Jona David speaks at YouthStrike4Climate in Cambridge, UK

YouthStrike4Climate brings climate activism to streets of Cambridge

Jona David, who at 13 has already had four books published and is an award-winning UN child author, spoke at the YouthStricke4Climate.

"I'm Jona David from Kings' College School here in Cambridge. It's brilliant to see so many other pupils out today! I'm a UN child author my 4th book is coming out this spring. 'The Cosmic Climate Invention.' I'm speaking against the risks and terrible impacts of climate change, today!

If temperatures rise beyond 1.5 degrees, kids all across the world will be hurt or even die in floods and typhoons. It’s urgent. We must speak truth to power. We must raise our voices for future generations. We must act now, locally and globally to stop climate change."

Around 400 school and college pupils took part in climate strikes in Cambridge on February 15, 2019 to call for urgent action to protect the environment against rampaging ecological destruction.

They were part of a national YouthStrike4Climate day of protest which saw thousands of children and teenagers take to the streets in around 60 towns and cities across the UK. The campaigners came from schools and colleges across the region including Chesterton Community College, Impington Village College, Parkside, Coleridge Community College, King's School, Hills Road Sixth Form College, Witchford Village College and Cambourne Village College.

Check the full story by Cambridge Independent here

“If temperatures rise beyond 1.5 degrees, kids all across the world will be hurt or even die in floods and typhoons. It’s urgent. We must speak truth to power. We must raise our voices for future generations. We must act now, locally and globally to stop climate change.”

—  Jona David, speaking at the Cambridge schools strike for action against climatechange.

Children at Heffers: Jona David and Diwa Boateng

At 2pm on Saturday 12th May, come along to Children’s at Heffers, Cambridge, UK for an event with award-winning child authors Jona David and Diwa Boateng!

Jona David’s brightly illustrated books highlight children's rights to a clean environment and education through the magical eco-science adventures of an Eco-Inventor Boy and his Little Brother. His first book, The Epic Eco Inventions, received a gold award from the UN - and now you can come and hear him read from the third book in the series, The Mechanical Chess Invention! 

Diwa Boateng is a UN Climate Justice Ambassador and the author of The Forward and Backward City, a book which shows how inequality in an African city is experienced differently by one poor boy and his rich friend. It is based on research he carried out in South Africa, Ghana, Zimbabwe and Zambia. Diwa will be reading from his book, which is dedicated to his grandfather who always encouraged him to study hard!

The event is free to attend but booking is essential as places are limited. Please book tickets through this page, by calling 01223 463200 or in person in Heffer’s children’s department.