For the uninitiated, Shakespeare made the Ides of March famous with?date of the assassination of Julius Caesar.?
But now, 'beware the ides of March' is a cry for something completely different and the demand is coming from kids across 30 countries, for a constructive solution to the climate change crisis.?
On March 15, tens of thousands of high-school and middle-school students in more than 30 countries plan to skip school to demand that politicians treat the global climate crisis.?
'School Strike 4 Climate' started with Sixteen-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. She skipped class to sit outside government buildings in last year, accusing her country of not following the Paris Climate Agreement.
¡°You grownups don¡¯t give a shit about my future.¡± She gained international attention speaking at the U.N. Climate Talks in Poland this past December.?
And since then thousands have followed her footsteps.?
In the US, Europe, and Australia, students are skipping school most Fridays to attend the protest asking for a better future.?
Thousands?more plan to organise strikes across New Zealand next week as part of a global campaign.?
¡°I think enough people have realised just how absurd the situation is. We are in the middle of the biggest crisis in human history and basically nothing is being done to prevent it. I think what we are seeing is the beginning of great changes and that is very hopeful,¡± the Guardian quoted Greta as saying.