'Change is coming' teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg tells Denver crowd

Record ID: 1436424

  • Title: 'Change is coming' teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg tells Denver crowd
  • Date: 12th October 2019
  • Summary: DENVER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 11, 2019) (REUTERS) PEOPLE GATHERED FOR CLIMATE CHANGE EVENT APPLAUDING SWEDISH CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG WALKING TO STAGE PEOPLE APPLAUDING THUNBERG ON STAGE (SOUNDBITE) (English) SWEDISH CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG SAYING: "We are here because we care about the future, about what we one day with leave after us. And the political leaders can't seem to think beyond the next election and that needs to come to an end." VARIOUS OF AUDIENCE APPLAUDING (SOUNDBITE) (English) SWEDISH CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG SAYING: "It should not be up to us to take the responsibility, but since the leaders are behaving like children, we have no other choice." AUDIENCE APPLAUDING (SOUNDBITE) (English) SWEDISH CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG SAYING: "The people in power continue to ignore us and to ignore the current best available science. How dare they?" (SOUNDBITE) (English) SWEDISH CLIMATE ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG SAYING: "The world is waking up and we are the change and change is coming, whether you like it or not." THUNBERG ON STAGE AUDIENCE APPLAUDING SIGN WITH THUNBERG PICTURE AND QUOTE SIGN READING (English): "The earth is our home. Let us keep it." (SOUNDBITE) (English) MIA ARCHULETA, 14, A HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN, SAYING: "I thought it was amazing and inspiring and beautiful to be a part of." (SOUNDBITE) (English) LOLA REED, 14, A HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN, SAYING: "I thought it was really inspiring to see someone our age bringing so much passion and activism to people all over the world." VARIOUS OF SIGNS AND PLACARDS (SOUNDBITE) (English) DEVEN LEMERCIER, 15, A HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORE, SAYING: "I loved Greta's speech. I'm a big fan of Greta. I love the actions that she's doing. I love that she's inspiring young people and all types of people around the world to become active and I think what she's doing is really great." VARIOUS OF CHILDREN WAVING SIGNS AND CHANTING (English): 'Help save the planet." (SOUNDBITE) (English) BLAISE AULT, 9, IN 4TH GRADE, TALKING ABOUT HIS MESSAGE TO ADULTS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYING: "Listen to kids, because when you guys die then we will probably deal with climate change." VARIOUS OF CHILDREN CHANTING: "Greta, Greta, Greta" AND WAVING SIGNS (SOUNDBITE) (English) CLAIRE CUTLER, 9, IN 4TH GRADE, TALKING ABOUT WHY SHE IS NOT IN SCHOOL TODAY, SAYING: "Because we're here to see Greta and also we're here to help save the planet." VARIOUS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WAVING SIGNS (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALANA BARTLEY, 11, IN 6TH GRADE, SAYING: "I don't think it's fair that adults just don't care, or like, some adults don't care about the world we're going to live in but we want to live in a healthy, green earth and they don't mind and they just destroy it." PEOPLE CHEERING
  • Embargoed: 26th October 2019 01:05
  • Keywords: Greta Thunberg Denver climate change activist school strike protest young people
  • Location: DENVER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES
  • City: DENVER, COLORADO, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Environment,Climate Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001B0NNZ2F
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg on Friday (October 11) told thousands of supporters in Denver, Colorado that 'change is coming' on climate change.
    "The people in power continue to ignore us and to ignore the current best available science. How dare they?" she said to cheers and applause.
    The rally was organized by environmental activist group 'Fridays for Future Denver Strike'.
    Thunberg's campaign began as a lonely vigil outside the Swedish parliament but rapidly grew into a global movement of activists demanding urgent action on climate. In recent weeks, millions poured onto streets around the globe in protests and Thunberg addressed the United Nations on the issue last month.
    (Production: Sandra Stojanovic, Jane Ross)
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