Stitch & Sew | Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Future!

International Youth Day at Azure Beach Library

🧵 Are you ready to get creative, learn a new skill, and help the planet? This International Youth Day, join us at Azure Beach Library for a fun and empowering hands-on workshop designed especially for young people who care about fashion and the future. 

📅 Date: Tuesday 12 August 2025
🕥 Time: 3:30pm-5:00pm (90 minutes)
📍 Location: Azure Beach Library – Cove Meeting Room
🎟 Cost: Free – Bookings Essential
📞 Bookings: Register via the library’s Event Booking Portal

🧶 Event Blurb:

As part of this year’s International Youth Day theme “Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future”, Stitch & Sew invites youth aged 15–24 to learn sustainable clothing mending techniques. Instead of throwing away damaged clothes, discover how to give your garments a new life using creative methods like embroidery, patching, and visible mending. All materials are provided—just bring along a worn item or two from your wardrobe that’s ready for a refresh!

(Image: https://www.thecommons.earth/blog/an-introduction-to-visible-mending)

📚 Want to learn more about the impact of fast fashion and how to make eco-friendly choices? Check out this page from the Clean Up Australia.

👤 Posted by: Heiti Miller

Switch On by Switching Off! - International Youth Day 2025 at Azure Beach Library

Switch On by Switching Off! 

Join us at Azure Beach public library as we celebrate International Youth Day! More information on International Youth Day (IYD) can be found here: International Youth Day 2025: History, Theme & Slogan. This year's theme is 'Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future', which we are embracing by 💡 switching off! Well, we're encouraging switching off, or conserving power at the least. 💡

To do this, we have brought in some special guests: Rohan Cullen, founder of popular blog 'Instant Living' which highlights the benefits of tiny houses and sustainable living, and Professor Martin Green from UNSW, Director of the Australian Photovoltaics. Rohan will discuss simple ways that you can lower your energy consumption at home, and Professor Green will discuss the future of sustainability in Australia and what career options there are in the field. There will be a time at the end to ask questions. There will also be a few lucky door prizes up for grabs at the event, so book now below to ensure you don't miss out!

Date: 12 August 2025

Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Location: Azure Room, Azure Beach Public Library

Cost: Free!

Book now here on Eventbrite

#AzureBeach #InternationalYouthDay #Sustainability #LibraryEvents #AzureBeachLibrary

K Bowerman

Azure Beach Poetry Slam

Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash

 Tuesday August 12, 4pm - 530pm 

Azure Beach Public Library courtyard 

book FREE tickets here through humanitix

Calling young writers, zinesters and rhymesayers. For International Youth Day, Azure Beach Public library invites you to speak your heart in verse at the Poetry Slam. YOU are invited to come to the podium and perform an original piece of poetry. And while you're not performing, you're with the crowd holding up score cards to decide on a winning poetry performance of the Slam. 

Sara Mansour from the famed Bankstown Poetry slam will be our guest MC, bringing the heat from the biggest poetry slam in the Southern Hemisphere. For more about the Slam, go here.

So join us for this participatory, no holds barred sharing event.

Elizabeth Nagy.

 

Voices of the Future - Where Youth Sparks Change

 Voices of the Future 

Where Youth Sparks Change

Celebrate International Youth Day at Azure Beach Library with an inspiring evening of film, reflection, and real talk. Join us as we explore youth identity, justice, and empowerment through the power of storytelling

📅 Date: Tuesday 12 August 2025

🕔Time: 5:00pm - 6:30pm 

📍Venue: Azure Room, Azure Beach Library (wheelchair accessible)

🎫 Bookings Essential: Click here to reserve your spot

To mark International Youth Day, we're hosting a special film screening and discussion night for young people aged 15-24. The featured documentary (screened via Kanopy or Beamafilm) will spotlight youth stories around resilience, education, and identity. After the film, a local youth worker will guide a relaxed, open discussion where you can share thoughts and reflect on how these stories relate to your own. 

This is a free event - but spots are limited, so book early!

Want to Explore More?

For more information on International Youth Day, visit:  https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-day

For more information on Azure Beach Library, visit: www.azurebeachlibrary.com.au or contact 02 1234 5678

#InternationalYouthDay #YouthVoices #LibraryEvents #FilmDiscussion #SocialJustice #Empowerment #AzureBeachLibrary #YouthPrograms

Posted by: Danni Herrera-Verdejo

Mini Expo and Scavenger Hunt​ | International Youth Day

Grab your friends and dive into a mini sustainability expo and scavenger hunt at Azure Beach Public Library this International Youth Day. 

Connect with local environmental groups, discover small actionable changes you can make for a brighter future, and explore green career paths together. 

Collect information from stations around the library, complete the digital form using your own device, then enter the draw to win eco-friendly prizes. 

Plus, all participants receive a sustainable shopping bag and a free tree!

BOOK NOW

Be Empowered for a Sustainable Future at Azure Beach Public Library

When: International Youth Day 2025 — Tuesday, August 12th 

What time: 4:00 pm — 5:30 pm

Where: Azure Room, Azure Beach Library (scavenging in the library)

Who: Youth aged 15-24 years old welcome 

Cost: Free

How: Book online to be in the hunt to win a prize (spots are limited)

Find out more: International Youth Day, UNESCO Youth, Green Future Initiative, Young Champions of the Earth 

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Contact: library.events@azurebeach.gov.au​​ / 02 9800 1000​  

Posted by Angela Staples

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Scrawl it on the Wall - International Youth Day

 

Let’s raise our voices and take action!

