With the APEC summit launced yesterday on youtube a unfooicial meeting got under way on Monday night.
Over 1000 high school students gatherd in the Sydney CBD to hold their own summit n issues like climate change and global trade ahead of this week's APEC summit.
They are hoping that the APEC leaders will pay attention to their voices and make choices that will affect future generations.
When you gather 1000 high school students in a room you are going to struggle for consensus
It is probably particularly hard when you are discussing big issues like climate change and globalisation
But 16-year-old Kunwar Bhatia says there is some commonality.
"The whole point of today is for youth to debate these issues," he said.
"It's for youth to make these opinions heard and of course youth, like any group in society, have differing opinions.
"But one thing I think that really bound this group together is the fact that they want to see action on these issues."
Tim Cooke
Editor at Large.
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