There’s no time left for business-as-usual; the Amazon and the Arctic are on fire. Greenland is melting and Trump wants to 'buy' it. Corruption reigns and the climate crisis is here. Now.
On September 20th, hundreds of thousands of young people across the globe are taking to the streets to take a stand. Many of them were inspired by the actions and words of Swedish student Greta Thunberg. They include and will join Indigenous peoples, as well as Black and Brown communities on the frontlines, who have been leading the climate movement and building a regenerative future in the midst of the climate emergency.
In Washington, DC we will be answering the call in a huge way and building on the momentum of the youth climate strikes:
On September 23rd, we are going to shut down DC. Click here or visit StrikeDC.org to join us.
We will block key infrastructure to stop business-as-usual, bringing the whole city to a gridlocked standstill. Parents, workers, college students, and everyone who is concerned about the climate crisis will skip work and school and put off their other responsibilities to take action on the climate crisis.
People around the world are experiencing superstorms, floods, droughts, and wildfires at unprecedented rates, with low-income communities and communities of color hit first and worst. Cruelly, communities and regions being devastated by the worst effects of climate change tend to be the least responsible for its onset. It is not a coincidence that climate impacts strike along the lines of race and class so starkly; climate change itself is a product of the same processes which cement racism and wealth inequality in our country and our world.
To achieve something as monumental as shutting down DC, we are going to need everyone to step up. We need everyone’s creativity, everyone’s energy, everyone’s insights, and everyone’s ideas. Every single person has skills and experience to contribute to the strike.
Take the pledge of resistance to join us, come to a kickoff meeting, and organize or join a squad.
This is the mass uprising that everyone with climate anxiety has been waiting for. This is an uprising for life itself, fighting back against the forces of destruction. This is your chance to take action to save the people, plants, and animals you love.
Let’s rise up and shut down DC!
Drew and the 198 methods to shut it down crew
Header image by Drew Hudson, adapted from this tweet
Center image by Ceasar Maxit
