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As you know, hundreds of young people and their families and friends from Mount Alexander Shire will be travelling to Melbourne to the great Schools Strike for Climate (SS4C) on Friday September 20^th and they are calling for as many people as possible to join them.

However, those unable to join the Schools Strike for Climate (SS4C) in Melbourne are invited to come to a local rally at the steps of the Market Building in Mostyn St Castlemaine from 2 – 4 pm on Friday 20^th to show support at home for the courage and commitment of the students facing up to the Climate Emergency.

This local response is being organised by members of Central Vic Climate Action (CVCA) and other local environment groups. All groups involved are part of worldwide movements calling for governments at all levels to Tell the Truth about the climate crisis and call for immediate action to draw down dangerous levels of carbon the atmosphere, and quit putting more up there.

Storyteller musician Jan (“Yarn”) Wositzky will MC a program of positive stories from musicians, performers, poets and speakers about the issues and actions we can all take in our local community to work together for a safe climate.Those performing include students from Castlemaine South Primary School and some of their eachers, Neil Murray (who wrote “My Island Home”) Anna Howard who will sing a song by her father Shane Howard, and others. It will be a peaceful and positive gathering.

Every member of Mount Alexander Shire who can’t get down to Melbourne, every visitor along with families and friends, businesses and their staff, churches, sporting groups are invited to join in.