My name is Greta Thunberg. I am 15 years old, and I’m from Sweden. I speak on behalf of Climate Justice Now!
Many people say that Sweden is just a small country, and it doesn’t
matter what we do. But I’ve learned that you are never too small to make
a difference. And if a few children can get headlines all over the
world just by not going to school, then imagine what we could all do
together if we really wanted to.
But to do that, we have to speak clearly, no matter how uncomfortable
that may be. You only speak of green eternal economic growth because
you are too scared of being unpopular. You only talk about moving
forward with the same bad ideas that got us into this mess, even when
the only sensible thing to do is pull the emergency brake. You are not
mature enough to tell it like it is. Even that burden you leave to us
children.
But I don’t care about being popular. I care about climate justice
and the living planet. Our civilization is being sacrificed for the
opportunity of a very small number of people to continue making enormous
amounts of money. Our biosphere is being sacrificed so that rich people
in countries like mine can live in luxury. It is the sufferings of the
many which pay for the luxuries of the few.
The year 2078, I will celebrate my 75th birthday. If I have children,
maybe they will spend that day with me. Maybe they will ask me about
you. Maybe they will ask why you didn’t do anything while there still
was time to act. You say you love your children above all else, and yet
you are stealing their future in front of their very eyes.
Until you start focusing on what needs to be done, rather than what
is politically possible, there is no hope. We cannot solve a crisis
without treating it as a crisis. We need to keep the fossil fuels in the
ground, and we need to focus on equity. And if solutions within the
system are so impossible to find, then maybe we should change the system
itself.
We have not come here to beg world leaders to care. You have ignored
us in the past, and you will ignore us again. We have run out of
excuses, and we are running out of time. We have come here to let you
know that change is coming, whether you like it or not. The real power
belongs to the people. Thank you.
fire priestesses are the muses of superheroes, the astral adventurers, and the royal rebel belles. their path and destiny is written by the author of their own inner authority, and its so spectacular and intriguing and surreal that their story is one that demands to be told and retold. they are lovers and not fighters, but she honours her purpose with such veracity that she refuses to be made inferior or suffer injustice at the hands of a mere mortal, and the only thing that will allow her to show vulnerability is the safety her inner child feels in your presence. and this would be surprising to some, but she is real and beautiful.. but she feels so much of everything, to its most grandiose and morose, so much of everything that sometimes she wants to runaway and she fears you are the same. for all of her independence and self-sufficiency, will to conquer the world with no one’s support but herself, for all of the things she has seen, achieved, and overcome… surely its ok to ask that she be safe. she just doesn’t want to be hurt again and heartbreak is like being set on fire
Earth Priestesses~ Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
earth priestesses are here to rule the world and leave a legacy in their name. their talents are made for the material plane, their heels are made to glide like ice skates along the corporate floor, their eyes are made to calibrate value and potential in direct vision, the earth is their palace, and they make it known, they revere their ancient diplomatic powers and reach those supreme positions that ensure they will be given a say in how this world is run, because don’t think for a second that you can pull this ground from beneath of them they are not afraid to dream the dreams and honour the work of the great women that stood before them, the leaders, the thinkers, the queens, the mothers, the creators, the survivors, and the monarchs that constructed the way making their path possible now.
Air Priestesses~ Gemini, Libra, Aquarius
air priestesses are the blend between independence and dependence, cute and clever, a sweetheart with words sharpened like knives. air lives in the mind, they never really came down to earth. so they spend more time hanging out with their own thoughts than anybody else in the world. these are thinking girls, so don’t be surprised or agitated when they forget something so basic as their keys or seem to struggle with simple domestic tasks… air has that freedom of forgetfulness, and doesn’t bother much to save space and supply energy to such things, they would prefer satiate the appetite in the mind rather than the stomach with drops of word ink. air is the element of intellect so they tend to know what talents they have and don’t have, so they may not offer to help bake you a cake, but they will stay up late reading your child to sleep, they will be prepared to help anybody who approaches them for conversation, and they can make your problems vanish with their conversation or mere natural presence, like a breath of fresh air blown through your mind, body, and environment, a cool, cleansing rush of telepathic love
Water Priestesses~ Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
water priestesses are the stars of mythic theatre performing the greatest stories on earth. they don’t have to move or speak a word to make the force of their presence known, and every spirit in the room becomes hypnotised beneath the cosmic spell only they remember the ingredients to. marvellous, mysterious, and formidable forces stir chaos and maelstroms within, and most of their ordeals are kept secret so nobody truly knows how far below they have sunk before they rise again. it’s difficult to conceive how she manages to fight all of this on her own, and yet still create a wave in the world with the command of her psychic tsunami. she is not made for the earth but she can dissolve and soak the boundaries completely, her water sisters are starring in mythic plays while also dominating the corporate, business, and political floor with the resources she got told were weaknesses. resources like life experience and resiliency, empathy opened through personal tragedy, a sensitivity that enhances the depth of relationships, passion, sacrifice, emotion, and love