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The fight for climate justice will not be won inside the halls of power – it must be fought for on the streets

At the UN Climate Summit, world leaders continued to show a dangerous level of impotence. It’s up to us to make them listen.

By Aaron White
The fight for climate justice will not be won inside the halls of power – it must be fought for on the streets
Student climate strikers marching through Wall Street, September 20 | Aaron White
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On Friday September 20, thousands of students gathered in lower Manhattan to take part in the global climate strike. The following Monday, world political and business leaders gathered at the United Nations for the UN Climate Summit.

The stark contrast between these two gatherings, which took place just miles away from each other, speaks volumes about the nature of the climate crisis, and how it must be addressed.

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Absences were excused for New York City public school students who participated in the climate strike last Friday. Estimates suggest that nearly 250,000 people descended upon lower Manhattan to demand that our leaders take immediate action to address the climate crisis.

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