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24
January
2019

Youth for Climate’s third Brussels strike draws about 35,000 participants

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📅 24 January 2019 📍 Belgium

The weekly school strike grew from roughly 3,000 participants on 10 January and 12,500 a week later to around 35,000 on 24 January. Students used recurring weekday action to turn climate urgency into a national political issue. The scale was exceptional, though participation later declined; the movement helped bring climate policy into public debate during Belgium’s 2019 election cycle.

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People in this event

Anuna De Wever

Kyra Gantois

Adélaïde Charlier

Organizations in this Event

Youth for Climate Belgium

Fridays for Future