Youth group will be holding a special event Sunday afternoon in Bell Park

Fridays for Future youth are inviting the community to come out and join them at their booth at Northern Lights Festival Boreal this Friday and Saturday.

Eleven-year-old Sophia Mathur held her first Fridays for Future strike on Nov. 2 and has held numerous strikes since, garnering support from community members and Laurentian University along the way.

"Humans are burning fossil fuels more than ever despite the 50 years of warning from climate experts. We are in a global emergency, yet some powerful adults are dismissive of the crisis and complacent adults everywhere are not doing enough to protect the next generation," said a news release from Fridays for Future.

"We youth are literally fighting for their future. Sudbury’s Fridays For Future youth are asking the youth, media, community, politicians and everyone to come and help us."

Mathur will have a booth set up at NLFB Friday and Saturday from 12:30 - 4:30 p.m. - look for the red tent surrounded by Parachutes for the Planet.

Community members can meet the Fridays for Future youth and sign up to help with future rallies including one on Sept. 26, and the 100 Debates event during election 2019 on Monday, Oct. 7.

There will also be a special activity taking place on Sunday, July 7 between 1 and 3 p.m. where the group will be teaching youth chants and songs, as well as making signs and rallying through the park at 2:30 p.m.

“Adults always say 'clean up your own mess'," said Mathur. "But then they go on destroying our planet and not cleaning it up for future generations.”