On Friday 20 September, 3,400 people came together in Exeter City Centre for the Global Climate Strike in which over 150 countries took part. Both children and adults of all ages gathered in Bedford Square at 11am to protest for an act of emergency for the climate crisis and demand for climate justice. After a […]
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An Interview with an Exeter University Climate Striker
Amy Butterworth, Online Lifestyle Editor, talks to Jessica Bains-Lovering about balancing student life with striking for Fridays for Future Exeter Meet Exeter University’s Jessica Bains-Lovering: Human Geography student by day, climate striker by night. As Fresher’s Week rolls around, she isn’t worrying about which sport club to join or where the biggest club night will […]
Exeter young people strike for climate change
On Friday 24th May, Exeter YouthStrike marched for the third time, calling for the government to take action on climate change. Starting outside Devon County Hall, protesters gave speeches and invited people to come up and speak. At just after 11.30, the group marched along the pavement to Bedford Square in Exeter town centre, where […]