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Celerity

(43,107 posts) Fri Sep 27, 2019, 06:08 PM Sep 2019

Tens of thousands strike for the climate in Sweden

https://www.thelocal.se/20190927/in-pictures-thousands-strike-for-climate-in-sweden

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Tens of thousands strike for the climate in Sweden (Original Post) Celerity Sep 2019 OP

I think it is going to be a weekly event BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #1

we have had a trend here for months called flygskam (flight shaming) Celerity Sep 2019 #2

Good info. Thanks! BigmanPigman Sep 2019 #3

yw Bigman Celerity Sep 2019 #4

BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)

1. I think it is going to be a weekly event

Reply to Celerity (Original post)

Fri Sep 27, 2019, 06:14 PM

Sep 2019

and aim at specific companies. I thought this week was going to be at the airline industry.

Celerity

(43,107 posts)

2. we have had a trend here for months called flygskam (flight shaming)

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #1)

Fri Sep 27, 2019, 06:23 PM

Sep 2019

What is flygskam? Greta speaks up about 'flight-shaming'

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/49032117

Flygskam or 'flight-shaming' is an environmental movement across Europe which is encouraging people to stop taking flights as a means of transport.

Flygskam is a Swedish word and literally translates as 'flight shame'.

It is a climate change movement, which encourages people to stop travelling by plane.

Find out more about where it came from below.

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How Something Called Flygskam Is Hurting European Airlines (short video)

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/something-called-flygskam-hurting-european-224152809.html

BigmanPigman

(51,567 posts)

3. Good info. Thanks!

Reply to Celerity (Reply #2)

Fri Sep 27, 2019, 07:00 PM

Sep 2019

Celerity

(43,107 posts)

4. yw Bigman

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #3)

Fri Sep 27, 2019, 07:02 PM

Sep 2019

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