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Greta Thunberg: A Voice For Climate Justice

When's the first time you've known about Greta Thunberg? In the news? In social media? Like many of us, I too was baffled on how a teenage girl from Sweden is able to speak out powerful truths about our changing climate. But I guess that's just the power of telling the truth. You can lean on it even if you're alone; voicing out the truth will always be heard amidst a thousand drowning voices. Greta's work, that of upholding climate justice, started in August 2018 when she protested alone in front of the Swedish parliament house holding a sign with the words "Skolstrejk for Klimatet" (School strike for climate) skipping out her school class in the process. She garnered instant attention from local news publications. In just a span of weeks, people supporting her cause soon accompanied her in protest. Not only this but similar strikes, inspired by Greta's cause, were also organized in other countries. Prior to her protest, Greta was living a simple life.