Saugeen Shores high school students have added their voices to the millions around the world who are calling for Climate Action that began in earnest and was inspired by 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg.
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| Student Laura Gilbert |
Spearheaded by Cydney Morris and Angelina Baron, Saugeen District Senior School (SDSS) students began Thursday with a special ‘climate action’ assembly. The organized and student-led assembly was part of an international coalition of young people who are concerned about the future of the planet.
During the assembly, student Lauren Gilbert, who is a Bahamian, showed a video received from her aunt as Hurricane Dorian struck. “Many lost their lives and the islands are being impacted by increasingly worse hurricanes. Our actions have consequences and we are all accountable. We need to take action and say ‘no’ to climate change.”
“The climate crisis is real. It is not a political crisis but a human crisis,” said Cydney Morris. "We can each make a difference." Angelina Baron urged her peers to talk to their parents and grandparents and make it clear that climate change is not separate from well-being.
Student Logan Lemcke also urged fellow students to help make a difference when it comes to waste. “Use reusable materials, containers and bottles. We have started here in school with reusable cutlery – make sure you return it. We have to sort waste properly or eliminate it altogether.”
In the afternoon, students went "on strike" and left their classrooms to march to Coulter Parkette in downtown Port Elgin chanting and carrying placards. At the Parkette, many from the community joined them in their Climate Action Strike and signed a petition that will be circulated to all levels of government.
The Climate Action campaign is a beautiful display of global solidarity uniting everyday people all around the world to strengthen each other’s call for government action on climate. Students today are among the most well-connected in history and they have become united in this cause. They are demanding change not platitudes. God bless them!
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| Saugeen Times Photo |
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