Some of you may have already read the now deleted attempt at clarification of this movement's purpose posted a few days ago.

We realize now that the initial post was poorly worded and we apologize for any confusion.

The initial post was made in order to help "tame" the subreddit a little bit, as until fairly recently it had been running with very little moderation, and had been neglected for some time. This of course, lead to infights and a misunderstanding of the overall goals and purpose of the Earth Strike movement.

As a result, we have drafted a new rule in order to help keep this subreddit on-topic, on-message, and to reduce the number of unnecessary and disrespectful arguments that this subreddit has hosted until now.

Our new rule is as follows:

"Don't punch down"

"As per the core values established at the movement's creation, we recognize that the climate crisis is a result of unfettered corporate greed. Denial of this well-established fact is itself a denial of climate science. While it is a noble pursuit for one to make drastic lifestyle changes, it cannot enact change on the scale necessary to fix this problem in time, and these changes may not be feasible for everyone. It is not the purpose of this movement/subreddit to condescend about personal lifestyle choices."

Please keep in mind that this is not meant to imply that we discourage individuals from making lifestyle choices that they deem to be in line with their own morals, or that Earth Strike does not, and has not already worked with, groups whose main purpose is to encourage and focus lifestyle changes. That is simply not our movement's focus.

We hope this clears up any confusion. The new rule will be enforced immediately and any user caught moralizing to others about their "inferior lifestyle choice" will have their post removed, and the user warned.

All cross-posts and comments will continue to be moved through the spam filter for the time being. If your comment or post is marked as 'removed', it is likely that a mod simply hasn't had time to approve it yet, as our moderation team currently only has one active member, making moderation of a sub this big very difficult. Within the coming weeks we will be holding a Recruitment Week, during which we hope to find new members for all of our international teams, remedying this problem.

Please bear with us, as our movement will undeniably continue to experience growing pains. Many of us on the international and national teams have never before attempted to mount a movement of this size and importance, and obviously this will eventually result in missteps. We are inexperienced, but hopeful - nobody ever gets it right on the first try. Together, we can enact change, and we sincerely hope that you devoted and concerned people will stand with us on this journey.