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| Are You Joining the Climate Protests? We Want to See Your Sign! | |
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| Tens of thousands of young people around the globe are expected to go on strike on Friday to demand action on the climate crisis. They know that if we don’t solve this crisis now, we may soon have an unlivable climate. And they refuse to accept the idea that our politicians won’t do anything about it. | Tens of thousands of young people around the globe are expected to go on strike on Friday to demand action on the climate crisis. They know that if we don’t solve this crisis now, we may soon have an unlivable climate. And they refuse to accept the idea that our politicians won’t do anything about it. |
| Now the Opinion section wants to hear from young people around the world. | Now the Opinion section wants to hear from young people around the world. |
| Maybe you’re getting ready to go to one of the protests and you’re making a sign to take with you. Or maybe you just want to show your solidarity from afar. What would your sign say? What images would you draw or paint on it? | Maybe you’re getting ready to go to one of the protests and you’re making a sign to take with you. Or maybe you just want to show your solidarity from afar. What would your sign say? What images would you draw or paint on it? |
| We’d love to see your ideas. Send us a photo of your sign, a video of you making it or even a selfie of you at the march holding your sign up. Tell us what the design means to you and why you’re protesting. Give us your ideas for fixing this crisis. | We’d love to see your ideas. Send us a photo of your sign, a video of you making it or even a selfie of you at the march holding your sign up. Tell us what the design means to you and why you’re protesting. Give us your ideas for fixing this crisis. |
| Here are two different ways you can send it to us: | Here are two different ways you can send it to us: |
| You can post your picture or video on social media using the hashtag #NYTKidsClimateArt. Include your name and age and tell us what your sign means to you. | You can post your picture or video on social media using the hashtag #NYTKidsClimateArt. Include your name and age and tell us what your sign means to you. |
| Or you can email us at opinion@nytimes.com. Please attach the video or picture to the email. Include your name, age and a short description of your project. Put “Climate Art” in the subject line. If you’re under 18, don’t forget to copy your parent or guardian on the email. | Or you can email us at opinion@nytimes.com. Please attach the video or picture to the email. Include your name, age and a short description of your project. Put “Climate Art” in the subject line. If you’re under 18, don’t forget to copy your parent or guardian on the email. |
| (A high-resolution picture is best, especially if it’s 2400 x 2400 pixels. Don’t worry if it’s not exactly that size.) | (A high-resolution picture is best, especially if it’s 2400 x 2400 pixels. Don’t worry if it’s not exactly that size.) |
| We’ll go through all the submissions, curate some of them and feature them on our website. | We’ll go through all the submissions, curate some of them and feature them on our website. |
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