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VIDEO: Jewish climate protesters speak out at Melbourne rally

Maddy Blay
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Published: 24 September 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

MADDY BLAY walked and talked with members of the Jewish Climate Network, including academic and former Jewish school principal David Zyngier,(pictured below) at last Friday’s rally in Melbourne. Overnight, Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg condemned world leaders at the United Nations in New York, accusing them of “betrayal” of young people through their inertia over the climate crisis ,

The Swedish climate activist told governments that “you are still not mature enough to tell it like it is. You are failing us. But the young people are starting to understand your betrayal.”

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Greta Thunberg condemns world leaders in emotional speech at UN (Guardian)
Hundreds of teens in Tel Aviv join global protest calling for leaders to act on climate crisis (Haaretz)

Photo: Jewish participants in the national climate strike rally in Melbourne on September 20 (Screen capture)

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Maddy Blay is a community organiser and campaigner, and writes about social and political justice as a proud Jewish leftist. She is the former federal director of Hashomer Hatzair Australia and studies politics and public policy.

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