“Climate change is already happening and people are already suffering from it, and it’s really scary that no system is changing at all,” said U of O student Phillipa Macdonald.
Global Climate Strike
The university missed an opportunity to lead by example with what could have been a powerful show of support for student activism in the face of a global emergency.
Thousands of people took to the streets of the downtown core on Friday, marching on Parliament Hill to push elected officials to implement concrete measures to address the climate crisis.
“The Senate, one of the most powerful governing bodies in our institution, should have cancelled classes this Friday. They should be tasking themselves with assembling a campaign aimed at promoting further education, organization, and collaboration to address this problem,” writes U of O student Lorin Clive D’Arcy Van Dusen.
