Climate Strike on 24 May: When & where to join protests against inaction in India

On 24 May 2019, a global strike has been called by 16-year-old climate warrior Greta Thunberg to protest against global heating and climate change inaction. Close to 107 countries around the world are taking part in the Strike to show their solidarity for the future of the planet. India, too, will be part of the movement. In case you’ve been living under a rock (like Patrick the star, perhaps?), Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old climate warrior who has got the attention of thousands of people with her push to declare a global climate emergency. Those who have given Thunberg a stage include the United Nations, the European and British Parliaments and the UN’s COP24 Climate Summit. Today, tens of thousands of people all around the globe are following in Greta’s footsteps, many of them children in school.

May 24th.
Global strike for the climate.
Activism works. So act.
Join us!

Find or register your local strike on https://t.co/TNBxafQoQL and follow Fridaysforfuture on Instagram for updates.
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— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) May 18, 2019

#India gearing up for #GlobalStrikeForFuture, 24th May....more cities & people looking to join each day with @GretaThunberg to demand their survival from their new formed government on #Day1 #CimateBreakdown #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis pic.twitter.com/bgktAR4ulk

— Bhavreen Kandhari (@BhavreenMK) May 20, 2019

She first **caught the attention** of the media when she began skipping school to sit in front of the Swedish parliament with her hand-painted sigs protesting climate change inaction. Since then, Greta has become a leading voice for climate action, and has also been nominated for the **Nobel peace prize** and among  TIME Magazine's  Top 100 most influential people of 2019. [caption id=“attachment_6673951” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] Cities across India participate in sporadic editions of Fridays for Future. Image credit: FridaysForFuture[/caption] However, all these accolades don’t mean much to her because she is focused on her sole goal of saving the planet to ensure she, her generation and her future generations survive. Thunberg has called for a second worldwide strike for climate towards that end. Countries far and wide, including Australia, Canada, Ireland, India, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Americas, are many others are taking part. The full list of participating countries can be found  here.

Cities that have confirmed participation 

Ahmednagar, Maharashtra Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh Anand, Gujarat Ballari, Karnataka Beed, Maharashtra Bengaluru, Karnataka (Multiple) Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (Multiple) Chennai, Tamil Nadu Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu Delhi (Multiple) Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh Doddaballapura, Karnataka Ghaziabad, Uttar Prades Gurugram, Haryana (Multiple) Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh Hanamkonda, Telangana Honnali, Karnataka Honnavar, Karnataka Hyderabad, Telangana (Multiple) Indore, Madhya Pradesh Jamshedpur, Jharkhand Junnar, Maharashtra Kapurthala, Punjab Karur, Tamil Nadu Kolkata, West Bengal Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Mangaldoi, Assam Mumbai, Maharashtra (Multiple) Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu (Multiple) Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra Nilanga, Maharashtra Panaji, Goa Panchgani, Maharashtra Parbhani, Maharashtra Pathardi, Maharashtra Patnem Beach, Goa Pune, Maharashtra (Multiple) Ranchi, Jharkhand Satara, Maharashtra Shillong, Meghalaya Soraba, Karnataka Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu Tumakuru, Karnataka Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh You can find the addresses for your local strike and  more information here.