Earth Strike
 Earth Strike logo (match with leaf) | |
| Formation | 10 November 2018 |
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| Purpose | Form a general strike to protest political inaction on climate change |
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| Fields | Labor movement Environmental movement |
Earth Strike is an international grassroots movement calling for a global general strike for climate action. Their aim was a global general strike on 27 September 2019. The Earth Strikes were part of the worldwide September 2019 climate strikes, which gathered millions of protesters.
The movement has had public support from organizations including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future, as well as public figures including Noam Chomsky.[1]
History
[edit]Foundation
[edit]Earth Strike was founded on 10 November 2018 after a user on the subreddit r/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 in Iceland in 1975 and India in 2019 were cited as inspirations.[3]
Days of action
[edit]- 19 July 2019 - Youth Strike for Climate
- August 2019 - Climate protest
- 20 September 2019 - General Strike for Climate
September 2019 Global Climate Strikes
[edit]Main article: September 2019 climate strikes
The 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Our Partners and Supporters". Earth Strike. Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
- ^ "TUC Congress Motions [2019] Motion 07 Climate Crisis".
