Fed up young climate activists: 'Adults aren't listening'

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Fed up young climate activists: ‘Adults aren’t listening’

By SETH BORENSTEIN and SUMAN NAISHADHAM
November 10, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The climate change generation is saying officials are talking too much, listening too little and acting even less. And they are fed up.

“Instead of talking about how to solve the climate crisis, they negotiate about how to continue polluting,” said Mitzy Violeta, a 23-year old indigenous activist from Mexico. “Youth movements are realizing the solution isn’t going to be in international gatherings,” like the one taking place in Egypt.

“We’re upset with the inaction that’s being done,” said Jasmine Wynn, 18, of the environmental group Treeage.

With decades of warmer and extreme weather ahead of them, young climate activists envision a future that has them frustrated and anxious, according to more than 130 activists questioned by The Associated Press. Most of them said they think their strikes and protests are effective. But lately in high-profile, attention-grabbing actions, a handful of activists have gone beyond skipping school to targeting art work, tires and fossil fuel depots.

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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/science-mexico-climate-and-environment-government-politics-543dafba41cd5da908d47195ec5255a2

[Timeflyer]

1. Understandable they're frustrated, angry--they'll be living the future climate disasters

But don't deface works of art for attention--get involved in government now.

[Brenda]

2. You are promoting a lie.

Not once have the protesters associated with Just Stop Oil defaced any works of art. They are very purposeful in not harming the artwork but drawing attention to their cause. Which is the entire fucking world's cause...life on Earth!

Your admonition of getting involved in the government instead of protesting was EXACTLY what people, including Democrats and liberals decried when black people including MLK were protesting for civil rights in the 1960s.

The future is now.

https://juststopoil.org/2022/10/16/why-art-why-now/