12,000+ Belgian Students Skip School to Demand Climate Action

24/01/19
Author: 
Olivia Rosane
Link: 
EcoWatch
Students demonstrate in Brussels Thursday calling for climate action. NICOLAS MAETERLINCK / AFP / Getty Images
Jan. 18, 2019
Around 12,500 Belgian students marched in Brussels Thursday, joining a growing movement of young people around the world who have started skipping school to demand climate action.

"There is actually no point going to school if our world is going to die," 16-year-old demonstrator Mariam told BBC News in a video.

[Top photo: Students demonstrate in Brussels Thursday calling for climate action. NICOLAS MAETERLINCK / AFP / Getty Images]

Category: 
Climate Change
Protest - Revolt