Photos from the School Strike 4 Climate protest
School Strike 4 Climate protest, in Wellington and Christchurch – 15 May
Protest action in Poneke Wellington
School Strike for Climate in Poneke Wellington is marching on Friday 15 May! We’ll be there to support their vision for a better and more liveable future, and we hope you will too.
Start time: 12 noon, Friday 15 May
Start place: Civic Square, marching to Parliament
Sign-making event is 4-5.30pm, Monday 11 May at The Hub, Victoria University
Theme: One World, One Future, One Change
Demands:
- Reinstate the ban on oil and gas exploraton
- Provide free public transport for under-25s
- Lower the voting age to 16
- Recognise a Palestinian state
- Revoke the Fast Track Approvals Act
To stay up to date, you can follow them on Instagram – @ss4cwelly
Action in Otutahi Christchurch
SS4C Otutahi Christchurch is also having protest action on this day.
Meeting at the Bridge of Remembrance 1-2.45pm, to listen to speeches about public transport, oil and gas, lowering the voting age, recognising Palestine, and repealing the fast track approvals amendment. Then walk to Victoria Square where MPs will attempt to answer questions about the climate.
Some photos from the 3 March climate march
3 March Global Climate Strike
On 3 March in Wellington, we are holding a march fron Civic Square to Parliament
Please come to support our call for climate justice. This is an intergenerational event, so bring your friends and family! (As well as snacks, water, sun protection and protest placards.)
Meet at Civic Square at 2pm
From there we will march to Parliament with our protest signs and chanting, arriving at 3pm.
At Parliament there will be speeches and we will present our demands to invited Members of Parliament.
This event is a collaboration between Fridays for Future Te Upoko o Te Ika and School Strike For Climate Te Whanganui-a-tara.
We made an online pamphlet with all the details you need
The pamphlet has the schedule of events, karakia, chants and lyrics to The Climate Song which is the feature of the sing-a-long at Parliament.
Or you can scan the QR code when you get to Civic Sq. We’ll be wandering around with printed QR code posters for people to scan.
And for those without a smartphone, there is a small number of printed copies, also at Civic Square.
Help us promote this event
You can help promote the event:
- by sharing the Facebook event
- by downloading and printing this poster (in Dropbox), and putting them up in your neighbourhood, school or workplace.
There are also climate strikes elsewhere in New Zealand
This and other strike events are on the SS4C NZ Facebook page.
Visit the SS4C NZ Facebook page to find a climate strike near you.
Sing for the Climate (Do it now)
This is a great song (to the tune of Bella Ciao) to sing whenever we protest at Parliament –
We need to wake up
We need to wise up
We need to open our eyes
And do it now now now
We need to build a better future
And we need to start right now
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We’re on a planet
That has a problem
We need to solve it, get involved
And do it now now now
We need to build a better future
And we need to start right now
—–
Make it greener
Make it cleaner
Make it last, make it fast
And do it now now now
We need to build a better future
And we need to start right now
—-
No point in waiting
Or hesitating
We must get wise, take no more lies
We need to build a better future
And we need to start right now