The Manitoba Energy Justice Coalition is proud to support the Manitoba Youth For Climate Action who are leading the planning of the September 27th Climate Strike in Winnipeg.
NEXT STRIKE IS NOVEMBER 29th
Join in the planning! Oct 10th - 7PM - Union Centre (275 Broadway)
Youth and adults are all welcome! It'll take all of us!
SIGN UP TO STAY INFORMED AND INVOLVED.
This will help us mobilize when action is needed.
Below you will find:
- Schedule for the day
- Map for of the March route
- Chants
- Lyrics for songs
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Upcoming events
Please be sure to join us on October 10th for a follow up meeting
CHANTS
No more coal, no more oil!
Keep the carbon in the soil!
When the air we breath is under attack,
We stand up and we fight back!
Earth deserves a future,
so do we, there is no Planet B!
Climate change is not a lie
Do not let our planet die!
What do we want?! CLIMATE ACTION!
When do we want it?! NOW!
2, 4, 6, 8 climate action cannot wait!
4, 3, 2, 1 let's get our power from the sun!
We are unstoppable , another world is possible!
SUNG (as a round)
people gonna rise like the water, gonna shut this system down.
Hear the voice of my great granddaughter sayin' climate justice now!
Change Everything
Well you say that the transition’s on its way
But you buy a leaky pipeline the next day
We got ten years and ticking
The transition must be swift
It’s our time and you will not stand in the way
CHORUS:
Change everything
Be more human,
be more human
Change everything
Time for a new deal, new deal
We see floods and we see fires we see warming two times higher
But you tell us we must choose jobs or the earth
Well we’re tired of playin this game
You’re the only one that wins
We need green jobs that give the workers all they’re worth
CHORUS
And you say there’s not enough to go around
But for wars and jails there’s always money to be found
Well this battle’s for the earth
And the crime is poverty
Which side are you on? Make it the right side of history!
CHORUS
Bridge:
And you say “nation to nation” “reconciliation”
But you don’t give a fuck.
It’s our time for more than words
All First Nations must be heard
You build borders you build walls
But it’s the rich who take it all
How can a woman work all day
And not make a living wage?
How are billionaires even a thing
When it’s clearly exploiting?
We sent a man to the freaking moon
So we can figure this out soon
Yeah this system better switch
Or we’re gonna eat the rich
They’ll divide us with their power
So let’s come together now
Time to boycott time to strike
Time to stand up for what’s right
It’s our time to make the change we wanna see
CHORUS
Change everything
Lyrics for jonny moonbeam songs
Wont you please Mr Speaker, put a little soap in their mouths
The argument is clearer weaker when everyone shouts
We got science, we got beakers, they say that we can figure it out
Instead we got another leaker they're lying about
CHORUS
Sunny Days got in our eyes
Sunny Ways have made us blind
Through immaculate inception, you sold to us a national dream,
Through some digital deception you look good on the screen
You got that Parisian perception but you're putting it all on gasoline
Thats a dubious direction if you know what I mean, what I mean is:
CHORUS x2
You aint seen nothing yet, wait until the sunset
What happens when we meet in the night?
That's when well see clear, nothing to see here
Im still holding out for the light
(that last part continues 4x with the Chorus overtop of it)
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Call me hippie call me dreamer, call me anything you please
I'm not afraid to be down on my knees
Pleading give me something different, give me something true
The Time for pushing down is done, Its Time for pulling through
CHORUS
I'm a 20 something sentry man
And I'm standing on guard for thee
I'm fighting for, The end of war, On common sense and decency
Ive had enough of silly things, Like guns and oil spills
Up with green technology, down with things that kill
Lets melt down all the weapons, build playgrounds for kids
Lets leave something better than our parents did
CHORUS
Lets start moving forwards, Stop the same old mistakes
Lets have one big rainbow nation , instead of 2 coloured states
Lets wake the sleeping Giant, arm ourselves with flowers
Lets remind the ones in charge, that the people have the power
CHORUS x2
UPCOMING EVENTS
GET INVOLVED WITH THE CLIMATE JUSTICE MOVEMENT
Oct 10th - 7PM - Union Centre (275 Broadway)
What is climate justice and how can we win it? It takes a lot of people doing a little to build a movement and create meaningful change.
Youth and adults are all welcome! It'll take all of us!
NON-VIOLENT DIRECT ACTION TRAINING
- Oct 22nd - Be sure to sign up, details TBA
SYSTEM CHANGE, NOT CLIMATE CHANGE
Sept 30th - 7PM - The Hive @ UofW
How can we fight for a democratic world where the needs of people and the environment are the priority, not profits and private wealth?
100 DEBATES ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Oct 3rd - 2PM - IQ's Cafe & Billards @ UofM
A non-partisan all-candidate debate on the environment.
THE CLIMATE FIRST TOUR
Oct 4th - 7PM - Duckworth Centre @ UofW
David Suzuki, Stephen Lewis, and special guest Pam Palmater engage Canadians in an urgent dialogue about climate change
DONATE TO THE STRIKE HERE
