Marshall Fluharty Maroon Echoes Reporter. Climate Change is a general term for a lot of things; the destruction of the ozone layer, ocean levels rising, glaciers melting, pollution, etc. It’s causing our planet to change and deteriorate. According to Scientific America magazine, the planet will be beyond repair by 2036. Climate change effects 71% of the worlds’ population, according to psmag.org. Climate change is affecting many, and this rally shows that some people want to do something about it.
Children as young as three and four years old attended the climate rally in nearby Iowa City, holding signs for the cause and singing songs about loving the Earth. Students from MPCHS went, including Mrs. Beasly, a Foreign Language teacher at our high school and her daughter, Jude Beasly, a junior include Oliva Larson(Junior), Caroline Richmen(Senior), Maggie Cristoforo(senior), Elizabeth Parry(senior), and Alexis Wixom(Senior) went to the rally to fight for the chance to save our earth. “It was exciting to be there in the presence of Greta Thunberg and other attendies, but it was also sad, that so many young people had to come and fight for a problem they didn’t cause,” said Mrs. Bealsy when speaking about her experience at the rally. “People were surprised at the size of the rally, no one was expecting it to be as large as it was.” “It was full of diverse people, everyone was so kind and welcoming to us.” The rally only lasted a few hours, but it was a very impactful moment for everyone involved. Greta Thunberg spoke during the rally. She gives an empowering speech to all those involved. “Teenagers and children shouldn’t have to take responsibility, but right now, the world leaders are acting like children. Somebody needs to be the adult in the room.” Says Thunberg, speaking of how our world leaders are avoiding the conversation of our Earth, and how the younger generations must act because the older ones are not.
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