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Student led West Lafayette Climate Strikes hosting a virtual rally on Friday, April 24th

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Student led West Lafayette Climate Strikes hosting a virtual rally on Friday, April 24th
Student led West Lafayette Climate Strikes hosting a virtual rally on Friday, April 24th

Group leaders say we will overcome our current struggles with coronavirus, but climate change isn't as easy to fix.

West lafayette climate strike group.

News 18's anna darling talked with leaders of the group about how they are still spreading their message during 50 years of celebrating earth day, and one year of day, and one year of environmental activism for west lafayette climate strikes.

"it's really crucial that we take action" annabel prokopy and ethan bledsoe are both sophomores at west lafayette junior-senior high school.

They say it's empowering to keeping up the fight for our planet.

"it's crazy how there were teens going out there too and even though we are 50 years apart in age, we still have this connection for environmental justice."

Prokopy believes we will overcome our current struggles with coronavirus, but climate change isn't as easy to fix.

"even covid-19 will be over and when it's over we will recover from it.

But climate change we'll probably never recover unless we start taking action" the original plan was to take to the streets on friday, april 24th.

But coronavirus and social distancinguidelines have forced them to move the strike online.

Stand up: the students say there is a sense of disappointment about not being able to physically walk out of the school doors for their march together, but moving it online has helped them expand their cause far beyond the streets of west lafayette" "we have speakers from around the state, students we've been in contact with and a couple of them and a could of them are speaking about the issues in their community" "we really wanted t make it a statewide effort and show that even though there are all these youth climate organizations, we're all in support of the same thing."

The group wants everyone who joins in the virtual strike to make a sign so they can take a group photo through the computer.

"come ready to learn a little bit and to just feel empowered."

Anna darling news 18 the virtual climate strike is happening this friday at 4:30 p.m.

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