Archives: Greta Thunberg

Sunday, February 21, 2021

[Millennials’ Voices] Bread and butter, but at what cost? – A glimpse into the Indian farmers’ protest movement

By Keya Shirali At the time I began synthesizing my research for writing up this article about some of the media attention and government retaliation the Indian farmers’ protest movement has garnered, it was still mid-December 2020. Now in the midst of February 2021, there has been an influx of rapidly developing information and... More

Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Attention: We Stand in Solidarity with Youth Climate Action

ALiGN stands in solidarity with the global community in fighting climate change. The strikes were started by the Swedish young activist Greta Thunberg in September 2018 and now are happening in different communities around the world. They are joined by people protesting the lack of awareness and action towards climate change. ALiGN is proud... More

Monday, September 30, 2019

Thousands of Ottawa Students March to Protest Climate Change

  ALiGN recently spoke with several students who attended the climate change protest on Friday, September 27th, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, inspired by the strikes initiated by Greta Thunberg. This includes Carmen Warner, a PhD student at Carleton University. “I’ve had many conversations with people about the value of protesting, that... More

Saturday, June 1, 2019

There’s No Plan(et) B – It’s Time to Wake Up and Change

by Anna Hum 11 years. That’s the amount of time that we have left according to the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) before our Earth has warmed so much that our everyday lives will be plagued with dire circumstances – extreme heat waves, droughts, floods, and other climactic extremes. Labeled as... More

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