HUNTER students are expected to descend on Civic Park in Newcastle at midday on Friday for the city's third School Strike for Climate Action.
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Member of the organising committee and Newcastle High student Miette Xenith said the event would comprise speeches and a small march in the lead up to the May 18 federal election.
"It's important to make sure that the people in power locally, nationally and globally know we're not just trying to get out of school and this is not something we're doing once. We're going to keep speaking up."
Miette said telling students to stay at school instead of protest was like "painting a house that was on fire".
"We have to make sure the world is going to continue before we make sure we can succeed in it."
Miette said the first strike last November drew about 400 people and the second on March 15 about 1500.
"We weren't expecting anywhere near that number so it could go either way. It could be the same or the number could jump astronomically again."
Helen Gregory
Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.
Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.
