Everything you need to know about Friday's Global Climate Strike
Climate change affects every one of us, which is why millions of people around the world are planning to attend the Global Climate Strike on Friday 20th September.
That includes in the UK, where adults and children are joining forces to raise awareness of the climate crisis on Friday in what's been hailed as Britain's "first General Strike since 1926".
Read more: The whole city of Oxford set to join Global Climate Strike
Want to know more about the protest? And how you can get involved, even if you can't take the day off work?
Here, everything you need to know about the Global Climate Strike.
What is the Global Climate Strike?
The Global Climate Strike is a protest inspired by climate change activist Greta Thunberg who, at the beginning of her campaign, regularly skipped school on Fridays to protest about environmental issues outside Sweden's parliament building. She now travels the world encouraging others to do the same.
Months later and many children, teens and young adults have been motivated to join Greta's weekly school strikes in their own counties. It has become the #FridaysForFuture movement with thousands around the world calling for action on the climate crisis.
The Global Climate Strike is the latest protest but this time it is calling not just on school children, but on all ages, to leave their normal Friday afternoon engagements and take to the streets.
Environmental organisations such as Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth are behind the strike.
"The idea of the Global Climate Strike is for as many people as possible to take the day off work on Friday 20 September to protest for climate action in solidarity with the school strikers," Greenpeace say. "Young people will be out in force, and everyone else should be too."
What do Global Climate Strike protestors want to achieve?
The Global Climate Strike is calling for action from world leaders to make meaningful changes to properly address the climate crisis.
"The planet is set to warm by between 3C and 4C by 2100, with massive ramifications for everyone’s quality of life. As the next generation, their futures hang in the balance," Greenpeace say.
"It’s important to lobby our government into making big, bold changes at the highest levels of our society. Individual tweaks to lifestyles aren’t going to cut it anymore. Mass action, which will make our leaders act, is required right now.
"And with an election looming in the UK particularly, adults have a unique opportunity on Friday 20 September: to tell the UK government that we all want radical action to save our planet."
When does the Global Climate Strike take place?
The Global Climate Strike happens across the UK, and around the world, on Friday 20th September 2019.
How can I get involved in the Global Climate Strike?
The UK Student Climate Network has a list of all the official Global Climate Strike marches taking place across the UK on their website. Simply type your location or postcode into their handy tool to find a strike near you.
If I can't strike on Friday, are there other ways to get involved with the Global Climate Strike?
Yes. Friends of the Earth has a list of things you can do to stand in solidarity with the strikers on Friday, if you can't attend a march.
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