#thiswas2019

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#Repost @guardian with @make_repost ・・・ #ThisWas2019 Millions of people around the world united time zones, cultures and generations to demand urgent action on the escalating climate crisis. In February more than 10,000 young people across the UK walked out of classes, while more than 100 countries held strikes in March. A fresh wave of strikes kept the pressure on during UN summits in September and November. While some politicians tried to dismiss the strikes, there was also plenty of support for them. Sir David Attenborough, who said older generations had done terrible damage to the planet, said the students’ outrage was “certainly justified”. Public concern over the climate crisis is now at its highest recorded level. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6ljI5fJ_K_/?igshid=zus382lzvjxc

#Repost @guardian with @make_repost ・・・ #ThisWas2019 This year saw the biggest protests Hong Kong had seen for decades. It started in February when a new extradition law was proposed. The bill raised fears as it allowed people to be transferred to mainland China for a variety of crimes. Fears quickly turned into large public demonstrations with more than half a million people taking to the streets in June. In response, police used rubber bullets and teargas. By the end of summer, protesters had been charged with rioting, which further antagonised the anti-extradition bill movement. In October it was revealed that, out of the 2,379 people arrested, 750 were under 18. Clashes between demonstrators and police became increasingly violent – notably, in October when police shot a protester with live ammunition for the first time. November saw a powerful show of solidarity with the city's protest movement, as voters turned out in record numbers to give pro-democracy candidates a landslide win in the local elections. ☂️ https://www.instagram.com/p/B6lX4xvprK6/?igshid=1hmwboyrlx2x7