Eco-Champions: Youth Pioneering Sustainability! 

Photo:Shutterstock

Make a difference!

Passionate about sustainable planting, waste reduction, and community action?  

Celebrate International Youth Day with us at the Azure Beach Community Green Challenge - a fun, interactive event designed to empower YOU to shape a sustainable future. 

Here’s your chance to meet Kimberley Duckhole, a local Indigenous Elder, who’ll share some awesome insights on why sustainability is so important to Indigenous heritage.

Photo:Adobe Stock

Photo:Geneva Water Hub: Flickr

Maya Thompson, the Recycling Officer from Azure Beach Council, and Reid Green, owner of Green with Envy - two passionate experts ready to inspire you! Maya’s got the scoop on making recycling simple and effective, sharing tips to cut waste and keep our community clean and green. Reid's presentation on how to blend business with sustainability by ethically sourcing from local artisans and choosing eco-friendly, transparent suppliers is inspiring and practical.  Together, they’re here to help you make small changes that lead to big impact!

  Be energized with Sophie Greenaway!    Sophie knows all the tips for organic      gardening and making green spaces      thrive. She’s the perfect person to      inspire you with easy ways to start   composting and create your own   biodiverse garden - let’s get hands-on   and make our community greener!

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• Who: youths 15-24

• When:  Tuesday 12 August 2025, 4:30 – 6:00pm 

• Where:  Azure Beach Library Courtyard 

• Cost:Free 

• Limited seating available so Book Here

or call in and reserve your spot at Azure Beach Library

Brainstorm creative environmental projects like transforming empty lots into vibrant community gardens, launching inclusive recycling drives, or organizing local clean-up events. Get ready to turn your ideas into real solutions that 

make a difference!

Bring your energy, 

your voice, 

your ideas,

and together, we can create change!

Learn more at AYCC

by Esther Bressington

#YouthDay #Sustainability #CommunityAction #AzureBeachLibrary #EcoChampions #YouthEmpowerment

 

From Clicks to Change: Youth Digital Pathways in Action 🚀

 🗓 Date & Time: Monday 12 August 2024, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

📍 Venue: Main Event Room, Azure Beach Public Library
🔗 Bookings: Free, but spaces are limited – Register here via Eventbrite

Calling all change makers aged 15–24!

Join us this International Youth Day for an inspiring and interactive morning at Azure Beach Public Library. This year’s global theme, “From Clicks to Progress: Youth Digital Pathways for Sustainable Development,” is about empowering young people to harness the digital world for good — and we’re bringing it to life right here in your community.

Our guest speaker, Rachael Sarra — a celebrated digital artist and youth advocate — will share her journey of blending creativity, culture, and technology to amplify youth voices and support sustainable action.

You’ll also participate in hands-on digital storytelling activities using tools like Padlet and Canva, where you’ll collaborate with others to design bold, imaginative solutions for real-world issues. Whether you're passionate about the environment, human rights, or just want to make your online presence count — this event is for you.

✨ Bring your ideas, your creativity, and your phone – and let’s turn clicks into real change.

📚 Want to explore more about youth action and sustainability? Check out the United Nations Youth & SDGs Portal for inspiration and resources.

Posted by: Camille Herring

The YOU in YOUth meets the US in sUStainability: an International Youth Day Event.

 

Azure Beach Public Library presents an International Youth Day Event. 

When: Join us on Tuesday August 12th 2025 after school.

What time: 3:45pm - 5pm.

Where: Find us in the Cove Meeting Room at Azure Beach Public Library!

Who: Are you aged 15-18 years old, and still in school? We'd love to invite you to an afternoon of crafting and sewing reflecting on the idea of sustainability and collaboration. 

Why: United Nations International Youth Day 2025 is focusing on the idea of Youth Empowerment for a Sustainable Future. Azure Beach Public Library believes that collaboration and collective impact are great skills to learn and develop in addressing issues like sustainability and that is why we are hosting a sewing workshop turning scrap fabrics into everyday useable items like library book bags! Hosted with recently graduated high school students, it's a great place to make new friends, work together on a creative problem-solving project and discuss ideas about sustainability, the environment, concepts like empowerment with people just a few steps ahead of you. 

How do I sign up? It's free to come along, and please register online to attend the workshop. 

What to expect: All materials and sewing machines will be provided during this workshop, and you will be taught how to use different sewing methods to make your own take-home project. 

Accessibility: There will be an AUSLAN interpreter present for the program, and printed instructions with diagrams and pictures available in multiple languages. For those that need a quieter room with dimmer lighting, there will be an additional space to work in.  

For more information about the event, please contact Azure Beach Public Library via email: events@azurebeachlibrary.com.au       or you can contact us via phone:  02 9000 0009 

Made by: Evie Winch / June 2025

Terrarium Time- Caitlin McPherson

Terrarium Time

By New York Times 

Do you enjoy getting your hands dirty? Do you wish to plant but have limited space? Then look no further than making a terrarium on this International Youth Day.  

WHERE: Library Courtyard, Azure Beach Library 

WHEN: 12th August 2025, 12:30-1:30pm

Come for an hour of  FREE creativity!

- Step-by-step guidance!

- Take home your own terrarium 

-  ALL materials provided 

Want to BOOK?

Visit :  www.azurebheachlibrary.com/book/terraniummaking as spots are limited!

For More Information, visit:

www.azurebeachlibrary.com.au or contact 

09871249 

#Terrarium #Indoorplanting #InteranationalYouthDay

By Caitlin McPherson 

Want to read more?

Visit: https://www.un.org/en/observances/youth-day