School Strike 4 Climate: Australian students skip classes en masse to call for action
Hundreds of school students marched their way to Tanya Plibersek’s office with thousands protesting in Melbourne
Nirvana Talukder didn’t go to school on Friday – but she says she was thinking about her future.
The 16-year-old was among hundreds of school students who marched their way to federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek’s office in Surry Hills, Sydney, calling for action on climate change. They joined thousands of students across Australia who took Friday off as part of the School Strike 4 Climate.
“A lot of leaders … like to talk about the fact that we are skipping a day from school and jeopardising our education,” said Talukder, who was an organiser and key speaker at the Sydney strike. “But in reality, we are fighting for other people’s access to education.”
Nirvana Talukder, 16, was a key speaker at the Sydney School Strike 4 Climate. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The Guardian
She wanted to see a stop to new coal, oil and gas projects.
“We want for people like environment minister Tanya Plibersek …
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