*[Enwl-eng] Children are calling on us
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Today, days before we vote in the EU election, millions of young people will march again to ask for our help. Tell them you’ll vote for a climate chaos free future!  |
Around 1.4 million young people in 123 countries skipped school on Friday 15 March to alert the world that their future is threatened by the climate crisis. “We didn’t have a choice,” said the Swedish strike leader Greta Thunberg. [1]
Today, days before most of us vote in the EU election, they’ll be repeating the deed. Sunday 26 May is the day most Europeans will vote to elect the people who should represent us and defend our interests over the next 5 years in a massively important institution: the European Parliament.
The marching outcry of the youth rebellion is to get us, adults, to take action before their future is condemned forever. They march - but many of them cannot vote on Sunday. Let’s tell them we are with them. What’s more, let’s act in solidarity: vote for a Parliament that makes fighting the climate crisis an absolute priority.
How will the marching youth know you are committed to voting so as to protect their future? Pledge! Add your name to the thousands of Europeans that have already made public their commitment to vote for a catastrophe-less future for their children and the children of others. If you’ve already pledged, inspire your loved ones to do the same!
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“Our house is on fire… I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act.” [1] - Greta Thunberg
As adults, it’s us that Greta and the millions of young people and school students who follow her are calling on. It’s us who have the right to cast a vote on Sunday and elect the politicians who can make the climate crisis a priority… Tell the children of the world you stand for their right to a bright future: tell them you are voting on Sunday!
Pledge now to make your commitment public: when you announce your intention to vote, you are actually becoming an influencer for the people around you. Your friends, family, neighbours, colleagues… are all more likely to go vote if you publicly announce you will, and you ask them to join you. We have very little time before elections day!
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Marching on,
Olga (Bologna), Jörg (Lübeck), Virginia (Madrid), and
the entire WeMove team
PS: Studies demonstrate people who sign a pledge are more likely to vote. Moreover, people encouraged to vote by a person they know are more likely to vote. If we want decisive action against climate crisis we have to vote. We owe it to Greta and friends. Pledge now!
References
[1]
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2019/3/15/18267156/youth-climate-strike-march-15-photos
[2]
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0197066
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