School Strike 4 Climate in Aotearoa New Zealand: youth, relationships and climate justice

IF 2.2 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Australian Journal of Environmental Education Pub Date : 2023-01-04 DOI:10.1017/aee.2022.51

S. Birdsall

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Abstract

Abstract The School Strike 4 Climate New Zealand (SS4CNZ) movement have organised and led four strikes between 2019 and 2021. With each successive strike, adult support for students’ demands increased. Their most notable achievement was garnering sufficient support to pass Aotearoa New Zealand’s Zero Carbon Bill into legislation. However, tensions with SS4CNZ led to the Auckland Chapter announcing its disbandment in 2021. There were mixed responses to their decision. In this reflective essay I argue that this disbandment was a positive move forward because these youth were showing their willingness to re-build relationships with their Māori and Pacific Island activist peers. By disbanding, not only were these young leaders enabling their Māori and Pacific Island peers to lead future actions, they were acknowledging the connections between racism, colonialism and climate justice; responding to our relational crisis by demonstrating the importance of re-building robust and reciprocal relationships between humans and more-than-humans when advocating for ways to navigate towards a climate-just society.

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新西兰奥特亚第四次学校罢课气候：青年、人际关系和气候正义

新西兰气候学校罢工(SS4CNZ)运动在2019年至2021年期间组织并领导了四次罢工。随着每一次连续的罢工，成人对学生要求的支持都在增加。他们最显著的成就是获得了足够的支持，使新西兰的零碳法案成为立法。然而，与SS4CNZ的紧张关系导致奥克兰分会于2021年宣布解散。人们对他们的决定反应不一。在这篇反思性的文章中，我认为这次解散是一个积极的进步，因为这些年轻人表现出他们愿意与Māori和太平洋岛屿活动家同龄人重建关系。通过解散，这些年轻的领导人不仅使他们的Māori和太平洋岛国同行能够领导未来的行动，他们也承认了种族主义、殖民主义和气候正义之间的联系;在倡导走向气候公正社会的道路时，通过展示重建人类与超越人类之间牢固互惠关系的重要性来应对我们的关系危机。

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Australian Journal of Environmental Education EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： An internationally refereed journal which publishes papers and reports on all aspects of environmental education. It presents information and argument which stimulates debate about educational strategies that enhance the kinds of awareness, understanding and actions which will promote environmental and social justice.