Thousands of UK students walked out of classes today to demand action on climate change, and it was just the most recent effort by teenagers who are recognizing that many adults don’t seem to care about the world they won’t be around to see…

I thought it would be useful to collect resources on their organizing activities, and add this list to The Best Resources Sharing The History Of Teens Organizing For Justice:

Thousands of UK students strike over climate change – video is from The Guardian.

Skipping School to Save the Earth is from The NY Times.

Earlier this year, protest were led by students in other countries, including in The Netherlands and in Belgium:

Belgian students hit the streets as “climate strike” spreads across Europe is from Salon.

Late last year, the same thing happened in Australia:

These protests were also partially inspired by Fifteen-year-old activist Greta Thunberg:

Students in the U.S. are organizing, too: ‘I love calling out politicians’: meet the student suing Trump over climate change is from The Guardian.

Belgian Students Protest For Action On Climate Change is from NPR.

Meet the teens leading a global movement to ditch school and fight climate change is from CBS News.

Playing hooky to save the climate: why students are going on strike is from Vox.

Breaking News English Lesson: School Strike for Climate is a lesson for ELLs.

Will Kid-Run Climate Strikes Take Off in America? is from Slate.

Breaking News English Lesson: School Strike for Climate is a lesson for ELLs.

Kids around the world plan to skip school this Friday to demand action on climate change is from CNN.

Grown-Ups Get a Scolding on Climate is from The NY Times.

School climate strikes draw thousands to the streets in cities around the globe is from The Washington Post.

Students stage global protest to speak out on climate change inaction is a photo gallery from the Boston Globe.

Photos: kids in 123 countries went on strike to protect the climate is from Vox.

Skipping School To Protest Climate Change is from NPR.

Students Around The World Skip School To Call For More Action To Address Climate Change is from NPR.

These Photos of Kids Protesting Climate Change All Over the World Will Give You Hope for the Future is from Mother Jones.

School strike for climate: Protests staged around the world is from The BBC.

How teen Greta Thunberg shifted world’s gaze to climate change is from NBC News.

 

TEEN STRIKE ON CLIMATE CHANGE PLANNED FOR THIS FRIDAY

VIDEOS & ARTICLES ABOUT TODAY’S STUDENT STRIKE DEMANDING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

VIDEO & TRANSCRIPT OF GRETA THUNBERG’S SPEECH TO WORLD LEADERS AT UN CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT

COOL MUSIC VIDEO: NEW RAFFI SONG ABOUT YOUNG PEOPLE DEMANDING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

Greta Thunberg and George Monbiot on the climate crisis is a lesson from the British Council for ELLs.

Young People Stand Up Against Climate Change are lesson ideas from Facing History.

These activists are too young to vote in 2020 election, but climate change has them fed up is from USA Today.

 

VIDEO: NEW TIME DOCUMENTARY ON YOUNG PEOPLE ORGANIZING AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE