For the past six weeks, a passionate group of secondary students have been taking a stand against climate change outside Albert Hall.
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In anticipation of The Launceston School Strike 4 Climate on October 15, students from Launceston College have spent their Friday afternoons raising awareness come rain, hail, or shine.
The School Strike 4 Climate is an international movement of school students who skip classes on Fridays to participate in demonstrations to demand climate action.
The movement received global publicity in 2018 after Swedish pupil Greta Thunberg staged a protest outside the Swedish parliament.
As a student-led, grassroots initiative, School Strike 4 Climate is run entirely by young people.
Launceston College student Rohan Swinsburg said the weekly action outside Albert Hall had been positively received by members of the public and he hoped it would lead to high attendance numbers for the October 15 strike.
"Everyone is welcome, it doesn't just have to be students," he said
"We want people to get to the strike on October 15, we need people to be there and voices to be loud."
Azra Clark said the grassroots movement provided the opportunity for environmentally conscious students to meet peers with similar interests and engage with a wider community of advocates.
"We get people performing, we get people speaking and it's a great opportunity to get like-minded people together," she said.
"I met all these guys through the group," Rohan said.
The students said the movement was a way for young people to feel empowered by expressing their concerns about climate change.
"We don't care who takes the lead on climate change action, but it looks like it's going to have to be the young people," Rohan said.
The Student Strike 4 Climate Launceston is being held at City Park on October 15 at 11am.
Posters and banners are encouraged.
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Sarah Davison
Education reporter at The Examiner, with an additional focus on issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ community. With a background in Psychology, Sarah completed her Master's thesis on the Australian media's coverage of familicide. Get in touch: sarah.davison@examiner.com.au or 0448 682 861
Education reporter at The Examiner, with an additional focus on issues affecting the LGBTQIA+ community. With a background in Psychology, Sarah completed her Master's thesis on the Australian media's coverage of familicide. Get in touch: sarah.davison@examiner.com.au or 0448 682 861
