'A responsibility to care for the earth'

Across the country on Friday 25 March, thousands gathered in-person and online to call for climate justice and more robust policy to address the climate crisis as part of the global youth-led School Strike 4 Climate movement. Actions took place in over 30 locations as strikers rallied to demand world leaders fight for #PeopleNotProfit.

Clementine and Harriet from Brunswick Uniting Church in Victoria attended the strike in Melbourne. We asked them three quick questions about why they went and what matters to them.

Because we wanted to show our support for action on climate, and the more people there, the more it shows how much people care. As kids we are going to be impacted by actions taken for the rest of our lives. So taking action to protect the planet is probably more important for us than for older people.