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She was 15 at the time she became an activist. Now at 16, she was most recently the focal point of an international movement mobilizing young people around climate change.


The intention of my blog is not political, it is admirational (I’m pretty sure that’s not really a word but I’m going with it anyway).

 

Greta Thunberg has a mission and a passion, and she is capable of articulating that mission and passion in a clear and direct way that motivates her generation. Putting aside whether you agree with her premise, she has presence beyond her years.


Admirational.

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Phyllis Dubrow

I agree wholeheartedly, and right behind Greta is a long line of other young activists who've looked at the future and seen what seems to be inevitable. I was at a program last night with speakers from XR Youth, Earth Guardians, Sunrise Movement, Zero Hour, and Earth Uprising.

I recommend reading the New Yorker article a couple of weeks ago by Jonathan Franzen, "What If We Stopped Pretending?" He says, The climate apocalypse is coming. To prepare for it, we need to admit that we can’t prevent it.

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