Students in Atlanta participated in the a global climate youth strike on the capitol steps in Atlanta.

Students in Atlanta participated in the a global climate youth strike on the capitol steps in Atlanta. / GPB News

Students from about 150 countries are skipping class Friday with a goal of schooling government and business leaders around the world. The coordinated Youth Climate Strike is predicted to be the largest environmental action in history, and it’s scheduled just days before a UN Climate Action Summit in New York City on Monday.

In Georgia, a group called Zero Hour Georgia is pulling together a strike and demonstration at the state capitol at 2 p.m. Its co-executive directors are GSU student Zeena Abdulkarim and UGA student Andrea Manning. They stopped by On Second Thought Friday morning to preview the event and detail the students’ list of demands.

College students Andrea Manning and Zeena Abdulkarim, who helped organize Atlanta's branch of the Youth Climate Strike, previewed the event with On Second Thought host Virginia Prescott. Georgia Tech climate scientist Kim Cobb joined them.

Georgia Tech climate scientist Kim Cobb joined them to provide background on what the scientific community thinks of the students’ reasons for striking.

 

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Adults were some of the hundreds of people to show up to participate in the climate srike in Atlanta.

Adults were some of the hundreds of people to show up to participate in the climate srike in Atlanta. / GPB News

A students holds a sign on the steps of the capitol in Atlanta calling on leaders to take a stand against climate change.

A students holds a sign on the steps of the capitol in Atlanta calling on leaders to take a stand against climate change. / GPB News

Tags: Andrea Manning  Zeena Abdulkarim  Zero Hour Georgia  Youth Climate Strike  Kim Cobb  climate change