Global Climate Strike 2019 — PICS

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Madrid, Spain

Madrid, Spain — Thousands of students around the world took part in the Global Climate Strikes on March 15, 2019, demanding that their governments take action against climate change and just do something, anything, to ensure our planet survives. The youth activists, inspired by 16-year-old environmental protestor Greta Thunberg of Sweden, carried signs, rallied, and chanted to get the attention of the adults in charge, making it clear that they won’t let them dictate their future. Their demands were simple: just literally acknowledge that climate change is a rapidly deteriorating problem, and start the process of attempting to heal the planet before it’s too late. The house is quite literally burning down, and everyone’s just watching it burn. To see pics of the global protests happening everywhere from Zurich to Dresden to Madrid, scroll through this gallery.

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London, England

London, England — Students take part in a demonstration against climate change during a Friday Global Climate Strike closing Westminster Bridge, with Westminster Palace in the background, in London, Britain, 15 March 2019. Students across the world are taking part in a massive global student strike movement called #FridayForFuture which was sparked by Greta Thunberg of Sweden, a 16-year-old climate activist who has been protesting outside the Swedish parliament every Friday since August 2018.

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Zurich, Switzerland

Zurich, Switzerland — Thousands of students demonstrate during a Climate strike protest in Zurich, Switzerland. Students across the world are taking part in a massive global student strike movement called #FridayForFuture, which was sparked by Greta Thunberg.

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More Protestors in Zurich, Switzerland

More Protestors in Zurich, Switzerland — A student holds a placard that reads ‘Listen to Our Warning, Stop Global Warming’ as thousands of students demonstrate in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Dresden, Germany

Dresden, Germany — A student takes part in a demonstration against climate change in Dresden, Germany. The youth activist holds up a sign that shows Earth drawn as an ice cream cone, and reads, “Earth Is Melting’.

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Rome, Italy

Rome, Italy — Students take part in a demonstration against global warming ‘Global Climate Strike’, in Rome, Italy. The young women are holding signs that read “We Love Our Earth’.

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Kiev, Ukraine

Kiev, Ukraine — Protesters carry signs while protesting during the climate strike outside the Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry in Kiev, Ukraine. Their signs — Make My Planet Great Again — is a play on US President Donald Trump’s MAGA slogan.

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Milan, Italy

Milan, Italy — Students stage a protest in front of the Duomo gothic cathedral in Milan, Italy. This is a ‘global warning’ against global warming.

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Brussels, Belgium

Brussels, Belgium — Students rally and cheer during their climate strike in Brussels, Belgium, urging Europeans to stop flying commercial airlines to cut down on fossil fuel emissions.

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More Protestors in Madrid, Spain

More Protestors in Madrid, Spain — Students hold pro-environment banners during a rally in Madrid, Spain. Thousands of young protestors got together to demand their voices be heard.

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Bellinzona, Switzerland

Bellinzona, Switzerland — Students take to the streets in droves in Bellinzona, Switzerland while chanting and waving signs. They made it clear: adults need to listen and do something about climate change.

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