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, just ahead of one in a series of global climate strikes to discuss her activist work and what she hopes for. Her strike tactic has meant skipping school to raise awareness of the climate crisis, and late last year, she was worried that the global phenomenon she sparked had ““We can’t go on like this; it is not sustainable that children skip school and we don’t want to continue – we would love some action from the people in power,” she said at a December press conference.
“Six years ago, I was receiving global support, and I was happy that this time they were listening to young people,” she shared. “Sometimes in rooms with decision-makers, they don't have any young people at the table; they don't even have women, let alone young people. So just to have the voices of young people present there, just to have women being present at those tables, I think it's a huge difference.
and Greta are coming forward, and they're talking about climate change, they are talking about gun violence, and they're talking about these different issues that are impacting all of us and especially what's going to affect the future generations,” she continued. “There are hundreds and thousands of women and girls in all parts of the world who are standing up. Some of them we don't even know — their names would never be known — but they're changing their communities.
“For me to see millions and millions of young people, not just in the U.S., not just in the U.K. — the so-called developed countries — but from all across the world, in Pakistan, in India, in Kenya, you see these young girls, especially women that are coming forward, and you also see older people in the crowds — I think that's when you realize how powerful the voices of these young people can be,” Malala said. “And I think awareness is important. That's the first step towards a change.
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