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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What did the repeated Thursday school strikes achieve by 24 January 2019?
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Participation rose quickly as the school-strike action repeated weekly.
Participation in Youth for Climate’s weekly school strikes increased sharply during January 2019.
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Reported turnout rose from around 3,000 to 12,500 and then 35,000.