Climate change strikes across Australia see student protesters defy calls to stay in school

Tens of thousands of young Australians have walked out of their classrooms today to stage protests in capital cities demanding action on climate change.

Melbourne protest organisers said about 20,000
people attended the rally outside Parliament House.

Rallies began in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Canberra and Hobart outside state parliament buildings and town halls.

Students have also marched at rallies across regional Australia, with large crowds protesting at Geelong, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour, Cairns and Townsville.

Many used humour to get their point across, with posters referencing internet memes and suggesting fail grades for the nation's political efforts on climate change policy.

Read the story from ABC News - “Climate change strikes across Australia see student protesters defy calls to stay in school.”

"I'm Sure Dinosaurs Thought They Had Time, Too': Over 12,000 Students Strike in Brussels Demanding Bold Climate Action

An estimated 12,500 students walked out of their classrooms in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday to join the country's second youth-led climate march in the past week, demanding that government leaders from across Europe take bold action to help stem the global climate crisis.

More than 10,000 Belgian students walked out of their classrooms
on Thursday for the second march for climate justice in the past
week, demanding that their government take bold action to
help stem the climate crisis.

Carrying signs reading "Act now before it's too late," "The planet needs you to give a damn," and "I'm sure the dinosaurs thought they had time, too," young people at the Marche Pour le Climat chanted, "We want change!" as they marched through the city in the rain.

Read the CommonDreams story by Julia Conley - “"I'm Sure Dinosaurs Thought They Had Time, Too': Over 12,000 Students Strike in Brussels Demanding Bold Climate Action.”