Coverage dated June 8, 2023

Climate activist Greta Thunberg won't be school striking after graduation but vows to still protest

Headline from WHEC Rochester

Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg says she will no longer be able to skip classes as a way to draw attention to climate change because she is graduating from high school. Thunberg started staging Friday protests outside the Swedish parliament building during school hours in 2018.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Climate activist Greta Thunberg won't be school striking after graduation but vows to still protest (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg says she will no longer be able to skip classes as a way to draw attention to climate change because she is graduating from high school. Thunberg started staging Friday protests outside the Swedish parliament building during school hours in 2018.

  2. Wall Street Journal

    Greta Thunberg Holds Last School Climate Strike After 251 Straight Weeks (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    The Swedish activist is graduating high school but said she plans to continue her climate activism.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Greta Thunberg’s Days Of Skipping School ‘For The Climate’ Are Coming To An End (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Greta Thunberg celebrated her high school graduation on Friday, marking the end of her years-long campaign of 'school strikes'.

  4. CBS News

    Greta Thunberg says she's graduating from her school strikes over climate change (opens CBS News)

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    Young Swedish activist Greta Thunberg says a major landmark in her life means she'll "no longer be able to school strike for the climate."

  5. Fox News

    School-striking Greta Thunberg vows to continue protesting after graduation (opens Fox News)

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    Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg will no longer be able to miss school to protest as she plans on graduating from high school soon.

  6. France 24

    Greta Thunberg marks last 'school' strike as she graduates (opens France 24)

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    Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg said Friday she was marking her last "school strike" as she was graduating high school, but said she would continue partaking in weekly protests.

  7. UPI

    Activist Greta Thunberg graduates, ends school strikes but keeps fighting (opens UPI)

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    Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg is graduating from high school and said Friday she no longer will hold her weekly school strikes demanding action on climate change.

  8. France 24

    Greta Thunberg: the school years (opens France 24)

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    The torch-bearer for a new generation of climate campaigners, Greta Thunberg was a baby-faced 15-year-old when she led a protest movement by skipping school a day a week.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Greta Thunberg graduates high school with last school strike – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Greta Thunberg has been leading students in protest for five years. The 20-year-old environmental campaigner has vowed to continue her activism, but said her protests would no longer involve skipping class.

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