Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg tweeted an updated toolkit that suggests seven ways to support the farmers' agitation.
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 18, tweeted a toolkit to help people support farmers' protest against the three farm laws. Ms Thunberg, nominated for Nobel Peace Prize 2021, deleted the post after backlash from social media users who accused her of being part of "international conspiracy to defame India." She had shared a link to a Google Document that had several sources to support farmers' agitation.
Later, Ms Thunberg deleted the tweet as the document was outdated and updated a new toolkit. The updated toolkit has seven ways to support the protest that asked to share photos, videos with hashtags, digital strike, tweets, know about the issue, sign online petitions and call or email government representatives asking them to action.
1) Share solidarity Photo/Video Message on social media with hashtags (#FarmersProtest #StandWithFarmers
2) Digital Strike: #AskIndiaWhy Video/Photo Message
3) Keep tweeting - Feel free to tag @PMOIndia, @nstomar (Minister of Agriculture & Farmer Welfare), your own heads of state & others who ought to take note, like the IMF, WTO, FAO, World Bank
4) Read more about the issue https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/stories/categories/farming-and-its-crisis/
5) Physical Actions - Near Indian Embassies, Govt. offices, Media house
6) Watch out for (or Join) the Farmers' March / Parade (a first of its kind) into Delhi and back to the borders
7) Call/Email any of your govt representatives and ask them to take action, Sign online Petitions and take action to Divest from fossil fuels.
Ms Thunberg also suggested organising protests near the closest Indian embassy on February 13 and 14. The Ministry of External Affairs had issued a warning on Wednesday through a press statement that said, "Before rushing to comment on such matters, we would urge that the facts be ascertained, and a proper understanding of the issues at hand be undertaken. The temptation of sensationalist social media hashtags and comments, especially when resorted to by celebrities and others, is neither accurate nor responsible."
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