Strike for your planet today
Imagine this: The society you live in — your economic and physical security, your quality of life, your freedom, and that of your kids—may go away unless, in the next decade or so, you can help spur the transformation of global energy systems.
With the climate crisis, that scenario isn’t imaginary — itap literally the hand that my generation has been dealt.
Luckily, that transformation has begun both globally and right at home in Colorado. But it needs to be much bigger, faster and better.
Thatap why I’m calling on students and adults to join me Sept. 20 for the Colorado Climate Strike. Together, we’ll take to the streets from school and work to call for climate solutions that are on par with the scale of the climate crisis.
We’re the country that put a man on the moon when we wanted to. We’ve developed technology to cheat death. Our country itself is at its core an experiment to see whether humans could be better. And small steps like these lead to giant leaps for all of mankind. Please join me and hundreds of other young Americans as we strike for everything we know and love.
Gabriel Watkins, Denver
Honor these heroes
Re: “Vote against National Medal of Honor Museum to be revisited,” Sept. 19 news story
RTD board member Kate Williams doesn’t “know how many national Medal of Honor winners there are that they need a museum.” Such is the ignorance of too many of our citizens regarding the price paid for our nation’s freedom throughout our history. A quick trip to an online source will provide her with numbers, names and, should she take the time, the stories of bravery and sacrifice that earned those medals.
Nancy L. Harwood, Centennial
Wage increase would costs jobs
Re: “Minimum wage hike proposed,” Sept. 19 news story
Councilwoman Robin Kniech said “residents are struggling to keep up with the cost of living” in support of a mandated increase in the hourly minimum wage to $15 in Denver. A business (that wants to stay in business) will either respond to such a mandate by increasing prices and further contribute to a rising cost of living or eliminate jobs that cannot support a $15 per hour wage through automation. In either case, nothing has happened to help anyone.
Kevin Fletcher, Golden
