[School Strike for Climate sandwich board]
Kupu whakaahua: Sandwich-board style sign used during the Auckland School Strike for Climate event on March 15, 2019. Side one: Red, orange, and yellow painted surface. Text in black ink "School Strike for Climate", dated 15/03/19. Below are hundreds of signatures collected by the wearer before, during, and after the march. Side two: Hand-painted image of a polar bear, tongue hanging out of its mouth. Red, yellow and black is used by the artist to give the sense of warmth from flames. On March 15, 2019, a Climate Change strike took place in over 2000 cities worldwide; an estimated 1.4 million students marched to raise awareness and highlight that they are the generation who will ultimately shoulder the weight of the climate crisis.
Kohinga: DOCUMENTARY HERITAGEKupu whakaahua: Sandwich-board style sign used during the Auckland School Strike for Climate event on March 15, 2019. Side one: Red, orange, and yellow painted surface. Text in black ink…