Warming world gets older, wiser, richer activists hot under the collar
by Ben Smee from Environment | The Guardian on (#47V77)
A growing number of older protesters are standing up and fighting for the environment
When Audrey Cooke first spoke to her family about her retirement plans, they had one condition: "Don't get arrested."
The 72-year-old retired Melbourne schoolteacher's husband died of pancreatic cancer nine years ago. She has two young grandchildren. And she is now a full-time climate activist.
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