Loyola Phoenix: "Students in solidarity: Youths join global climate strike"
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Loyola Phoenix: "Students in solidarity: Youths join global climate strike"
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A photo appears at the top of an article titled, "Students in solidarity: Youths join global climate strike," which depicts young people holding signs that read "PASS CEJA NOW / Clean Energy Jobs Act" and "WHY STUDY FOR A FUTURE I WON'T HAVE?"
The article explains that "Loyola students joined activists from across Chicago and the world Friday afternoon to protest climate change inaction.
The protest, organized primarily by youth activists and students of the Global Climate Strike coalition, attracted approximately 6,000 to 10,000 people in downtown Chicago, many of which were students, according to organizers.
Climate change - the man-made warning of the Earth - poses a threat to millions of people around the globe, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's website.
President Donald Trump and his administration have expressed skepticism of climate change, announcing the rollback of several environmental regulations. Polls show 64 percent of Americans say they disapprove of Trump's views on the issue."
Protesters chanted and marched from Grant Park down Van Buren Street to Federal Plaza, where environmental activists and local politicians spoke, including the International Indigenous Youth Council, State Senator Robert Peters of the 13th Senate District, and Kina Collins, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dr. Sasha Adkins (they/them), an environmental health professor at Loyola, led a group of about 15 students to the strike, saying "I would really love if [students] move from despair to empowerment." "Being here... will help us feel strong and work together to make a difference." The students chanted phrases such as "Big oil you suck, you sold our future for a buck!" and "Our future, our choice, let's raise our voice."
Other student organizations participated, such as the Student Environmental Alliance and Amnesty International.
Loyola political science junior Andrew Taylor said "There are people who care about what's going on and care enough to actually be here."
Paola del Rincon Martinez, Loyola sophomore, said attending was "her duty" and that climate change "affects us all. [...] Coming out here today was something I knew I had to do."
A group of Franciscan brothers also attended, citing Pope Francis's encyclical on the environment and that "As a Catholic and a Franciscan, care of creation is our concern."
Photo credit: by Zack Miller, The Phoenix.
The article explains that "Loyola students joined activists from across Chicago and the world Friday afternoon to protest climate change inaction.
The protest, organized primarily by youth activists and students of the Global Climate Strike coalition, attracted approximately 6,000 to 10,000 people in downtown Chicago, many of which were students, according to organizers.
Climate change - the man-made warning of the Earth - poses a threat to millions of people around the globe, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's website.
President Donald Trump and his administration have expressed skepticism of climate change, announcing the rollback of several environmental regulations. Polls show 64 percent of Americans say they disapprove of Trump's views on the issue."
Protesters chanted and marched from Grant Park down Van Buren Street to Federal Plaza, where environmental activists and local politicians spoke, including the International Indigenous Youth Council, State Senator Robert Peters of the 13th Senate District, and Kina Collins, candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Dr. Sasha Adkins (they/them), an environmental health professor at Loyola, led a group of about 15 students to the strike, saying "I would really love if [students] move from despair to empowerment." "Being here... will help us feel strong and work together to make a difference." The students chanted phrases such as "Big oil you suck, you sold our future for a buck!" and "Our future, our choice, let's raise our voice."
Other student organizations participated, such as the Student Environmental Alliance and Amnesty International.
Loyola political science junior Andrew Taylor said "There are people who care about what's going on and care enough to actually be here."
Paola del Rincon Martinez, Loyola sophomore, said attending was "her duty" and that climate change "affects us all. [...] Coming out here today was something I knew I had to do."
A group of Franciscan brothers also attended, citing Pope Francis's encyclical on the environment and that "As a Catholic and a Franciscan, care of creation is our concern."
Photo credit: by Zack Miller, The Phoenix.
Date, date span, or circa acceptable
2019-09-25
File name
The Loyola Phoenix, 2019-09-25, page 3
Sources archive, University Archives and Special Collections or Women and Leadership Archives
University Archives and Special Collections
Subject
Loyola University Chicago
Environment
Student life activism
Rights
Contact the Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections, archive@luc.edu, for permission to copy or publish.
