I Stand For What I Stand On

I stand for what I stand on explores the reality of being a teenager and growing up in the shadow of the climate emergency. In 2019 Strike a Light met a group of striking young climate activists from Gloucester, shouting in the streets. They were a small group of extraordinary young people aged 14-18. Protesting with banners and their voices. Shouting for their future and shouting in the wind. Shouting to survive. Shouting words of wisdom and shouting beautifully crafted speeches that would put many politicians to shame, they were often met with abuse. Strike A Light offered them some office space to hold their meetings and two years later, co-created a new live show with them. I stand for what I stand on is an intimate performance, featuring a live cast of 4 climate strikers and a global digital cast of young activists. Using cardboard protest signs, it draws on autobiographical experiences, a love of Harry Styles and Abba and an extraordinary understanding of the climate crisis to share the international cast’s thoughts and fears about the impending climate crisis.