A THREE-month-old baby from Cassington was at the centre of a county-wide student strike over climate change.
Baby Rowan Johnson joined mum Jaime, 11-year-old sister Ella and more than a thousand others in Oxford’s Bonn Square for the demonstration on Friday.
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The family joined the protest on Ella's request, standing in solidarity with thousands more students and pupils in towns and cities across the country.
Ella will report on her experience in an assembly at St Peter's Church of England Primary School after half term and her mum said she was 'very impressed' with the support from the school's headteacher.
Mrs Johnson, 31, added: “This has been very real for my generation - who were probably the first to learn as children that the Earth was in trouble, but is even more terrifying for the children we are now bringing up.
"The state of our planet is spiralling rapidly out of control right as they are beginning their lives; as they plan for their future."
She continued: “The greed in the west is literally killing earth and it’s hitting the poorest and most innocent people, and animals, first."
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Mrs Johnson, a teacher who is currently on maternity leave, jumped at the chance to join university students, sixth formers, secondary school and primary pupils of all ages in the city centre.
The action was inspired by Swedish 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, who is in her 26th week of a personal strike as part of her fight against climate change.
Students from across Oxfordshire took to the streets from 11am to 2pm, ahead of a similar, global, strike planned for March 15.
Ella said: “We want to save the planet, we want to stop climate change.
"This is the beginning of the end of climate change.”
The crowd were addressed by Oxford environmentalist George Monbiot and Oxford West and Abingdon MP Layla Moran.
But some headteachers, politicians and Oxfordshire residents warning students ahead of time that there would be consequences for walking out of classes.
Mrs Johnson, who also has a seven-year-old, praised the striking children.
Her whole family is vegan and lives an environmentally-friendly lifestyle, through growing their own vegetables, trying not to buy plastic and shopping at local businesses, among other actions.
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However, the teacher recognises these lifestyle changes are 'nowhere near enough' and believes 'extreme changes' are needed to fight climate change, including banning fossil fuels, fast fashion and cars.
She said: "As a human being I am terrified about the state of the planet, but as a mother I cannot bear the idea that one day my children will ask me why I carried on as normal and did nothing.
"Nevertheless, it’s so important to honour and encourage the passions and concerns of our children.
"I want my girls to know they have a voice and that their concerns are shared with like-minded young and old people worldwide."
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