by Leslie Layton
A couple hundred teen and pre-teen students filed out of classrooms today and marched to City Plaza to join the Chico Climate Strike rally, an event that was both upbeat and insistent as speakers demanded bolder climate action.
The Chico event coincided with demonstrations throughout the world that turned out millions of people demanding action. Together, they made up the largest climate change demonstration in history. The Chico rally was co-sponsored by Sunrise Movement Chico and Butte 350 and drew about 500 people — students, teachers, parents, families — to City Plaza.
“Today we strike school, a gateway to our future, so that we can have a future,” said speaker Serena Kuhn, senior class president at Inspire School of Arts & Sciences. “We’re here to get the attention of our politicians.”