They are working towards a UK school strike next Friday, which will follow other walkouts by tens of thousands of children across Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and Australia. Holly was inspired by the actions of Greta Thunberg, who in September sat outside the Swedish parliament for three weeks on “school strike”. I thought she was brave and inspirational.”Teenage activist takes School Strikes 4 Climate Action to Davos Read moreEach week, Holly and a small group of supporters carry placards with slogans such as “School strike for the climate”, “Beep for climate action” and “Striking for the seas – stop global warming now”, and take time out of classes to demand action. “But I feel very angry, very scared and I see that they [political leaders] are not taking climate change seriously. As the school strike message continues to spread across the globe, Holly says she is determined to follow Thunberg’s lead.

Source: The Guardian February 08, 2019 15:13 UTC