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150 CLIMATE STRIKERS IN DANGER IN AFGHANISTAN

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#SaveAfghanActivists #SOSAfghanistan

Around 150 individuals consisting of Fridays For Future Activists and their immediate family are stuck in Afghanistan and face persecution under the Taliban. They are in urgent need of being evacuated as soon as possible.

The Fridays For Future Activists in Risk Zones (ARZ) Task Force has been in active contact with 4 NGOs to attempt rapid evacuation and resettlement efforts for young activists who are fleeing Afghanistan.

The ARZ Task Force is trying desperately to connect with designated state officials and other established humanitarian NGOs in the hope that they can include a list of around 150 individuals, including young children and their immediate families, on known flight evacuation lists.

We can only get our people into evacuation processes if their lead contacts make themselves known to our Task Force and provide intel and assistance.

  • To state officials coordinating flights in the next 24 hours, please get in touch with us now via arz@fridaysforfuture.org. We have listed individuals and associated IDs in the right format. We need to share this with you to access flight and rescue efforts.
  • We are also asking NGOs or state departments who have relevant information that might assist our rapid response team to provide specific details here and we will be in touch as and where appropriate.

Countries around the world are now indicating a withdrawal of state forces from Afghanistan over the coming days, leaving many FFF activists in grave danger. Coordinated humanitarian work is only possible in this immediate window, but we are quickly running out of time. The ARZ Task Force invites those who can to support their crowdfunder at https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/fffafghanistan

We’re asking Fridays For Future supporters to reach out to their country’s officials in a mass email/twitter storm so that our call for help cannot be ignored. Show solidarity with the people of Afghanistan and help us put pressure on governments globally to take responsibility for the consequences of their politics and demand justice. Don’t leave FFF Activists behind.

For more information, please contact the ARZ Task Force at arz@fridaysforfuture.org

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I cannot recognize my city anymore. No one can work. No one can see friends. All of my favorite places don’t really exist anymore. Me and the other activists feel as though they are being abandoned, even by the organizations they’ve worked closely with over the years. They feel that no one can know what they’re going
through, and that the rest of the world will just continue on as normal and they will be completely forgotten about after the 31st. No one has the will to help them

[Name Redacted], 24, FFF Activist in Kabul


Fridays For Future spokesperson in the Activists In Risk Zones task force said:

Climate activists in Afghanistan have risked their lives to protect the planet. We’re working as fast as possible to ensure their safety and putting pressure on the international community to mobilize all the possible efforts.

Llorenç, 17, Humanities Student & FFF Organiser


Climate 2025 spokesperson coordinating with the Activists In Risk Zones task force said:

Climate 2025 primarily exists to support social movements working for systemic change amidst the climate and ecological emergency, and so our experience in geopolitical evacuations is limited to say the least. Despite this, we felt compelled to respond to the call for support which we received from the youth climate activists we work alongside at Climate Live who are affiliated with Fridays For Future. The incredible individuals in the Activists In Risk Zones Task Force is working tirelessly to support their peers at risk in Afghanistan, and it’s a hugely emotional and high anxiety effort given the volatile situation on the ground and uncertain outcomes. We would all benefit from additional support from established NGOs in the spaces of mental health & wellbeing, legal support, and most importantly connection with key evacuation coordinators to get our names onto known flight lists.

Sarah Greenfield Clark, 38, Co-founder Climate 2

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March 19

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FridaysForFuture has yet again protested to demand Climate Justice. On March 19 we returned with fresh calls, new ideas and bolder actions.

#NoMoreEmptyPromises

Those in power continue to only deliver vague and empty promises for far off dates that are much too late. What we need are not meaningless goals for 2050 or net-zero targets full of loopholes, but concrete and immediate action in-line with science. Our carbon budget is running out. The climate crisis is already here and will only get worse, so if we are to avoid the worst case scenarios, annual, short-term climate binding targets that factor in justice and equity have to be prioritized by the people in charge.

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Without Us.

Guess who’s back? Back Again – FFF! We are back, back again on the streets! Download the Song “Without Us” here: https://fffutu.re/WithoutUs​

Divest from fossil fules

The fossil fuel industry is destroying ecosystems, people’s lives, and our future, yet institutions continue to support and fund this destructive, decaying industry. It is time to phase out fossil fuel with no exceptions and no excuses, while factoring in justice and equity for workers and communities on the ground.

