Forty-seven mostly Science and Technology students from Eleanor Roosevelt High School gathered Friday morning at the Greenbelt Metro. They were on their way to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Climate Strike, to demand action on averting the climate crisis. Over four million students and their supporters worldwide protested in what was likely the largest protest against climate change in history. The group was led by Greenbelter Nadia Hassan, of the Young Leaders Institute. The student activists were both passionate about what they were doing and knowledgeable about the gravity of the climate crisis. One student spokesperson, Osha, said “We’re here to do something about climate change, because it’s a big deal, and it’s something we are passionate about. We march to save the world.” (You can see more of this story on Greenbelt Access Television, Fios channel 19 or Comcast channel 77, or online at Greenbeltaccesstv.org.)
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