Greta Thunberg by Alexa Perez https://padlet.com/04aperez/l4oxb0ollvmew69n Made with fortitude en-us 2020-11-06 19:32:30 UTC 2025-08-02 21:57:10 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f427.png Who is she? 04aperez https://padlet.com/04aperez/l4oxb0ollvmew69n/wish/898939577 Greta Thunberg is an environmental activist. She is currently 17 years old. She was on Sweden's parliament steps when she was only 15 years old. Greta got the media's attention because a picture of her was circulating with her on the steps of parliament. Through these few years, she published 2 books (No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference, and Our House Is on Fire: Scenes of a Family and a Planet in Crisis).]]> 2020-11-06 19:38:36 UTC https://padlet.com/04aperez/l4oxb0ollvmew69n/wish/898939577 How it all Started 04aperez https://padlet.com/04aperez/l4oxb0ollvmew69n/wish/898940107 Greta strikes for climate change every Friday, meaning she skips school to protest. How changing the environment is more import than school because she  won't have a future without the earth. She wants to teach people about the effects it has on the plant and how we can fight. From making a change, even if it’s the smallest change compared to the big picture.]]> 2020-11-06 19:38:45 UTC https://padlet.com/04aperez/l4oxb0ollvmew69n/wish/898940107 Where has she gone? 04aperez https://padlet.com/04aperez/l4oxb0ollvmew69n/wish/898940618 She has attended many environment conventions through out the world. Even a climate conference in the US with some powerful people. "We have come here to let them know that change is coming whether they like it or not. The people will rise to the challenge." (Gale biography, paragraph 9) 
"How dare you? I shouldn't be up here. I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean, yet you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you?" -Greta Thunberg (U.N. Climate Conference)]]> 2020-11-06 19:38:54 UTC https://padlet.com/04aperez/l4oxb0ollvmew69n/wish/898940618 What awards was she given? 04aperez https://padlet.com/04aperez/l4oxb0ollvmew69n/wish/898942294
  • Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (2019-2020)
  • Swedish women of the year
  • International Children's Peace Prize (2019)
  • Geddes Environment Medal (2019)
    • Getting these awards shows the achievements, accomplishments, progress and she’s making on the world. She has gotten so many awards during these 2 years of her challenging herself to make a change.
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