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Take care of animals and don't poison lakes
Take care of animals and don't poison lakes

Take care of animals and don't poison lakes

Date15 March 2019
Object number00056589
NamePoster
MediumPaper, plastic
DimensionsOverall: 1,267 x 460 x 30 mm, 240 g
Overall (Sign only): 461 x 460 mm,
CopyrightⒸ Jamil Yamani
ClassificationsPosters and postcards
Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection Gift from Jamil Yamani
Description‘Schools Strike for Climate Action’ to demand more urgent and concrete action on the consequences of global warming and wider issues of climate change. Two 7-year-old sisters, Jamilla and Giselle Yamani, were part of this protest supported by their father Jamil. They both held home made signs and walked the protest to demand from the government a sustainable and ethical transition to renewable energy and cutting of emissions from fossil fuels by 2030.SignificanceThis poster was collected from a contemporary historical event for Australia. As one of the largest political demonstrations since potentially 2003, this poster marks a significant day in the history of Australia. It was the first large scale protest of its kind, but it has not been the last and the group ‘Schools Strike for Climate Action’ have had subsequent rallies since. This first rally was monumental because of its size and symbolism as a time stamp. It showed that there is a large consensus within the Australian community, of people who want the government to commit to more ambitious steps towards avoiding the predicted consequences of global warming and wider issues of climate change.