“Gretas message to the powers that be: You are stealing our future”
“School children in over 100 countries, are on strike for the climate”
“today demonstrates people all over the world for a better climate. “
“Greta Thunberg, 16, is targeted on the Aftonbladet headline, a clear message to those in power:”
“‘ You are stealing our future.””
“Pupils in over a hundred countries – in all continents-except Antarctica – are participating today in a global strike for a better climate. The strike is the most comprehensive to date and is organized by the youth movement ”Fridays for future”. The inspiration comes from the Swedish Greta Thunberg, 16. “
“– My desire is that it will hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of children who skolstrejkat for the climate, ” she says. “
“the Requirement from Greta Thunberg is that politicians in Sweden should act in line with the paris agreement and keep global warming below 2 degrees, with a ambition at below 1.5 degrees. Ahead of today’s big klimatprotest she has drawn the Aftonbladet newspaper headline. The text reads: ”You are stealing our future. Today skolstrejkar we for the climate in over 100 countries”. “
“” I have chosen to write it because it is powerful and will arouse emotions. You can’t misinterpret it, ” she says. “
“What do you want to achieve with skolstrejkerna?”
“– That people will be more aware and understand that we are in a crisis. And that we should continue to put pressure on policymakers and politicians, so that they do something.”
“How does it feel to have started this movement?”
“” I have not really started it, I just sat down and so people have taken after. It is the second that has taken over the organisation. “
“But you have inspired others?”
” Perhaps, but the main reason is that we find ourselves in an existential crisis that has been ignored for decades. “
“”Politicians are desperate””
“During Friday’s protests involved not only students from the middle school and high school, even students at universities and colleges have signed up. Skolstrejkerna has been praised in many quarters – but they have also been criticized.”
“What is your response to politicians who think that you should go to school instead?”
“– as soon As skolstrejkerna for the climate comes up, they are trying desperately to change the subject. They talk about anything besides the climate crisis. If the truancy, that we are spies, influenced by others, we get paid by others. They want to desperately change the subject because they have failed, they have no solutions, ” says Greta Thunberg. “
