Maine Youth Climate Activists Pressor Raw Footage Unedited
Channel: m Spiess
Date: 2019-06-01

https://iamjuliana.org/
Portland, Maine 6/1/19 — Today, youth climate activists part of Maine Youth for Climate Justice (MYCJ), 350 Maine, and the Maine branch of US Youth Climate Strikes, in Portland, Maine, held a press conference to announce their upcoming local initiatives and declare their right to a future free from climate catastrophe. The press conference was one of close to 100 coordinated press conferences taking place between June 1 and June 4 across the country and around the globe in the lead-up to an appellate court hearing in the landmark constitutional youth climate lawsuit Juliana v. United States —  the most important climate case of this generation and the first lawsuit that calls on courts to declare that we have a constitutional right to a stable climate.

The new local initiatives include organizing strikes throughout Maine on September 20th, part of the next international day of climate strikes. This time, youth will be calling on adult allies to join them when striking. Maine Youth for Climate Justice also will be planning an in person summit in the fall over the summer.