Swedish teen environmental activist Greta Thunberg speaks as people take part in a climate change rally in Denver, Colorado October 11, 2019. ― Reuters pic
“We are here because we care about the future, about what we one day will leave after us,” Thunberg, clad in a cream-coloured jacket with her hair in her trademark braid, said to thunderous applause. Earlier yesterday, the Norwegian judges instead selected Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for the award, citing his efforts to end two decades of conflict with Eritrea.
That refrain ― emphatically repeated by Thunberg in her UN speech ― could be seen on several cardboard signs carried by crowd members in Denver. Students across the world then began emulating her academic disobedience, leading to organized school walkouts and the rise of the “Fridays for Future” movement, which organized the event in Denver.
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