"How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019
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The "How dare you" speech at the UN in 2019 is Greta Thunberg’s impassioned address to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit, condemning their inaction on the climate crisis and becoming a defining moment in global climate activism.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
climate change speech
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public address → speech → |
| approximateDuration |
about 4 minutes
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| associatedWithMovement |
Fridays for Future
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youth climate movement → |
| audience |
United Nations delegates
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government representatives → heads of state → |
| centralTheme |
failure to act despite scientific warnings
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moral responsibility of leaders toward future generations → |
| city |
New York City
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| country |
United States of America
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| criticizes |
government inaction on climate change
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world leaders → |
| date |
2019-09-23
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| describedAs |
confrontational
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emotional → impassioned → |
| emotionalTone |
anger
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urgency → |
| eventSeries |
UN Climate Action Summit
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|
| format |
short address
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| givenAt |
UN Climate Action Summit 2019
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United Nations Headquarters → |
| givenBy |
Greta Thunberg
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| impact |
became a defining moment in global climate activism
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increased public attention to youth climate activism → intensified debate on climate policy responsibility → |
| language |
English
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|
| mediaCoverage |
global
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| notableQuote |
How dare you!
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People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. → We are in the beginning of a mass extinction and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. → You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words. → |
| organizer |
United Nations
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| relatedWork |
Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24)
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Greta Thunberg’s school strike for climate → |
| speakerAge |
16
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| topic |
climate change
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climate crisis → environmental policy → global warming → intergenerational justice → |
| wentViralOn |
Twitter
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YouTube → social media → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Greta Thunberg
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