Immediate action points

As the world gets hotter and hotter by the year, we must treat the climate and ecological emergency like an emergency — which means immediate action and #NoMoreEmptyPromises from our world leaders.

Note: The current list is not final and is only a suggestion. National/local groups and other sectors of society can suggest modifications to improve this proposal. The final list will only serve as a general guide for groups participating in the upcoming strike, who can determine specific targets relevant to their own local campaigns.

  • End all investments in fossil fuel exploration and extraction. Governments, financial institutions, and companies must immediately end fossil fuel subsidies and immediately and completely divest from fossil fuels. Moratoria on all new fossil fuel projects should be imposed worldwide.
  • Establish annual, binding carbon budgets based on the best available science and the IPCC proposal that gives us a 66% chance of limiting global heating to below 1.5°C. These budgets must take into consideration the common but differentiated responsibility among countries in the Global North and the most affected peoples and areas, and must not be reliant on possible future negative emissions technologies.
  • Design climate policies that consider the welfare of workers and the most vulnerable in society. Policies must incorporate aspects of economic, racial, and gender justice as they work to address the climate emergency. Justice for environmental defenders must especially be considered given the repression they have faced for protecting our planet. No one should be left behind.
  • Protect and safeguard democracy by providing spaces for and repealing laws that limit citizen participation in climate decision-making. Governments should recognize the importance of the involvement of civil society in the resolution of the climate crisis, and should be open to suggestions and criticism from their constituents. Voices of environmental defenders, farmers, fisherfolk, and indigenous communities, must especially be listened to, valued, and prioritized.
  • Commit to making ecocide an international crime at the International Criminal Court. We are now witnessing the disastrous effects of massive over-extraction and subsequent degradation of nature on humanity and the planet. Any and all individuals and institutions complicit in the massive, large scale destruction of our planet must be held accountable for their actions.

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‘No more empty promises’

Climate strikers announce date for next global climate strike

[13 Jan 2021] In the midst of the various public health, sociopolitical, and economic crises that the world continues to face entering the new year, climate activists are gearing up for the next Global Climate Strike on March 19th to demand immediate, concrete, and ambitious action from world leaders in response to the ongoing climate crisis.

Part of what they want to highlight in the coming strike is the urgency of immediate action in the face of the weather- and climate-related disasters that have devastated various countries last year, from the wildfires that afflicted parts of Australia, North America, and Latin America, to the droughts in Africa, to the storms that devastated Central America and Southeast Asia.

“The science is crystal clear — climate change is exacerbating natural disasters by making these events stronger, more intense, more frequent, and therefore more destructive,” said João Duccini, a climate activist from Brazil. “The climate crisis is not a far-off catastrophe. Heat waves, droughts, floods, hurricanes, landslides, deforestation, fires, loss of housing and spread of diseases — this is what the most affected people and areas are dealing with more and more frequency today. Our lives depend on immediate action.”

“It’s been five years since the Paris Agreement was signed, and three years since the alarming report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was publicly released,” said Maya Ozbayoglu from Poland. “Numerous countries all over the globe have committed to seemingly ambitious pledges about reaching ‘net-zero’ emissions. Empty promises like these can be a very dangerous phenomenon, because they give the impression that sufficient action is being taken, but in fact that is not the case as these targets are full of loopholes, creative accounting, and unscientific assumptions.”

For over two years now, youth climate activists from around the world have been striking and taking to the streets to demand climate justice. Now, with the COVID-19 pandemic, the actions will be taking on different forms in different places, but their call for #NoMoreEmptyPromises is uniting people beyond borders under the same goal of immediate climate action. 

“If we don’t act now, we won’t even have the chance to deliver on those 2030, 2050 targets that world leaders keep on talking about,” said Mitzi Jonelle Tan from the Philippines. “What we need now are not empty promises, but annual binding carbon targets and immediate cuts in emissions in all sectors of our economy.”

“When your house is on fire, you don’t wait for 10, 20 years before you call the fire department; you act as soon and as much as you possibly can,” said Greta Thunberg from Sweden.

SEPTEMBER 25 – GLOBAL DAY OF CLIMATE ACTION

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We live in the midst of a pandemic, but climate change is just as much of a crisis as it was before.
We called for a Global Day of Climate Action on September 25th, and more than 3,500 towns and cities in 154 countries followed!

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This fall, school strike movement Fridays For Future calls for a global climate action day. On September 25th, demonstrations and manifestations will take place all across the globe, all adjusted according to Covid-19 circumstances.

