There will be a climate strike today from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in St. John’s hosted by Fridays for Future St. John’s.

The event begins at the MUN Clock Tower and will move to Confederation Hill. Traffic delays are expected on Prince Philip Drive.

The global fight to end fossil fuels will take place this weekend across the world.

Fridays for Future St. John’s is asking the following of policy and decision makers and university administrators:

-Memorial University must divest from accepting money from fossil fuel sectors.
RBC must be moved off campus as the fifth largest funder of fossil fuel projects in the world.

-No further public money should be invested in fossil fuel projects in Newfoundland and Labrador, especially the Bay du Nord project. This includes money for exploration.

-There must be a rapid and equitable phase out of the use of fossil fuels in the province, with particular attention paid to what this will mean for vulnerable communities.

-There must be massive investment in community owned renewable projects, centring Indigenous communities. There should be no discussion of diesel powered electricity in Newfoundland and Labrador at this point in human history.

-More and better public transit, including in rural areas, while moving away from car-based infrastructure. We must reconsider how we plan municipalities and create denser urban areas, while planning for the worst impacts of climate change.

-There must be reparations paid for harms caused to Indigenous and global south communities. Canada must live up to its loss and damage commitments financially, as well as ensuring global compliance.

-Polluters must pay for the damage they have caused. With record oil profits, big oil needs to pay for its own decommissioning of projects.