody Thomas (Sam Saunders); In August 2018, outside the Swedish parliament building, Greta Thunberg started a school strike for the climate. Her sign reads, “Skolstrejk för klimatet,” meaning, “school strike for climate”. Image: Anders Hellberg, Wikimedia Commons; Ratcliffe on Soar Power Station, UK (Sarah Horrigan, Flickr); Australian divers in Dumaguete, Philippines in solidarity with climate strikes, 15 March 2019. Image: Andre Snoopy Montenegro @tshark33 / 350; Melbourne School Strike for Climate Action Image: Beyond Coal and Gas; Greta Thunberg at Fridays For Future at Medborgarplatsen in Stockholm, February 14, 2020 (Frankie Fouganthin)
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