With fires raging in the Amazon, hurricanes ripping across the Atlantic, and typhoons flooding Japan, our planet and our climate are sending us a message: We can no longer continue with business as usual.
The week starting September 20th, 350.org is organizing a Global Climate Strike, in association with Fridays For Future, to show global leaders that the time to act is now. Alongside the people walking out of workplaces, schools, and homes around the world, 350.org is organizing a digital climate strike. Websites participating in the digital strike will promote the physical strikes in the lead-up to the date, and partially block themselves to users on September 20th itself. That is where you come in!
Starting today, you can opt into the digital climate strike with your WordPress.com site, showing your commitment to this critical topic and spreading the word about the event. Between now and September 20th, your site will display a small climate strike banner. On the 20th, it will transform into a dismissible full-screen overlay.
WordPress.com site owners can head to My Site > Manage > Settings. At the top of the Settings menu, you will see a toggle switch — flip it on to join the digital climate strike.
Other WordPress sites can also join the movement by installing the Digital Climate Strike plugin from the WordPress.org plugin repository.
After the day of action, the banner will automatically disappear (or if you’ve installed the plugin, it will automatically disable) and your site will return to normal.
Together we can make a difference, and we hope you’ll join us in supporting this movement.
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It’s a great idea but the option doesn’t appear in settings, at least for me. Can you provide screenshots?
Hi, head to My Site > Manage > Settings and enable the banner. It is the first setting on the page.
What a brilliant idea! I’m definitely going to participate
I have been interested in this for years. I know at the UN IPCC summit in Kyoto, they figured emissions of CO2 should be reduced back to our 1990 levels. I would like to see how they calculated that reduction. Does anyone know which scientist (s) made those calculations?
You can see a full list of reports on the IPCC website which should provide the information you are after.
Will most certainly add myself to your digital strike and thank you for your responsible actions.
Well said! I had this mind before but I didn’t how to go about it. I totally agree.
Very nice!
It’s a good cause. Keep it up!!!
Admire your passion, disagree with your politics and appraisal of the crisis. Alarmism should always be questioned. That’s how mobs get started in the real world.
Nope. Won’t be participating..
Thanks for this initiative!
Done! Hope to get to a demo as well.
Unfortunately, I’ve been ranting and trying to convince folk of this since the 1970s… and I’ve finally run out of steam!
Done! Thanks for supporting WordPress!
I cannot install the plug-in because I do not “own” my blog as a business. It is free to me and for those who find it useful. Great idea, even so. Thanks.
Hi! All WordPress.com sites can participate across all plans. For sites not on the business plan, head to My Site > Manage > Settings and enable the banner. It is the first setting on the page.
Awesome idea! I’ve added the plug-in. Thanks 🙂
Wonderful idea, I will love to join.
I’m striking in Alice Springs on the 20th!
#Schoolstrikeforclimate
Good idea! I am on!
Glad to see this initiative and I have shared the post. Alas, I fail to find the toggle switch when I go to My site/ settings for my WordPress .com blog .
Hi! Visit My Site > Manage > Settings and enable the climate strike banner, it is the first setting on the page.
Sorry, but it seems only business sites can participate? I don’t own my site and tried for a plugin – but no.
Hi! All WordPress.com sites can participate across all plans. For sites not on the business plan, head to My Site > Manage > Settings and enable the banner (it is the top setting on the page).
The whole world should join the Global Climate Strike!!!
Thank you for participating and giving us a chance to do so too!
How does an ordinary free WP user get this on their blog? The installation instructions are not for the simple minded among us (like me!). I want to participate!
Hi! Visit My Site > Manage > Settings to enable the banner, it is the first setting on this screen and available to free sites.
This a great post for even greater purpose 😀
This is such a great idea! Count me in.
Count me in for sure ! Our people needs more awareness and this is just another way to it.
Great idea and a great cause to get behind! Thanks for doing this!
I just shared it on twitter. thank you for your engagement!
Good work here.
The movement is an amazing idea because it allow us to engage ourselves in helping the preservation of our planet. In this area we are already helping in protecting our planet by spreading awareness. Its a good cause.
Thanks for doing this–signed up! Check out my post “Paris in a Time of Climate Change”…
I have tried to toggle this, but it does not appear. I use a wordpress.com site.
Visit the WordPress.com dashboard and head to My Site > Manage > Settings to enable the banner. Hope that you find it and join the strike!
While I agree with the concept behind this, I can honestly say that you don’t want me to walk out. I work for a neurosurgeon.
This is a strike for your website only, we appreciate you not walking out on your important work 🙂
Appreciation for your responsible move.
Preserving our planet is the most necessary step.
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Thanks and continue this excellent task.
Count me in! Brilliant idea and hope it raises awareness and leads to further action.
Very cool idea! 😊
Still want to do this and still can’t figure out how to get it on my blog when I’m a free WP user…. Any help would be appreciated!
Hello, thank you for the question and apologies for the delay responding. If you’re site isn’t on WordPress.com, you can activate the banner using the official plugin, available here: https://wordpress.org/plugins/digital-climate-strike-wp/
I do not think any sites other than Business WordPress.com can use plugins. Although I use a paid WordPress.com site, plugins are not available to me. I would have to upgrade to the much more expensive business plan. I looked for the climate plugin, but it was no more available than any of the others.
Hi! All WordPress.com sites can participate across all plans. For sites not on the business plan, head to My Site > Manage > Settings and enable the banner (it is the top setting on the page). Business plan sites and other WordPress sites can install the plugin to join.
Love this! This brought me to read a little more on the topic. Thanks for the education and commitment to spread the information.
Thanks you for the good idea!