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(CNN) - People in US cities are expected UU. participate in strikes on Black Friday to draw attention to the global climate crisis.
Climate strikes also take place worldwide on Friday.
The protests are part of Fridays for Future (“Friday for the Future”), a youth-led movement that began after Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg missed class and organized sitting Friday outside the Swedish Parliament. Supporters hope to harness the momentum of the global climate strikes of Fridays for Future that took place in September.
“In September, 7.5 million people worldwide took to the streets. Tomorrow we will do it again. All are necessary. Everyone is welcome, ”Thunberg published on social networks.
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In September 7.5 million people around the world took to the streets. Tomorrow we're doing it again. Everyone's needed. Everyone's welcome. Join us! #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike # schoolstrike4climate
A post shared by Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg) on Nov 28, 2019 at 12:13 pm PST
Climate change will affect young people more directly, organizers have said. But that doesn't mean it shouldn't be a problem in everyone's mind. They want allies.
Strikers have demanded “climate justice” to consider the climate crisis not only as an environmental problem, but also as an ethical obligation.
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They expect strikes to show world leaders that not only young people want climate change addressed.
Organizers have encouraged potential Black Friday buyers to boycott the holiday and focus on the degeneration of the planet by joining the climate strikes.
"Consumerism is destroying our planet," said Extinction Rebellion, an environmental group, on social networks. “We have no infinite resources, however, the system continues to persuade us of everything we need to constantly buy more of everything. They sell us cheap products continuously at the expense of our environment, but it is enough. ”
One group said it plans to quietly push empty shopping carts through a New York City store, forming a long chain of people who don't buy and will go through the aisles of the stores, inviting customers to take a break. Of purchases.
Another climate strike is planned for December 6.
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NEXT GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE! 🌍 The 29th of November is #ClimateActionDay and cities all over the world will have strikes and demonstrations for the climate. 🌍 The 6th of December is in the middle of COP25 and climate activists, children and youths will be joining strikes and demonstrations to urge our politicians to act for our future and secure a safe pass way under 1.5 degrees of global heating. 🌍 #fridaysforfuture #fff #climatestrike #schoolstrikeforclimate #gretathunberg #climatejustice #environment
A post shared by FridaysForFuture (@fridaysforfuture) on Nov 8, 2019 at 6:01 am PST
The December demonstrations will coincide with the COP25 environmental summit that will take place in Madrid from December 2 to 13.
CNN's Dakin Andone contributed to this report.
