Young Voices For Peace | The Examiner | September 19, 2023
Tamar Valley Peace Festival Student Peace Walk at Royal park combines environmental, social justice and student groups into one voice, a voice that had to battle ferocious winds, but was still heard. Video and Pictures, Rod Thompson.
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00:00 We've got seven schools participating today, as well as UTAS, and we have six student speakers
00:12 from lived experience, and we're talking about social justice issues, and we're showing our
00:19 support for a federal Human Rights Act.
00:23 So we've got Extinction Rebellion, Wilderness Society, we've got Connected Women, and we've
00:30 got Migrant Resource Centre.
00:34 They're just a few of the ones, as well as Yes 23 and Reconciliation Tasmania.
00:39 Yes, it is larger, because we've actually invited community groups and the public today.
00:45 So we just think it's a wonderful unifying event, bringing all sectors of the community
00:54 together to stand up for human rights.
00:56 The students have chalked up the levy banks with their colourful peace slogans.
01:02 And so we're just about, I just think it's a wonderful unifying event, and I'm really
01:09 proud of our youth.
01:11 Our youth are our future, and I'm privileged to work with a very inspiring group of youth
01:18 who want to make a difference.
01:20 All of these people have turned up today because they want to make a difference.
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