Detroit students to protest inaction on deadly climate change this weekend Jessica Rogen — Detroit Metro Times

High temperatures scorching the United States right now are more than an annoyance — they are deadly — and a group of students from Detroit’s Cass Technical High School aren’t content to sit on their asses and watch the world melt. On Saturday, June 22, a group of students will be holding a die-in from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Spirit of Detroit (2 Woodward Ave.), calling on Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and President Biden to take action on climate change. The heat, they said in a press release, disproportionately impacts low-income and BIPOC communities in the city and beyond.
High temperatures scorching the United States right now are more than an annoyance — they are deadly — and a group of students from Detroit’s Cass Technical High School aren’t content to sit on their asses and watch the world melt. On Saturday, June 22, a group of students will be holding a die-in from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Spirit of Detroit (2 Woodward Ave.), calling on Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and President Biden to take action on climate change. The heat, they said in a press release, disproportionately impacts low-income and BIPOC communities in the city and beyond. …Read More