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This Friday October 25th I’ll join the climate strike in Vancouver, BC!

11am at Vancouver Art Gallery.#ClimateStrike #FridaysForFuture #schoolstrike4climate pic.twitter.com/2jTGxlVQf2 — Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) October 23, 2019

The strike could draw larger than usual crowds. In Montreal, an estimated half a million people came out to hear Thunberg speak during the Global Climate Strike on Sept. 27.

Also, many Metro Vancouver students have the day off. It’s a pro-development day in many districts including Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Moody, Richmond, and Surrey.

The 16-year-old activist from Sweden began striking from school for climate action in August 2018, leading what has grown into a worldwide climate strike movement.

On Sept. 27, it is estimated that more than 150,000 people rallied downtown Vancouver as part of the Global Climate Strike.

Millions more rallied in cities around the world.

Rebecca Hamilton, an organizer with Sustainabiliteens, said this Friday they will be calling on the new Liberal minority government to work together for a “Green New Deal that legislates science-aligned emission reduction targets, prioritizes Indigenous rights, and creates good jobs for all.”

Photo by Andrej Ivanov / Reuters

They want cross-party collaboration to deal with the climate crisis. Another organizer Sam Lin said they are calling on the new MPS to “act like adults” and put aside partisan differences to create laws for a safer environment.

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