Climate Change Strike Details Australia September 2019

Everything You Need to Know About Friday's Climate Change Strike

20 September, 2019 by POPSUGAR Australia

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 15: Protesters during a Climate Change Awareness March on March 15, 2019 outside Sydney Town Hall, Australia. The protests are part of a global climate strike, urging politicians to take urgent action on climate change. (Photo by James Gourley/Getty Images)

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In just a few days, tens of thousands of Australian students are set to abandon their schoolwork to protest global inaction on climate change — and you could join their ranks. School Strike 4 Climate, inspired by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg and her landmark refusal to act like everything is normal, is going down on September 20. Just quietly, it's going to be big.

Luckily for you, the folks over at School Strike 4 Climate have compile a list of rallies, big and small, meaning you too can participate. Behold, the Aussie capital cities hosting School Strike 4 Climate rallies. Click through for more details:

Adelaide Victoria Square, marching towards Parliament House 12pm
Brisbane Queens Garden, Brisbane 12:30pm
Canberra Glebe Park, Canberra 12pm
Hobart Parliament Lawns, Hobart 12pm
Melbourne Treasury Lawns, Melbourne 2pm
Perth Forrest Place, Perth 11am
Sydney The Domain, Sydney 12pm

Not represented by one of those options? No stress. Dozens of rallies are taking place in regional centres across Australia, and you can have a peek below.

New South Wales:

Queensland:

Victoria:

South Australia:

Western Australia:

Tasmania:

Northern Territory:

Image Source: James Gourley / Stringer / Getty