On March 15, 2019, thousands of students across the globe walked out of their schools as part of a global climate strike to protest their governments’ inaction on climate change. The protest included a strong showing from Wisconsin schools, as almost a thousand students descended on the Wisconsin Capitol. On Friday, May 24th, the Youth […]
West Students bring Green New Deal to Madison
Jan interviews Grace Carpenter and Ella Kuntsman, organizers of the Youth Climate Strike at Madison West High School, about their work on climate change and their presentation of a Green New Deal at the Madison City Council this past week.
Madison Youth March Onward for Climate Justice
Sixteen year old Swedish climate activist Greta Thurnberg gained international attention when she lambasted the world’s CEOs for their inaction on climate change at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Since then, Thurnberg has used her new-found fame to call on her cohorts around the world to join in a one-day climate strike […]
