"People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing."

"We are just children, but we are powerful."

"Some say that we should go back to school instead. But why should we be studying for a future that soon may be no more?"

"We are facing an existential crisis. And yet, there is almost no discussion or sense of urgency whatsoever. We are not just talking about 'change.' We are talking about death."

"We can't save the world by playing by the rules, because the rules have to be changed. Everything needs to change – and it has to start today."