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A Strike For What’s Right

BY JEMMA BRINGANS, YEAR 8, CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL COLLEGE


People standing

for a difference

trying for a change


you’ll die of old age

and we’ll die of

climate change


As the world gets hotter

the people get stronger

when no one takes action

we will make it happen


we are skipping

our lessons so we

can teach you one


young people and old

march together

hoping for the same change

to make life last


The sea level is rising

and so are we.


from Brazil to Mexico

to South Africa to Belgium

to here in Cathedral Square

we all want this change


This poem is a part of the Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival series, for those pieces of writing created in the workshops sponsored by the Christchurch Heritage Festival and Tūranga.


© Write On: School for Young Writers and the writer, 2019

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Tania
Tania
2022年9月24日

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Tania
Tania
2022年7月02日

Hii great reading your post

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