During the last few months, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced activists to find new ways of protest and use digital activism to demand climate action, as marches have not been appropriate. The 25th of September will be the first global action day of the year.

The coming months and years will be crucial in ensuring a safe pathway below 1.5°C increase in global mean temperature, a target stated in the Paris Agreement. If we are to minimise the risks of triggering irreversible chain reactions beyond human control, we need to act now. It is therefore vital that the climate crisis doesn’t get forgotten in the shadow of the coronavirus but is regarded as the utmost priority. Fridays For Future will keep protesting as long as exploitation of nature is allowed to continue. The form of protest will be adjusted according to local Covid-19 conditions and in places where physical action will be taking place, participants will be asked to take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus. In cases where physical protest is inappropriate, we will instead turn to digital action.

“The pandemic has shown us that politicians have the power to act quickly and consistent with the best available science. But not even amid a pandemic is the climate crisis on hold. No measures have been taken to lower worldwide greenhouse gas emissions in a sustainable and just manner. The billion-dollar-investments that are now made to tackle the pandemic and its aftermath must be in line with the Paris Agreement”, says Eric Damien from Fridays For Future Kenya.

“To actually experience the climate crisis makes you understand the urgency of the situation. Millions are losing their homes and livelihoods, this can no longer exist in a vacuum. We need world leaders to prioritise humanity over greed. The youth are going to come together, over and over again – each time more strategic and united than ever before”, says Disha Ravi from Fridays For Future India.

We will keep you informed about the details concerning the planning of the protests.

Due to the current circumstances actions may vary from normal, because in times of crisis we change our behaviour. Please contact or follow the directives given by your local organisers.

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Ways to continue to support MAPA (Global South)

MAPA or Most Affected People and Areas, a term we’re using complementary to Global South

On September 25, we asked you all to have a moment during your strikes to do the MAPA symbol (found at the top & to the right) while someone is talking about the situation in MAPA (key facts can be found in the resources folder in the MAPA folder linked above) and we got so many great actions – thank you!

Please continue to support MAPA:

  • Say the tagline for MAPA (for international) “They are unheard but not voiceless. They are fighting for their present, not just their future. We will not be prisoners of injustice.”
    • In future physical strikes say it after you talk about the MAPA situation
    • For future digital actions, use it as a caption or say it in a video
  • Continue to post a picture doing the MAPA symbol of solidarity (picture to the right) with the caption “They are unheard, not voiceless. They are fighting for their present, not just their future. We will not be prisoners of injustice. #FightClimateInjustice” and talk about MAPA
  • Change your FFF logo to the MAPA logo

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Social Media

  • Please continue tweeting using #FridaysForFuture
  • Instagram filter: https://www.instagram.com/ar/1213708785642312/ (move your head to rotate signs)
  • List of Instagram accounts to tag (@fridaysforfuture, @fff.digital)
  • List of twitter accounts to tag ( @Fridays4Future, @fff_digital)

For people from Global South or MAPA: 

Unheard, not voiceless. Fighting for our present, not just our future. We will not be prisoners of injustice. #FightClimateInjustice #FridaysForFuture

For people not from Global South or MAPA

They are unheard, not voiceless. Fighting for their present, not just their future. We will not be prisoners of injustice. #FightClimateInjustice #FridaysForFuture

Digital Strike, 24th April

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FFF groups around the world have staged a long-planned global climate demonstration online on the April 24th, because of restrictions on public protests during the coronavirus pandemic.

Some groups have found very creative ways to stage demonstrations despite the lockdown. In Berlin, activists placed thousands of protest placards in front of the German parliament.

With 87,000 on the strikers’ map, over 230,000 livestream viewers, 40,000 tweets and 15,000 demo signs, we made it clear: We are to be reckoned with and we want the course to be set for a just, ecological society!

#FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrikeOnline #StayAtHome #FightEveryCrisis

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Global Digital Strikes

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Every Friday – due to the CoronaCrisis – we strike online, giving a voice to those unable to strike.

Digital Strike is a social media movement to engage individuals who aren’t able to skip school every Friday to climate strike and allow them to still express their solidarity with the Fridays for Future movement.

FFF Digital provides a way for those who cannot physically strike to raise their voice on the Internet, making the movement more accessible to those in the Global South, during outbreaks like COVID-19, etc.

Follow the digital strike social media accounts:

Take a photo with your sign and join us! Here a Digital Strike Toolkit.

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