Double sided protest sign - 'The oceans are rising'
Production date
15 Mar 2019
Country
Australia
State/Province
Queensland
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Object detail
Description
A rectangular sheet of white plastic poster board with handdrawn designs in permanent felt-tip marker and text on both sides. Obverse features wavy 'ocean' design in blue and aqua colours on lower half. The words "THE \ OCEANS \ ARE \ RISING \ AND \ SO \ ARE \ WE" are written in descending order from upper to lower edges of board in varying shades of blue and aqua. The poster reverse features a six-panelled design of pink, green orange and yellow handdrawings representing a student leader and students in comic strip form with accompanying text, "WHO ARE WE? STUDENTS \ WHAT DO WE WANT? CLIMATE JUSTICE \ WHEN DO WE WANT IT? YESTERDAY!!".
Classification
DOCUMENTS Posters
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Production date
15 Mar 2019
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Measurements
Sign dimensions: L765 x W535 x H6 mm
Media/Materials description
PVC sign covered in paper with design and lettering in coloured markers
Signature/Marks
THE \ OCEANS \ ARE \ RISING \ AND \ SO \ ARE \ WE
WHO ARE WE? STUDENTS \ WHAT DO WE WANT? CLIMATE JUSTICE \ WHEN DO WE WANT IT? YESTERDAY!!
WHO ARE WE? STUDENTS \ WHAT DO WE WANT? CLIMATE JUSTICE \ WHEN DO WE WANT IT? YESTERDAY!!
History and use
This placard was made and carried by Brisbane woman, Elodie Casey, when she took part in 'Strike 4 Climate' march in Brisbane on 15 March 2019.
In August 2018, sixteen year old Swedish schoolgirl, Greta Thunberg, started a global campaign for climate change action that culminated in coordinated global protests by young people and school children on 15 March 2019.
An estimated 150, 000 students and adult supporters across Australia joined nationwide climate strikes in over sixty cities and towns across the nation, demanding immediate and urgent leadership from Australian politicians to tackle climate change. Internationally, students in over a hundred countries also took action.
In August 2018, sixteen year old Swedish schoolgirl, Greta Thunberg, started a global campaign for climate change action that culminated in coordinated global protests by young people and school children on 15 March 2019.
An estimated 150, 000 students and adult supporters across Australia joined nationwide climate strikes in over sixty cities and towns across the nation, demanding immediate and urgent leadership from Australian politicians to tackle climate change. Internationally, students in over a hundred countries also took action.
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Registration number
H50683
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