Arizona Students Plan School Walkout to Demand Action on Climate Change

[JonLP24]

A group of Phoenix students plan to join youth rallying across the nation next month to demand action on climate change.

They're preparing to walk out of school on Friday, March 15, to urge Arizona politicians to reduce emissions and avert a climate crisis.

"I feel like our state legislators aren't taking the precautions that they should be to prevent this crisis and all these issues that are affecting us," said Aditi Narayanan, 16, a junior at BASIS Phoenix.

Currently, about 15 students in their leadership team in the Valley and around Arizona are organizing to participate in the walkout, according to Narayanan. They plan to gather outside of the Capitol around 4 p.m. on the day of the event, a Friday, after leaving school.

https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/arizona-students-plan-walkout-to-demand-climate-change-action-11218301

[beachbum bob]

1. better move is for these students to register to vote and start the movement with

voting for candidates supporting the science of climate change. The also need to convince their parents and grand parents to vote for candidates based on the science.

That has meaningful results.

[jalan48]

2. It's becoming harder to prop up the status quo.

[Dem_4_Life]

3. They can be like the Parkland students and start a youth movement

That is awesome! I hope they have good numbers to at least make the national news.