“If you want to join us in striking, you could walk out of school, like us, in November and go and sit outside a politician’s office with your own climate strike sign,” writes Harriet and Milou, who – inspired by the 15-year-old Swedish student Greta Thunberg and her #ClimateStrike which has spread in numerous European countries – now hope to see a similar youth movement rise on Australian grounds.

Hi guys here is my Lilly’s guide on how to #schoolstrike especially for my friends in Australia who will be striking on Nov 30! Hope you like it!#schoolsstrike4climateaction #schoolstaking #fridaysforfuture #ParisAgreement #klimatstrejk pic.twitter.com/noQsfHqSIn

— lillysplasticpickup (@lillyspickup) November 8, 2018

"I think that education is important, but what's even more important is making sure that we try and do something about climate change."
-Nia, 10#StopAdani #SchoolStrikehttps://t.co/nSS6WjJ31B

— Stop Adani (@stopadani) November 19, 2018

Our children have had enough of our stupidity!

They’re demanding serious #ClimateAction

All over the planet they’re going on #ClimateStrike#StopAdani Listen to the children.@TheCairnsPost #TheDrum @abcnews #ClimateChange can no longer be ignored! https://t.co/XC2wx9zhPk

— Stop Adani Cairns (@StopAdaniCairns) November 12, 2018

The adults who are supposed to be in charge aren’t doing enough to protect our futures from dangerous climate change. So, we have decided to strike from school to show them that this simply isn’t good enough. #ClimateStrike
Our op-ed in the SMH:https://t.co/wX9MjpMd4V

— School Strike 4 Climate (@StrikeClimate)