From the age of 15, I have led peaceful protests that have involved people from all walks of life, each calling for greater action from the government on climate change. School strikes, which young people such as myself have organised and participated in for so many years, have blocked roads, stopped traffic and public transport, and brought cities to a halt. Disruption is a tool.
But now, disruption is a crime. We’re not climate activists; we’re criminals.
Laura Davy isn’t much older than me. She shares my passion for a world free from climate disasters of harrowing frequency and severity, one that future generations can inhabit without existential fear.
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