From Whangārei to Invercargill, thousands are expected to take to the streets in Friday’s climate strike.
But it is not just about the climate crisis: The event is led by a coalition including Toitū Te Tiriti, Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa, and School Strike 4 Climate.
They have six demands. To keep the ban on oil and gas exploration, end the Fast Track Approvals Bill, toitū te Tiriti o Waitangi, climate education for all, lower the voting age to 16 and to “free Palestine”.
I didn’t really get any messaging, just the brief intro from this article. Your explanation makes sense, but I haven’t seen this explained elsewhere. I see there’s a bit more in the live blog part now, but I’d still be concerned that the government can pretend that these things are different issues and use it as an excuse to ignore it because of people like me that haven’t understood without an explanation.
I agree, some sort of manifesto clarifying how they’re connected would help too prevent the current government dismissing them.