Dutch school kids plan climate march, minister condemns truancy
5 years, 11 months ago

Dutch school kids plan climate march, minister condemns truancy

Dutch News  

Thousands of Dutch school children are planning to demonstrate against climate change on February 7, missing a day of school in the process. Organiser Stijn Warmenhoeven told NOS news that reactions to the plan have been ‘very positive’ and that talks are underway with the local council and environmental organisations. Truancy The secondary school council VO Raad told NOS it is up to schools themselves whether to report children who play truant to attend the march. Dick Bruinzeel of the Jan Arentz school group in Alkmaar said he had not yet decided what to do, but that he would talk to pupils who plan to attend the march to ‘discuss their motives’. ‘I think there should be room for children’s social and political idealism and it should be valued,’ head teacher Jan van Muilekam told NOS.

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Ditching school to save the planet
1 year, 1 month ago

Ditching school to save the planet

ABC  

Nirvana Talukder helped organise this year's School Strike 4 Climate in Sydney. “I think it does, in some sense, all kind of come back to climate anxiety.” 'It's giving people so much more power' Anjali Sharma says the 2019 school strikes were a turning point in her life. The 2019 School Strike 4 Climate was one of the largest protest …

Dutch kids take to Hague streets to demand action against climate change
5 years, 3 months ago

Dutch kids take to Hague streets to demand action against climate change

NL Times  

Throngs of schoolchildren and adults are expected to walk out of their classrooms, jobs and daily routines to instead take to the streets of The Hague to demand that the Dutch government and other world leaders take more action against global warming. They join a global movement of young people demanding that their world be protected against the climate crisis. …

This is how teachers can support their pupils and mobilise for action in the climate strikes
5 years, 3 months ago

This is how teachers can support their pupils and mobilise for action in the climate strikes

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Naidoo’s letter gets straight to the …

Climate strike: Give detentions to children who skip school to protest environmental catastrophe, headteachers' union leader says
5 years, 9 months ago

Climate strike: Give detentions to children who skip school to protest environmental catastrophe, headteachers' union leader says

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Headteachers should consider issuing lunchtime detentions to students who skip school for climate change protests, …

Thousands of school kids gather in Amsterdam to protest for better climate policy
5 years, 9 months ago

Thousands of school kids gather in Amsterdam to protest for better climate policy

NL Times  

Thousands of school pupils gathered in Amsterdam on Thursday afternoon to protest for a better climate policy. On Wednesday the Netherlands’ environmental assessment agency PBL and central planning office CPB published their calculations of the government’s climate agreement. That’s why we have to take action now, it’s in our hands now.” Many pupils told the broadcaster that they received permission …

Climate change protest attendance encouraged by some Sydney schools
5 years, 9 months ago

Climate change protest attendance encouraged by some Sydney schools

ABC  

Some of Sydney's most exclusive private schools are throwing their support behind students choosing to attend today's climate change rally, with some pupils encouraged to "become the changes they seek to see in the world". Key points: Thousands of students are expected to attend the climate change rallies in Sydney and across the country Despite the support from some private …

Young people across globe protest against climate change inaction
5 years, 9 months ago

Young people across globe protest against climate change inaction

Al Jazeera  

Global day of student protests aims to prompt world leaders into action on climate change. Young people around the world are skipping school on Friday to march through the streets, kicking off a global day of student protests aiming to drive world leaders into action on climate change. “And equally they are not following the advice of the IPCC report …

Global Climate Strike: School students around the world protest climate inaction
5 years, 9 months ago

Global Climate Strike: School students around the world protest climate inaction

CNN  

An activist sits during a youth climate rally on the west front of the US Capitol on March 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images Young climate activists are hoping to spark a widespread dialogue about climate change, following in the footsteps of their peers in Parkland, Florida, who led a national conversation about gun control after a mass …

Global Climate Strike: School students around the world protest climate inaction
5 years, 9 months ago

Global Climate Strike: School students around the world protest climate inaction

CNN  

An activist sits during a youth climate rally on the west front of the US Capitol on March 15, 2019 in Washington, DC. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images Young climate activists are hoping to spark a widespread dialogue about climate change, following in the footsteps of their peers in Parkland, Florida, who led a national conversation about gun control after a mass …

Beware the kids: US youth to join strike for climate
5 years, 9 months ago

Beware the kids: US youth to join strike for climate

Al Jazeera  

Students across the US plan to walk out of school in support of Green New Deal and broader international mobilisation. “Her message just resonated with me.” ‘My generation is impacted the most’ Villasenor moved from northern California to New York with her parents last year, so her mother could study climate science at Columbia University. We’re putting pressure on world …

Pupils to continue with climate protests after talk with Dutch PM
5 years, 10 months ago

Pupils to continue with climate protests after talk with Dutch PM

NL Times  

The pupils who organized a massive protest march in The Hague last week met with Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Minister Eric Wiebes of Economic Affairs and Climate on Tuesday. Afterwards the Prime Minister spoke of a "serious conversation" with "people who successfully organized a large demonstration", NOS reports. Last week Prime Minister Rutte called the protest "fantastic", though he …

We're already doing a lot for the climate, Dutch PM tells protesting school kids
5 years, 11 months ago

We're already doing a lot for the climate, Dutch PM tells protesting school kids

NL Times  

Prime Minister Mark Rutte called a climate protest by thousands of school kids in The Hague on Thursday "fantastic", but added that they can not demand more far-reaching measures from the cabinet. The Netherlands is already doing a lot for the climate, compared to other European countries, according to the Prime Minister. Last month the Netherlands' environmental assessment agency PBL …

350 scientists back Dutch school kids climate demonstration
5 years, 11 months ago

350 scientists back Dutch school kids climate demonstration

Dutch News  

Some 350 scientists have signed an open letter supporting Thursday’s school pupil demonstration against climate change. ‘That is why we, as scientists, support them.’ Up to 10,000 secondary school pupils are expected to gather in The Hague on Thursday to protest about climate change. ‘We cannot permit ourselves any longer to wait before taking the necessary measures.’ ‘If political leadership …

Dutch scientists support pupils protesting for climate measures
5 years, 11 months ago

Dutch scientists support pupils protesting for climate measures

NL Times  

In an open letter published in Trouw, 350 Dutch scientists expressed support for school pupils protesting for the climate on Thursday. It is expected that around 10 thousand Dutch pupils will skip school on Thursday to call on the government to do more against climate change. Minister Arie Slob for Primary and Secondary Education previously said that he is sympathetic …

Photos: Thousands of school kids protest for climate measures in The Hague
5 years, 11 months ago

Photos: Thousands of school kids protest for climate measures in The Hague

NL Times  

Thousands of kids and teenagers in the Netherlands skipped school on Thursday to protest in The Hague for more action to be taken against climate change. They carried banners and signs with slogans like "If the climate were a bank, it would already have been saved". ‘If the climate were a bank, it would already have been saved.’ Nu al …

Dutch school kids plan climate march, minister condemns truancy
5 years, 11 months ago

Dutch school kids plan climate march, minister condemns truancy

Dutch News  

Thousands of Dutch school children are planning to demonstrate against climate change on February 7, missing a day of school in the process. Organiser Stijn Warmenhoeven told NOS news that reactions to the plan have been ‘very positive’ and that talks are underway with the local council and environmental organisations. Truancy The secondary school council VO Raad told NOS it …

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