Earth Strikeis an internationalgrassrootsmovement calling for a globalgeneral strikeforclimate action.Their aim was a global general strike on 27 September 2019. The Earth Strikes were part of the worldwideSeptember 2019 climate strikes,which gathered millions of protesters.
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| Formation | 10 November 2018 |
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| Purpose | Form ageneral striketo protest political inaction on climate change |
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| Fields | Labor movement Environmental movement |
The movement has had public support from organizations includingExtinction RebellionandFridays for Future,as well as public figures includingNoam Chomsky.[1]
History
editFoundation
editEarth Strike was founded on 10 November 2018 after a user on thesubredditr/Chomsky called for a "General Strike to Save The Planet".[citation needed]The post quickly gathered attention within Reddit, and the r/EarthStrike subreddit was formed to organise a general strike.[citation needed]The initial protests were held on 15 January 2019, with 27 September being announced as the date for the "Earth Strike".[2]General strikes inIceland in 1975and India in 2019 were cited as inspirations.[3]
Days of action
edit- 19 July 2019 - Youth Strike for Climate
- August 2019 - Climate protest
- September 2019 climate strikes
September 2019 global climate strikes
editThe September 2019 global climate strikes took place on 20 and 27 September 2019. An estimated 6 million people participated in strikes worldwide.[4]The protests were organised by a broad coalitions of movements and organisations internationally, including Earth Strike,Fridays For Future,350.org,and various trade unions.[5]The protests included school strikes, labour strikes, and street protests and rallies.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^"Our Partners and Supporters".Earth Strike.Archived fromthe originalon 2019-01-21.Retrieved2019-04-24.
- ^"Extinction Rebellion leads march outside Westminster during PM Brexit vote".MSN.
- ^"Greta Thunberg is right – only a general strike will force action on climate change".
- ^Taylor, Matthew; Watts, Jonathan; Bartlett, John (2019-09-27)."Climate crisis: 6 million people join latest wave of global protests".The Guardian.Retrieved2019-09-28.
- ^"TUC Congress Motions [2019] Motion 07 Climate Crisis".
