Teenage Activist Pillows

'Wishes he'd never been born (again) - blames the previous pope.'

"This is the most important election of our lifetime."

Who should be the next eco-club president? The most vegan? The most carbon neutral? The most into solar? Eco-club. But we need someone who will attract kids to the environmental cause. Then it's obvious. The most popular. Or most athletic!

"I wish he'd actually play with his toy hospital, rather than just making strike placards."

'He's at a very impressionable age.'

Welcome to your new English Class.

"What I miss during school holidays is not going out on strike every Friday."

Mentoring Unit: 'Go on! You can do it! You can be a mentor!'

'Oh,oh, Regina has her lawyer with her.'

Student: 'Is the medical marijuana thing a grass-roots movement?'

Secretary to boss: 'You fooled some of the people all of the time, Senator, but they were all too young to vote.'

'I don't want to be a shepherd. I want to be the policeman who interrupts the play to tell all the mummys and daddys who have parked irresponsibly and dangerously outside to move their cars...'

Children hold hands around a map of the world with picnic food.

War on drugs... war on terror... war on lima beans.

"The good news is, the children in the district have strong writing skills. The bad news is, we have sustained a letter-writing campaign from the third grade."

"We're students and we don't like this sculpture. Have it removed by tomorrow."

"I hope that this is just a riot of passage."

"With the Suzuki method, they start them campaigning as early as three or four."

Taking out the garbage can, cleaning up my room... Why doesn't someone start a civil war to free us kids?!

Oh no! What's wrong? I tweeted a sarcastic insult about Brian Blount, my nemesis in the race for class president. So? So … the sarcasm didn't come through. All my followers think I was praising him. Oh. Yeah, well sarcasm's tricky online. Oh no! My followers are confused about where my loyalties lie. Oh no! Some of them are calling me a sellout. They're saying they're disillusioned! Oh no! Now they've split into two factions, those who say I'm a sellout and those who say maybe Brian Blount isn't

"Five kids have signed my petition. We'd like to have vegetarian options on the cafeteria menu. To help, I've put together a few recipes of my own."

"My mom says I can start a rock band if I call it 'I Love My Mommy.' You in?"

Voting on their Seats

"Nicole, Kyle, would you guys burn my yearbook?"

'I'm guessing it'll have to be by text.'

'I'd like to run for class president but I don't want to put my family through a background check.'

Greta Thunberg

Class of 2015

What's this about? The recession is devastating chain stores. Save our mall. They're the lifeblood of teen culture as we know it. What are your solutions? We're having a massive shop-in this Saturday! Shop 'til you drop. Big $$. Like a day of service? Exactly! But you'll feel even better about yourself.

Three juniors want to join our eco club. Good recruiting! No way I'm letting them in! What?! Be we need new members! Not necessarily! Gore lies. Global warming is hot air! I (heart) fur.

'Were the lemons grown locally?'

Courting The Youth Vote

"I call to order this meeting of the 'reconquista' coalition. The first order of business is handing out U.S. flags to all members. We don't want people to think our subversive efforts to topple the American government is anti-American."

'It's only temporary. My student loans didn't quite carry me until social security.'

'Where's your self-hurt section?'