On Friday, March 15, hundreds of young people around the world walked out of school for climate action and now Bathurst Community Climate Action Network (BCCAN) is inviting local students to give their perspectives in a Student Climate Competition.
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With a main prize of $150, BCCAN is calling for text entries of up to 500 words or multimedia entries of up to three minutes. Students are invited to answer the question: How should we respond to climate change and environmental crises on a warming planet?
Students can share how they feel and/or offer ideas on solving what a former Prime Minister called the "greatest moral challenge of our time". There is a runner-up prize of $50.
The competition is open to high school-aged students across the Central West of NSW.
"The world's scientists have given us 12 years to get on top of climate change or face a hotter, more unpredictable world," BCCAN president Jack Fry said.
"There are many responses to this, from working on renewable energy, to tree-planting, to expressing grief and anger or hope through the arts. We want to hear what young people have to say about this issue."
Entries will be judged by author and journalist Tracy Sorensen, Bathurst councillor John Fry and school teacher Laurana Smith.
Entries close at midnight on Sunday, April 7, 2019.
All works are to be submitted by email to bxclimateaction@gmail.com and large files must be submitted by links from YouTube, Soundcloud or Google Drive.
For more information, visit www.bccan.org.au or call or text Tracy Sorensen on 0414 955 049.