Giving Compass' Take:

• Here are stories from the youth climate strike in various cities across the U.S. of young people demanding action on climate change. 

• How are donors playing a role in demanding climate action? How are you urging climate action in your community or helping young people lead the movement?

• Read David Bonbright's piece about climate strikes and how philanthropy can learn from youth-led feedback. 

Millions of young people took to the world's cities Friday, flooding streets, blocking traffic and skipping school to take part in what is believed to be the biggest global climate protest in history.

The Youth Climate Strike drew potentially record crowds in several cities. In Australia, nearly 200,000 people protested in Melbourne and Sydney. Hundreds of thousands more—in Islamabad, Nairobi, Berlin, London, La Paz, New York, and as many as 1,500 other cities on every continent—joined in a global plea for elected leaders and governments to take action on the climate crisis.

The group Young Evangelicals for Climate Action held demonstrations at about a dozen colleges and universities, stressing that protecting God's creation and speaking up for people's right to clean air and water and a stable climate is part of living their faith.

The damage from extreme weather events, particularly the kinds that scientists warn will only worsen as global temperatures rise, is growing more evident around the world.

Read the full article about climate strikes by Kristoffer Tigue at InsideClimate News.