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Strike with us
Letter to the Editor | Thursday, December 5, 2019
Dear fellow members of the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross community,
Our generation knows we are facing a climate crisis. We see our air, our water and our home threatened everyday by the frightening reality that our stable climate is crumbling within our lifetimes.
Our generation knows our leaders aren’t responding with urgency. We see our future held hostage by the greed of a handful of wealthy oil and gas executives who will stop at nothing to squeeze the last bit of money out of the earth.
Our generation knows how to raise our voice. We see our youth not as an obstacle but as an opportunity — an opportunity to turn our fear into the political power which we must wield to fight back against this climate crisis.
Our generation knows now is the time for action. We see there can be no delay in making our leaders hear our voices as we demand protection for the health and wellbeing of all people.
As members of the tri-campus community, we know our faith calls us to be stewards of God’s creation. Therefore, in the footsteps of Greta Thunberg we will join members of the South Bend community and youth around the country to strike from our daily routines on this upcoming Friday, Dec. 6, and meet at Howard Park at 10 a.m. Can you join us?
Together, we will call upon our leaders to take bold action to address the climate crisis, secure a livable future for our generation and create millions of good jobs in the process. If you plan to join us, please feel free to RSVP at bit.ly/StrikeSouthBend. If you have any questions or need a ride, please reach out to either Duncan Donahue ([email protected]) or Ian Baker ([email protected]). Our future is at stake; we hope you join us.
Duncan Donahue
sophomore
Ian Baker
freshman
Greg Campion
senior
Zoë Penko
graduate student, class of 2024
Farah Khashman
freshman
Adam Griffin
freshman
Sam Bosio
sophomore
Love Lee
freshman
Tianle Zhang
freshman
Anna Lee
freshman
Max O’Connor
sophomore
Chase Cummings
sophomore
Chaenny Sim
senior
Patricia Alquiza
senior
Nick Crookston
freshman
Christian Bunker
senior
Ian Horvath
freshman
Dec. 2
The views expressed in this Letter to the Editor are those of the author and not necessarily those of The Observer.
