>> During the demonstrations in more than 150 countries to raise awareness and demand
aggressive action against climate change, there were some speeches by individuals like
Jane Fonda and Greta Thunberg that I really think is important for you guys to hear.
I'm gonna start off with Jane Fonda.
She was in Los Angeles, John Iadarola was there to report from the ground, and here
is a part of her speech.
>> This is gonna take an all out war on drilling, on fracking.
>> On deregulation.
>> And racism.
>> And misogyny.
>> And colonialism.
>> And despair.
Register to vote.
Get everyone you know registered.
Beware of candidates who favor cautious, moderate approaches.
It's too late for that!
If we'd started 30 years ago when everybody who has the oil extractions knew, if we had
started then it wouldn't have to be so radical.
But now our house is on fire, as Greta Thunberg says.
And we have to act accordingly and vote for candidates who understand why the scope of
the Green New Deal is required.
>> So one of our producers who was there with John said that her speech was so powerful
that it brought tears to her eyes.
>> Wow.
>> So I love seeing people who, look, I’m not saying this to insult your age.
But I love seeing older wealthy people getting involved in this fight, and it’s genuine,
it’s sincere.
It’s not due to political motivation, she’s not running for president, she’s not doing
this for political gain.
She’s doing it cuz she cares.
And hopefully, it whips other people into shape.
So they realize hey, this is a serious issue.
>> Yes, she's always been politically active.
There was a great documentary on HBO about her.
So I would hope people will watch it as I think it's a four-part series.
And you watch and you realize wow, even at the top of her fame she was putting it on
the line, kind of like Muhammad Ali has and Colin Kaepernick now.
There are some people who, at the top of their game are willing to speak out.
And I have utmost respect for those people.
>> Yeah.
>> Because I feel like what's the point of having fame or being an artist if you're not
saying anything.
>> Yeah, like Shailene Woodley.
She was arrested at Standing Rock because she felt that it was important to take part
in those demonstrations.
I have so much respect for her.
She was in custody as a result of her political activism.
So I have a lot of admiration for people who do that.
>> Absolutely.
And Jane Fonda, something I can definitely speak to being a part of the women's Media
Center.
She's one of the founding partners with Gloria Steinem and also Robin Morgan that focuses
on elevating the voice of women in media,.
Again, at her age, as someone who's been in the game for a long time, and has made considerably
well, she could quit that stuff.
She doesn't have to raise awareness issues that are important her, but she's out there
in LA, in the heat yelling at the top of her lungs, getting it done.
And it's a beautiful thing because she's using her voice to draw attention to issues that
need to be brought in attention to, she's using her privilege and she's executing beautifully.
And that's something we should all be grateful for.
It's just, it's incredible.
>> Well, one other incredible aspect of this was Greta Thunberg speech.
She spoke in New York and we're gonna show you a snippet of that, take a look.
>> We have not taken to the streets, sacrificing our education for the adults and politicians
to take selfies with us, and tell us that they really, really admire what we do.
>> We're doing this to wake the leaders up, we're doing this to get them to act.
We deserve a safe future.
>> And we demand a safe future.
Is that really too much too ask?
>> Right now, we are the ones who are making a difference.
If no one else will take action, then we will.
>> God.
It gets me emotional.
It's incredible.
And there's a lot of downsides to the Internet of I know first hand.
But one of the best parts of it is that there are no gatekeepers of information, right?
So young people are so much more informed these days because they have all the information
at their fingertips.
And think about how much education, public education gets defunded, how much it gets
muzzled?
Because of political parties who don't want teachers to teach kids about the reality of
what's really going on, or even the reality of American history.
>> Yeah.
>> So to know that that information is out there, it's democratized and people can really
inform themselves about the reality of our environment, about our politics, our history
is is so important.
I love watching that, it gave me chills down my spine.
Yeah.
>> And I do hope like you were saying, the the hope is that there are people seeing this,
they could they could see that there is this this movement.
Obviously, we keep it feels like they keep denying it, right?
If they are on the side of the corporations and they're on the right They just keep denying
it, and they keep saying no.
They're saying these kids don't know we're talking about, or what have you.
But I guess, I don't know what it takes, I don't know how many people it takes to be
in the streets, for them to finally do something.
But.
>> Well, here's what I think makes a difference.
Applying political pressure, in the form of primary candidates, who.
And I say primary, because we don't have time for weak Democrats, right?
So I know that some of these activists are too young to vote.
However, if you do have the ability to vote, support a primary candidate who wants to do
something or pass aggressive legislation to combat climate change.
>> Yeah.
>> I think that far too often incumbents get re-elected because people aren't paying attention.
>> That's right.
>> We have a lot more political capital than we even realize.
And it's time that we flex that muscle and hold people accountable.