Text 29; walking for a better world
Ms Crump advocates for more certain policies on climate change.
Ms Crump endorses the positive strike action taken by young adults. (Ms Crump endorses the rights of all young adults to strike for a better world.)
Specifically, she gives a depiction of young adults who are determined and committed; which encourages all those to have hope in the future if they have a chance. Their awareness is captured in the placard, “I’ll die of climate change and you’ll die of old age. Jacinta’s quote (“I’d rather go protest about the Earth”) gives people faith in the younger generation, but also indirectly shames those who are not doing enough to combat a changing climate.
Her quotes also reveal that the younger generation is particularly alarmed at the fact that the climate is catastrophic – spreading fear at the fact that policy makers are not addressing the threat.
Ms Crump challenges the mindset of politicians who believe that children should just sit in the classroom.
She implores all like-minded school-aged children to do more to care for the environment, thus indirectly shaming politicians who fail to take action.
Ms Crump shames the government for its failure to follow the UN’s moral leadership and stop coal mines.
Indirectly, she indicts those, who follow similar policies, as directly or indirectly responsible for the increased cost of inaction (29 billion per year).