The movement has had public support from organizations including Extinction Rebellion and Fridays for Future, as well as public figures including Noam Chomsky.

[citation needed] The post quickly gathered attention within Reddit, and the r/EarthStrike subreddit was formed to organise a general strike.

[citation needed] The initial protests were held on 15 January 2019, with 27 September being announced as the date for the "Earth Strike".

[2] General strikes in Iceland in 1975 and India in 2019 were cited as inspirations.

An estimated 6 million people participated in strikes worldwide.