Miriam Martinelli, a climate activist with Fridays for Future, opened her doors (and her heart) to tell us what drove her, along with millions of other young people, to roll up her sleeves and work towards a better future.
Miriam Martinelli is a climate activist from the province of Milan. She is 16 years old and is among the driving forces behind the climate strikes organised by Fridays for Future — moments that "invaded" and coloured the city with calls for action on the climate crisis. From the first event on 15 March to the extraordinary turnout of 27 September 2019, which saw almost 200,000 young people fill Piazza Duomo. We spent with Miriam the hours leading up to the third global climate strike; she opened her doors (and her heart) to tell us about her emotions, her feelings, and what drove her, along with millions of other young people, to roll up her sleeves and work towards a better future for herself and for all of us.
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