New York - this Friday, we strike!

Dear friends in and around New York, The time has come... This Friday, thousands of students in New York will leave their classrooms and take to the streets to ring the climate alarm -- joined by millions across the entire planet. And they're calling on ALL OF US to join them. Adults, grandparents, uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters, friends... no one should sit back on this historic day, just three days out from the crucial UN's climate summit in New York. But to change everything we need everyone — including you. So come, even if just for your lunch break! Details: - Friday, 20 September - 12pm at Foley Square to gather and march - 3pm at Battery Park for the rally, with Greta Thunberg and other inspiring speakers [Click here to RSVP to stand with Greta at the NYC Climate Strike!]( New York City has already said that students who strike will be excused from school, as long as they have parental permission. One school has even decided that teachers will help bring over a thousand students to the strike! Strikes are happening in thousands of cities around the world, but all eyes are on New York because of the UN climate summit. Let's make it massive! [Click here to RSVP to stand with Greta at the NYC Climate Strike!]( Our children and youth who have taken matters into their own hands are showcasing for all of us an important lesson in courage and determination. Let's back them with everything we have. With hope for our planet and everything we fight for, Risalat, Andrew, Pascal, Anneke, Aloys, Rewan and the rest of the Avaaz team More information: Climate Strike N.Y.C.: 1.1 Million Can Skip School for Protest (New York Times) Permission slip template to grant permission for a child to leave school on Friday for the strike Greta Thunberg is leading kids and adults from 150 countries in a massive Friday climate strike (Vox) Avaaz is a 51-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 18 countries on 6 continents and operates in 17 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns [here]( or follow us on [Facebook](, [Twitter](, or [Instagram](. You became a member of the Avaaz movement and started receiving these emails when you signed "Join Avaaz!" on 2016-03-01 using the email address {EMAIL}. To ensure that Avaaz messages reach your inbox, please add avaaz@avaaz.org to your address book. To change your email address, language settings, or other personal information, [contact us]( or simply [go here to unsubscribe](. To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at or call us at +1-888-922-8229 (US).